We have to sign a ‘family code of conduct’ and agree to a dress code on Thanksgiving — or we can’t eat dinner
NY Post
Control freaks are gonna gobble-gobble this up.
Sure, rules are meant to be broken — but not while breaking bread with one’s kin over Thanksgiving dinner, according to a viral “family code of conduct” contract that’s binding folks to a few intense laws of civility this holiday.
“I have hosted Thanksgiving for my family every year since I moved into my house five years ago,” began an anonymous millennial, 32, in a Reddit rant about her 29-year-old sister’s turkey day list of demands. “It’s always a little messy and chaotic, but that’s part of the charm, right?”
“This year, my sister decided she wanted to ‘help bring some order’ to the gathering,” continued the Redditor, before revealing her sis’ stringent “Family Code of Conduct” commandments.
“A rule against ‘overlapping conversations’ at the dinner table, with suggestions for taking turns like ‘a respectful debate club,” the woman explained. “A ‘ban on political or controversial topics,’ with her as the final arbiter of what was too heated.”
She added, “A dress code of ‘smart casual” because ‘holiday photos should reflect well on the family’” and “Assigned seating that she claimed was based on ‘optimal personality compatibility.’”
