By Alex Iwashyna, blogger at Late Enough 
Thanksgiving is almost upon us and as anyone who reads Late Enough knows, I’m not a fan. However, I am a fan of survival. And mashed potatoes. And not making things worse than they already are.
So I’ve put together my top 10 ways to survive Thanksgiving because I want us to all make it to New Years Eve alive and with presents.
1. Do not agree to make pie unless you actually know how to make pie. Otherwise, you will have to make a 3 practice pies that aren’t edible and spend the morning of Thanksgiving praying that 7-11 carries pumpkin pies.
2. Do agree to eat a pie.
3. Do not leave your sad, slow iPhone at home because you want to have lots of deep conversations.
4. Do use your sad, slow iPhone as a light saber or a mustache when the deep conversation goes south.
I'm yelling: WOOAHN (not to be outdone but it does come with its own sound effects)
5. Do not bring a list of “safe topics” and pass them out as everyone enters the house. There will be a riot when your brother-in-law is not including on the list.
6. Do bring a list of presents you want for the holidays and pass them out as everyone leaves the dinner table because people are most vulnerable to saying yes to the iPhone 4S when woozy with tryptophan.
7. Do not decide your niece is no longer allergic to nuts because the Sweet Potato and Walnut Casserole is too good for her to pass up.
8. Do decide to wear elastic waist pants so you can eat her serving of the Sweet Potato and Walnut Casserole.
9. Do not blog about Thanksgiving before Thanksgiving.
10. Do threaten to blog about New Years if #6 remains unfulfilled.
Happy Thanksgiving from me and my slightly irritating but mostly loving family to you and your slightly irritating but mostly loving family. Also, I’m looking forward to my brand new iPhone!
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