It's a couple of hours with people who are essentially strangers at this point. You can survive, especially if it means something to your parents.
Lots of stupid shit to talk (sports, news, weather) if you don't want to go into a million personal details. The key to deflecting conversation is to listen and ask questions; most people will go on if you ask them.
"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!