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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • If you’re really willing, I have some tips:

    1. Don’t start something unless you’re willing go through with it (and yes, that will likely result in getting estranged from your sister, but at this point, is it that really the worst outcome?).
    2. Be prepared to be highly disagreeable. That means interrupting them and talking over and not letting them speak when they inevitably try that on you.
    3. Do not let them change the subject. Be dogged in your determination. “Don’t change the subject, we’re talking about him being a Nazi.”
    4. Control the conversation. When you’ve exhausted a point, move to the next. E.g. “now that we agree that he is indeed a Nazi, what are you going to do about it?”
    5. Reinforce you’re being tough on them out of love. You care about what they think and that’s why you think it’s worth the effort.
    6. Do it on a day you can take a walk on the woods afterwards. Studies show that being among greenery helps alleviate stress.

    Best of luck is rescuing your loved ones.