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    23 Things That Inevitably Happen When Your Family Gathers For The Holidays

    Brace yourself, the relatives are coming. As told by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

    1. You have that one relative who makes you ridiculously uncomfortable.

    2. This gesture is more common than hugging.

    3. Your family doesn't play around when it comes to Christmas lights.

    4. This is you when certain family members visit.

    5. Setting up the Christmas tree is never easy.

    6. You start lashing out at everyone around you.

    7. This will be the message on your Christmas card.

    8. It's not Christmas in your house until something explodes.

    9. Or, someone explodes.

    10. Half the time, you pretend you're somewhere else.

    11. No one in your family can cook.

    12. You need drugs to get through the day.

    13. Someone always tries to escape the "festivities."

    14. You know this face all too well.

    15. You also know this face.

    16. Threats are made.

    17. Everyone is a little insane.

    18. Someone always shows up uninvited.

    19. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

    20. There's that one relative who's really hard of hearing.

    21. Relatives keep asking questions you don't want to answer, and it kinda feels like this.

    22. You find yourself wanting to scream from frustration.

    23. And, of course, your family Christmas isn't complete unless the cops are called at least once.