 Ah, the holidays. That magical time of year filled with festive lights, wintery drinks, feel-good movies and — inevitably — uncomfortable comments from relatives at forced family gatherings. You may know them all too well: the questions about your relationship, observations about your weight, guilt-laden commentary about how long it’s been since you last spoke.
Unfortunately, you can’t necessarily prevent Uncle Jerry from making those comments, but you can be prepared with a perfect response. We’ve got you covered.
Xo, Ashley Rockman
In case you missed it  On the subject of holiday parties, if you’ve ever hosted one and your guests overstayed their welcome, this story is for you. We asked readers what they usually do when they’re hosting and want the party to end. It’s a good read for holiday party attendees, too — you don’t want to be the last straggler there!
FYI  If you’re a parent, you may suspect that your mom feels closer to her grandkids — your kids — than she does to you. A new study out of Emory University finds some truth to that. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan grandmothers’ brains as they stared at photos of a grandchild, the child’s parents and images of an unrelated child and adult. Different types of the brain were activated for each of the different photos, giving us some insight into how grandmas relate to their kids and grandkids.
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