There is a familiar saying that you can choose your friends, but not your family. For most of the year, that fact can feel like a blessing and a curse. During the holidays, when we squeeze around crowded tables, eat more than we should, and bring many personalities into one home, it should feel like a blessing.

Family members are the people who allow you to be yourself. You can be silly, serious, vulnerable or anything in between. Even when disagreements happen, you should be able to count on your relatives to come back together because of the experiences you share and the mutual respect you hold for one another. Families matter, and they deserve to be protected.

Nothing threatens that sense of protection faster than political conversations during a holiday gathering. Families are suppos

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