My In-Laws Are Ruining Christmas (Help)

The Dr. John Delony Show

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Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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0:00.0	My in-laws always want to talk about politics and current events when we get together.
0:10.2	How can we set boundaries and keep the conversations civil over the holidays?
0:14.7	What do you guys do?
0:17.0	Well, we, because both of my parents are gone.
0:20.3	Wow, way to bring down a room.
0:21.6	This is Christmas Eve, Kelly.
0:23.0	Jeez.
0:29.7	Oh, ho, ho, oh, it's Christmas Eve.
0:34.4	Why are you listening to this podcast right now?
0:38.1	You should be eating too much, hanging out with your families,
0:43.0	or like millions of people hiding in a closet at a relative's house
0:46.5	you don't want to be at listening to a podcast.
0:49.0	I'm glad that you're here.
0:51.2	I wish you weren't here, but I'm glad that you are here listening to the show.
0:55.1	This is our annual Christmas Eve, Christmas-ish around that day.
1:01.7	Ask Me Anything AMA where Kelly 1.0, Grandma Kelly and the gang have curated a whole bunch of questions and they're going to
1:13.2	just drop them on me and we're going to have a good time. Kelly, you guys all look festive back
1:18.8	there. Thank you. You don't. This is my festive Christmas shirt. Your best most specialist
1:26.4	black Christmas shirt? I picked the most specialist black Christmas shirt?
1:30.7	I picked the most specialist black Christmas shirt out of my closet.
1:33.2	This makes me feel Christmassy inside.
1:34.6	All warm and fuzzy.
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