Twas the dinner of Christmas and all through the house everyone was stirring… while visions of food fights danced in their heads.
If that pretty much sums up your family gatherings during the holiday season, then you might want to take a cue from Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.
That’s right; the famously divorced Hollywood couple is now giving tips on how to avoid conflict during holiday get-togethers involving extended family.
According to the actors, there is a way to co-exist with your dysfunctional family members minus the drama and fights. After all, they say, they do it on a daily basis.
For those of you unfamiliar with this “unique” family here’s a recap: After Moore and Willis split, she married actor Ashton Kutcher, who just happens to be 15 years her junior (theoretically, she is old enough to be his mother, but this is Hollywood folks). Not to be outdone 53-year-old Willis is now dating a sexy 27-year-old lingerie model. (You do the math.)
In the middle of all of this cradle robbing sits Willis and Moore’s three daughters: 20-year-old Rumer, 17-year-old Scout and 14-year-old Tallulah. According to Moore, they are the “glue that binds the family together.” So much so that during the holidays the entire brood (Moore, Kutcher, Willis, his gal pal, and the girls) gathers to celebrate under the same roof.
For example, this Thanksgiving the clan reportedly traveled to France together to spend the holiday as one big happy semi-nuclear family. Rumer told news reporters, it was “not weird at all” and that father Bruce and stepfather Ashton get along “great.” What’s more, the group plans to do it all over again at Christmas. Moore agrees the gatherings are “unconventional,” but do-able.
“I think the key with any past is that you recognize and hold on to what you loved and what you gained and you don’t attach yourself to what you’ve lost,” Moore told reporters.
So the next time you feel the urge to grab your turkey drumstick and stick it to your obnoxious cousin-in-law, think of the Willis/Moore/Kutcher’s and place the bird leg in your mouth instead of an unmentionable part of your in-law’s anatomy.
What are family gatherings like at your home during the holidays?
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