Those unplanned family conflicts at family holiday dinner. How do you deal?

An interesting read for the holidays. Is your family like the Bailey's, the Waltons or the Simpsons at holiday time? How do you handle the controversies? 

Food fight! Disarm a combative holiday dinner, posted on CNN living, by Terri Trespicio, Martha Stewart Living. 

Remember,
“You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.”

― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird