I sure am glad Kim C. started this thread. I too dread the holidays because it means spending time with my dysfunctional family. I managed to avoid Thanksgiving because I was working but Christmas dinner looms. I won't go into details but I was feeling like everybody else was going to wonderful happy family gatherings and mine was going to be horrible. At least now I know there are others (maybe many others!) in the same boat! I'll be stoic and get through it somehow then go home and relax.