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Open thread: was your Thanksgiving fraught with election arguments?

Did your family go cold turkey on political conversation?
Did your family go cold turkey on political conversation? Photograph: GMVozd/Getty Images

Congratulations? You made it through the first post-Trump v Clinton Thanksgiving. And while we hope your celebrations with family and friends were blessedly politics-free, we’re guessing that was not the case for everyone. Many readers told us the political divide left them feeling anxious about the day.

How was your Thanksgiving? Was it more tense than usual? Did your Clinton-supporting mom launch into an epic argument with your Trump-backing brother? What are your survival tips for Brits facing heated discussions about Brexit this Christmas? We want to hear your stories about how politics affected the holiday.

Leave your comments below the line, and we’ll round up some of the best ones. You can also share your thoughts via @GuardianUS or on our Facebook page.

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