Single People Are Not The Family Joke

Tell the uncles and cousins to make fun of something else.

Photo by Shani Silver

Tension is coming. Long rows of place settings dotted by trivets labeled with post it notes. A slight dip in height where we had to dust off a folding table from the garage. People will gather, familiar dishes will be shared, new dishes will be criticized. And eventually we’ll get around to the part of the conversation that separates the…