Dealing With Your Siblings

You have just arrived at the family holiday fest.  Coincidentally, you arrived at the exact same time as your sister Barbara and your brother Martin.  Everyone, including you, loves them dearly, but both are the smothering kind, and you hate that.  All three of you walk in the front door together and Martin immediately asks if he can help you hang up your coat and Barbara gives you one of those big teddy bear hugs.  They both dote over you, since you haven’t seen each other for several months.

Oh my G-d!  It’s Cousin Jim and Cousin Oprah, and they are going at it again.  The argument from h _ _ _.  They are getting louder and louder as one tries to outdo the other story after story.  It’s the holidays and you dread having to interact with either of them, because they have the worst characteristics of an “I.” 

It’s the holidays and you dread having to interact with Aunt Miranda or Uncle Freddie.  So much so, you are thinking of not going to the family event.  But you MUST go, or be a family outcast for life.

How do you deal with that D.I.S.C. behavior style you can’t stand?  Read below for how to deal with the “D” dreaded family member.  Look for how to deal with the dreaded “I,” “S,” and “C” styled person in other articles from us.