Board games bore and bring out family boors. And yet.(Holiday)

Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary

What a perfect time to complain about family holidays. Not that I don't love my family. I do. Really. It's just that bellyaching seems the proper accompaniment to a busted waistline.

By now, the half-eaten pies have delivered a volatile compound of mood-altering sugars, the turkey carcass has brewed up a deadly dose of microbes, we've already itemized our thankfulness and uh-oh! Uncle Joe just downed one too many glasses of sherry.

Might as well connect with our inner brats, huh? Take it out on the family.

The simmering sibling disputes. The crabby comments about the in-laws. The imperious eye toward someone …