9 Ways to Deal with a Toxic Family at the Holidays

Let's just say your family doesn't exactly resemble a perfect Hallmark gathering of super connected cousins or in-sync siblings. And, if you feel like these relationships are bordering on toxic or if there's abuse, addiction, and estrangement to contend with, too, it's more than likely that you're regarding the holidays with no small feeling of dread. Despite all of this, you can have an intact holiday. Here, the nine things you need to do to make this the most wonderful time of the year.