Some of us do not have family left. Or they are in other states & countries. Or are estranged from them for one reason or another.
At about her age both my parents passed away within 6 months of each other, my one brother was already gone and the other in prison (not that I’d want him at Thanksgiving...but ... family).
Now I am much older, never had children of my own and Thanksgiving this year after working the day was a ham sandwich. I texted friends Happy Thanksgiving wishes, but yea..it is a very empty holiday. Or just another day really. Christmas really won’t be much different either.
But then I have come to really like my quiet Christmas Eve in church and coming home to a Silent Night. And yes, I will work Christmas Day as usual to keep my mind off the emptiness and try to convince myself I work so others can be with their families as there will be a time when some of them might not have family around anymore.
Always be nice to people working the holiday, you just don’t know their whole story.
Nice post.
Well said. If you’re in the Virginia / DC area c’mon over and say hello. I can’t offer you a ham sandwich, but how about some good conversation and a meal? All Freepers are in some way family.
Even Humblegunner!
My mom was a nurse. She always worked holidays to give younger nurses the chance to be with family
I always cooked a big meal and took it to the hospital for the staff to eat on their breaks
My local community center has a meal for us oldsters to attend. It’s a chance to meet folks I haven’t known before
For several years I traveled with the kids on Christmas Day and ate breakfast at a Waffle House where we always left the waitress an obscenely large tip just because it was Christmas.
God bless you. Have a Merry Christmas.