10 Tweets That Perfectly Describe Your Family's Awkward Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day conversations with your family can be like navigating a political minefield. One wrong move and someone will surely explode over mention of Ferguson, same-sex marriage, or (gasp), Obamacare. While you wait for your crazy Aunt Bonnie to finish defending her racism over a plate of mashed potatoes, have another glass of Chardonnay and give thanks for these tweets that say everything you're thinking.

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\u201cWhy did the Fergusson decision have to come down 2 days before I have to make conversation with my parents for 4 days?\u201d
— Guy Branum (@Guy Branum) 1416904940

\u201cWaiting until everyone takes their first succulent bite of turkey to yell, "You're all racist" and storm out.\u201d
— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1417139432

\u201cMissed Connection: My mother.\u201d
— Warren Holstein (@Warren Holstein) 1417276794

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\u201cTo control the appetite on #Thanksgiving try drinking a full glass of water before the meal or ask my relatives to discuss race in America.\u201d
— Danny Zuker (@Danny Zuker) 1417118228

\u201cThe turkey is dry and overcooked. THANKS, OBAMA!!!!\u201d
— Top Conservative Cat (cat/cat) (@Top Conservative Cat (cat/cat)) 1417118734

\u201cCan't wait to go to my hometown bars tonight and see which Bruce Springsteen song everyone turned into.\u201d
— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1417047531