Hey mshoot4stars, yeah...when the topics at Christmas time shift solely towards children or "family" topics, that can get me down. I tend to listen to them for awhile (as I would want someone to listen to me.) If it goes on for an extended period of time, I will normally make a nonchalant comment so as to clue them in that the topics have become one-sided. If that doesn't alter the lopsided conversations, I realize that they need to release whatever it is they want to say and so I typically will politely excuse myself and find something else to do...same goes for when the pictures come out. I usually find at least one or two people follow me out of the room, giving us the freedom to create our own interesting conversation. Even if I leave by myself, it gives me time to think and breathe.
