I've made some progress with my family: they know of my preparedness planning (to an extent), and most of them openly embraced the kits I made them for Christmas. The tough nut to crack is my sister.

We live near DC and she will probably always work in a high-risk area. Thankfully, she didn't freak out after 9/11 like some people and bring in a huge bag to work with a parachute in it or something, but I can't even convince her to prepare for ANYTHING IN THE LEAST. I made her a small PSK, but she practically scoffed at it and said she would "leave it in her car". Completely non-threatening, highly functional items, and she ignores it.

She doesn't seem to want any part of this, as if carrying a PSK admits something. I feel that if what has already happened wasn't enough to convince her to carry even a Photon and a bottle of water, nothing will be.