Do you expect a lot of family drama at your ********* gatherings?

Do you expect a lot of family drama at your ********* gatherings?
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No. I’m very fortunate that my brothers and I are the most laid back people you’d ever want to meet. That’s not to mean that at times we don’t get on each other nerves, because we do, but none of us create or participate in drama.
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