Posted on 12/24/2015 4:07:50 PM PST by Skooz
Merry Christmas, fellow Freepers! Once again, it is Christmas Eve and once again, many of us find ourselves, for various reasons, alone. Many of us have circumstances that have led to a solo Christmas Eve. Mine: My marriage fell apart in 2009. Part of my agreement with my ex-wife is that she has our daughter Christmas Eve and Christmas morning and she is with me the rest of Christmas day. Not a perfect solution, but I would rather say “hello†than “goodbye†to my little girl on Christmas. That, alas, means that on the Eve of our most family-oriented of holidays I find myself here. By myself. No big deal. I’m used to it and have found I don’t mind at all. Anyone else out there flying solo this evening?
There has to be some mutuality ...lol
I’m at work until 0700 tomorrow morning, but I have an assistant until 2330. When I get home there are 2 dogs and a cat, all of whom can be quite vocal about my absence < BG >, which I find very cheering.
Lucky me, I get to work the next 4 nights, then I get to work the first three nights of the New Year.
It’s a great time to catch up on movies/TV you’ve been wanting to see. I highly recommend “Man in The High Castle” on Amazon Prime. It’s an amazing series and will keep you going all the way through X-Mas
http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-In-High-Castle/dp/B00RSGIVVO
I am starting to feel the same. It seems like every year, I commit to less but still feel just as frazzled. I always find this thread relaxing to read though after racing around all day and preparing for more of the same tomorrow.
Check out the live feed of Mass from the Basilica in DC. Callista Gingrich, wife of Newt Gingrich, is singing in the choir.
http://www.ewtn.com/multimedia/live_player.asp?sat=dome
I saw that advertised and was intrigued. I’ll have to check it out.
Unfortunately, I finally got around to watching the first episode of “House of Cards” and am now hooked.
I watched the first 2 episodes this week. 35 episodes to go.
Been a long time here too. Nine years ago my mother had a second stroke on Christmas Day, went into a coma and ten days later passed away. Remember the true meaning of the day though and Merry Christmas wally.
Me and my hounds. Alone tonight and tomorrow.
Merry Christmas!
I’m so sorry.
A few years ago my mom was admitted to the hospital days before Christmas. I was terrified.
She pulled through. But, I almost had a small taste of what it would be like to lose her. My heart goes out to you.
Merry Christmas to you, luckodeirish!
Aw, thanks, man.
Yup. But I’m usually alone. Trying watercolor painting for the first time in a bunch of decades. It’s fast.
All I can say is that you are a blessing to your daughter to allow her to spend holiday time consistently at a certain place and at certain schedule each year.
It’s indicative of your love for your child that you would put her experiences first above your own needs or wants.
Merry Christmas.
This is highly likely to be our last Christmas gathering as a family. As much as I'm trying to make the best of it, knowing what's coming after the first of the year isn't helping.
I'm on a 30 day heart monitor. It filled up once already today and I had to drive 60 miles to get to a place where it could get a cellphone signal to send the data that accumulated, then drive 60 miles back. Didn't want to tell family what was going on, my hand was forced today and now everyone's upset at me. Wife wanted to come up to the middle of no-freaking-where with nothing around for 60+ miles to see her perfectly healthy parents, knowing I'm on a heart monitor and need to be monitored 24x7. Sure enough, closest cellphone signal for the heart monitor is 60 miles straight south.
Why I came, simply to please her I don't know. This bullshit is over after the first of the year. It's all going to be a matter of who races to divorce court first.
If I could curl up in a corner and just die right now, I would because I've just had enough this year. Well, at least not until I've changed the revokable living trust and gave everything to the kids and leave the wife without a pot to piss in anyway.
Yeah, Merry Christmas indeed.
Flying solo, spent the day binge-watching all 4 Jason Bourne movies and drinking beer! Finished about 2300 and came over to see what folks here are doing. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! [Berp!]
Alone here this early Christmas morning. Been separated from my wife for the last 6 months. We went to Christmas Eve service together but alone with my thoughts now.
Will add you to my prayer list. We have a ping list for praying for our military if you want to join in it’s a daily posting. There’s a neuroscience website that is always posting updates, too.
I worry about the guys who have TBIs and don’t know it. Glad you are following instructions and chilling. Take care and have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
I appreciate what you are doing for your mom. Alzheimers runs in the family with rheumatoid arthritis and I have the arthritis. I worry about my only kid getting stuck taking care of me, but we’ll see. Make sure you take some time for yourself. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my rat dawg. (Hint) Have a Merry Christmas!
It’s fun. I never know who is going to stop by. I buy homemade tamales, make a huge pot of beans, and a big pan of Mexican rice. Everyone brings something even though they don’t have to. I’ve received homemade jams and canned items. I have wine out the wazoo. Lol
This is the first time in 15 years that I had to cancel and wow do I miss it. I was just too sick.
I would love to be on the list.
They HAVE to know something is wrong.
They see docs or shrinks and they are told PTSD!
I know that many times it is NOT that but a brain injury, and because they can’t see it on mri and can’t admit they don’t know something, they rule out TBI.
that’s very VERY dangerous.
I get a number of the symptoms the “PTSD” guys have, and I don’t have PTSD.
They need help, they need financial and medical assistance, they need as much or more money poured into brain injury as that G######M aids scourge!!!!!
It tears my heart apart, the commercials.
Cognitively you wouldn’t know I had one.
But the invisible symptoms are the worst.
God bless and help them. Merry Christmas.
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