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    {Holiday Gift Guide} Book Review “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters” (& Giveaway Ends 12/17)

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    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters: 101 Unforgettable Stories about Our Nutty but Lovable Families

    By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, and Susan Heim
    432 Pages (Paperback)
    Date Published: October 19, 2010

    ABOUT THE BOOK:

    Nearly everyone thinks their own family is “nutty” or has at least one or two nuts. With 101 stories of wacky yet lovable relatives, funny foibles, and holiday meltdowns, this book is usually hilarious and occasionally poignant. This book shows readers that we all have the same family matters and what really matters is families. It is a quirky and fun holiday book, and a great bridal shower or wedding gift!

    MY THOUGHTS:

    Everyone has that crazy aunt, uncle, brother or at least an experience with an odd family member.  I have many memories from Christmas parties, so many that we don’t even have parties anymore due to the craziness!  This Chicken Soup book “Family Matters” is all about the craziness in our families!  I can relate to many of the stories, others made me laugh so hard I almost peed, others made me feel like maybe my family isn’t that crazy!  It is full of 101 great stories that are sure to cheer you up, make you smile, and make you feel like you are not alone!  “Family Matters” is so far my favorite Chicken Soup for the Soul book.  I also think it would be a great gift for anyone anytime!  There is nothing religious or sad either, all the stories are funny and amusing!  The introduction is also written by Bruce Jenner of the Kardashian family!

    BUY IT: You can find Chicken Soup for the Soul books at your local bookstore or at Amazon.. You can also check out the Chicken Soup for the Soul website for more information and you can even submit your own stories there!

    WIN IT: (2) US/CAN winners will receive the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters: 101 Unforgettable Stories about Our Nutty but Lovable Families

    TO ENTER: Leave a comment on a funny or crazy relative/expierence!


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    Comments

    1. Jennifer Clay says

      i saw this giveaway on your current giveaway list and saw your post saying we still had a chance to enter the ones the expired yesterday 😀

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    5. Jennifer Clay says

      I remember one Christmas at my grandmother’s. She had this huge table with all the food on it. It was a “foldable” table that had an extra piece in the middle. Right when we was sitting down to eat, the table fell and so did our food!

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    6. Christy Schultz says

      My aunt is great. She will go up and start talking to anyone, it doesn’t matter who. While I am sitting there cringing over some of the things she says, other people seem to take it in stride and just laugh it off. I love her dearly, but she is a little nuts sometimes.

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    8. TZel says

      I have a certain family member who has a hard time holding her bladder when she laughs, which has been very funny on numerous occasions!

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    9. meme says

      When I was a teenager I got these new pair of pants that I just loved and I really wanted to wear them to school that day for class pictures. When I went to put them on they were too small and didn’t fit. I couldn’t believe it I just got them when I took a closser look I could see that they had been taken in. Come to find out my little sister wanted to were them the day before and sewed them up to fit her. Sisters you got to love them.

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    17. Kellie Conklin says

      My aunt plays in a softball league and at one game the other team didn’t show up but they didnt have enough players to get the win. My aunt game over to my mom and started calling her “marie” the name of one player on the team. My mom had to pretend to be marie so my aunt’s team would get the win. They continue to talk about it to this day. Thanks!

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    23. Pam says

      I come from a very big family and we have a reunion every summer with first, second, and third cousins and anyone in between. We have started having a theme reunion and last year the theme was Nerds and it was crazy the way everyone dressed. When we went back and looked at the pictures someone asked-How do you tell who dressed up and who always dresses that way?!

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    34. Patti Hess says

      When I was like 15 or so my Mom, brother and I were traveling to our adopted Grandfathers…Freeze Frame came on the radio and my Mother started to sing..now you have to be told my Mom is German…so she started singing and I said Mom what are you calling this song and she told me “Freeze Face” lol we cracked up

      pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
      thanks for the chance

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    42. Alicia Webster says

      A crazy relative experience? My brother-in-law lived with his mom until he was 52. Then he moved out last year. Good, right? Nope. She pays his rent at his new place. Let’s all say it together: Dysfunctional !!

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    45. MamaOtwins1 says

      My family gives gag gifts every year, a pair of gold boxers seem to travel from family to family. Last year the boxers were given wet with a bag of depends.

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    46. brandlyn says

      my cousins and I always go to our grandma’s the day after christams to open our stockings. She always gets everyone a whole bunch of different items. We always have to show everyone what we get and sometimes things she gets us is so embarrassing. Once she gave the guys and girls thong underwear!

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    54. Tonya Filleman says

      I have so many crazy family stories, I don’t think I could even pick one! I have a lot of hicks and rednecks in my family…I also have a lot of amish and mennonite in my family….pick either! 🙂

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    63. dianad says

      Being X-mas I’m remembering an uncle who went all out to make our X-mas stockings delightful. We lived near a convenience store and in out stocking were special cards that allowed us to get free popsicles with just a punch. We thought it was the neatest thing.

      Thanks for the wonderful giveaway

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    68. 409cope says

      When my hubby’s great aunt was in her sixties she went to see Liberace in concert. She jumped up on the stage,pushed the security guards aside and sat at the piano with him. He was amused and let her stay there for the remainder of the show.

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