Top 3 Ways to Ruin Thanksgiving Dinner & Make Black Friday Deals a Disaster

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Now, while we're all gearing up for what may very well be an awkward meal with our families – or perhaps you're different and your turkey day dinners are nothing but cordial – there are certain things you can do to make sure this holiday isn't ruined for you and your family alike. Furthermore, the below tips will help keep things amicable for the following Black Friday Deals as well.

Honestly, tossing on Adele's "Hello" will, more than likely, not help solve any family disagreements, but the below tips should help.

Again, should help.

So, let's take a look at some obvious, and not so obvious, tips to keeping this Thanksgiving amicable.

TALKING POLITICS
This should be a no-brainer – DON'T TALK POLITICS. Yet, somehow the subject always seems to make its way into conversation on Thanksgiving. And given the fact that we've got a presidential election brewing, a Syrian refugee crisis occurring and a rising threat from ISIS, chances are things could get rather heated.

So, if you hear conversation shifting toward politics, get out – quickly!

BRING ON THE BOOZE
Drinking too much around your family never goes well. Especially the next morning when you were supposed to head to some stores with mother and father for Black Friday. Instead, when you come down with a headache your father's head hangs in disappointment as if you're on trial.

Not that we're talking from experience, of course... (sorry, dad)

Seriously, don't drink too much.

"THIS TURKEY IS DRY"
Whoever went through all the trouble of making you a Thanksgiving dinner doesn't deserve your misanthropic spew of human-hate. Therefore, if the turkey was too dry, keep it to yourself. If the mashed potatoes tasted more like porridge, keep it to yourself. If Grandma's cookies are flavorless blobs of flour, just, seriously, don't say anything.

Alright, there you have it. Good luck!

A photo posted by Kelly Cline (@foodpornographer) on Nov 25, 2015 at 11:01am PST