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Don't avoid that hard to shop for person, leaving you in a cold sweat on Christmas Eve. Blogger Christine Mitchell of N'East Style covers all the stress-inducing characters, including in-laws with a variety of dynamics, the person you've been sleeping with, and weird relatives you never see but have to next weekend. [The Phoenix]