As the scent of pine fills the air and stockings are carefully hung, some liberal media outlets have offered advice as hard to swallow as a dry fruitcake. Your mission? This will equip you to survive Christmas conversations with Trump-supporting relatives.

From suggested scripts that sound more like hostage negotiations to icebreakers that are better suited to therapy sessions than a celebratory family gathering, here are five of the most over-the-top ideas the mainstream media is pushing to make your Christmas “Trump-proof.” to keep.

1. Cancel Christmas entirely

For one HuffPost contributor, Trump’s election wasn’t just a political turning point — it was a deal-breaker for the holidays. Faced with the realization that her husband and his family had voted for the former president, she decided to cancel both Thanksgiving and Christmas entirely. No lights, no Christmas carols, no awkward family dinners.

“But I will not thank and hold hands in circles with people who voted for a party that wants to take away the rights of LGBTQ people,” wrote guest author Andrea Tate. “I will not pass on the withdrawal to anyone who supports people who have signaled that they will harm people with disabilities and the elderly. I won’t sit by a Christmas tree celebrating the birth of Jesus and sipping eggnog knowing how many people may now be in grave – even mortal – danger because they are not receiving the reproductive care they need. I will not open gifts given to me by people who voted for a party that talked about building internment camps and mass deportations.”

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2. ‘The View’ co-host agrees with advice to stay away from pro-Trump family during holidays

After a psychologist made headlines last month arguing that people should avoid Trump-supporting relatives this holiday season, “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin agreed, saying many people feel like “someone’s not just against their families, but also voted against them.”

Shortly after the election, Dr. Amanda Calhoun, senior resident in psychiatry at Yale University, with MSNBC host Joy Reid on how liberals devastated by Trump’s reelection can handle the news Separation from loved ones.

“There’s a push, I just think a societal norm, that if someone is in your family, they’re entitled to your time, and I think the answer is absolutely not,” Calhoun said the talk show host. “So if you find yourself in a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know have voted against you, as you said, against your livelihood, it’s perfectly fine, not to be around these people,” and telling them why, you know, saying, “I have a problem with the way you voted because it hurt my livelihood and I don’t have this holiday will be near you.”

3. Use therapy techniques to divert the conversation

If your holiday gathering feels more like a political debate than a celebratory gathering, Time Magazine has your back with a list of 11 carefully crafted phrases to ease family tensions.

The best choice? A simple but stern declaration: “I will not talk politics today.” The advice is intended to create a politics-free safe zone and encourages setting boundaries with relatives whose views you detest – so that you can focus on that can do what is really important.

“Emphasize that you want to keep the focus on the upcoming celebrations and ask for a pledge to avoid polarizing topics. If the conversation still ends up going that way, end it: ‘Okay, that’s enough,’ or ‘That’s not what we’re talking about here today,’ says the Time article.

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4. Take a break and possibly leave the meeting

The Associated Press has a simple solution: Take a breather. Regardless of whether the conversation is drifting into a political minefield or Uncle Bob just won’t stop, the AP suggests quietly excusing yourself from the argument. There’s no need for a dramatic exit – just a leisurely stroll into the kitchen, onto the porch, or somewhere that isn’t the battleground of your family table.

“It’s getting tense? Defuse the situation. Go away. And it doesn’t have to be upset. “Sometimes a quiet and level-headed break is exactly what you – and the family – might need,” the article recommends.

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5. “Ban the bad actors”

In a searing MSNBC commentary, author Amira Barger challenges the idea that family gatherings should always be sacred when they represent different faiths. The author does not distinguish between Trump-supporting family members and liberal voters.

“I realized that being related by blood does not necessarily mean that those gathered will protect you,” Barger wrote. “Finding a family is not always about unity or forcing yourself to stay in a place that harms you. Sometimes it’s about clarity and the difficult decisions that come with it.”

“This fall, after a conversation that spanned more than 1,000 text messages in various family group chats, my husband and I made the difficult decision to draw a firm boundary with much of my immediate family, whose stated values ​​and voices made it clear to us, that we might not feel comfortable around them.

She adds: “These were decisions we didn’t make lightly or hastily, but sometimes banning the bad actors is actually the best course of action.”

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Fox News Digital’s Alexander Hall contributed to this report.