Posted on 12/24/2014 5:33:35 PM PST by Skooz
Hello all. Sitting here at home and wondering if anyone else out there is spending this evening alone.
On this night of all nights when families gather and friends share gifts and time, some of us are, for various reasons, spending Christmas Eve solo.
Not necessarily a bad thing - alone doesn't always mean lonely. But, it does mean alone.
Check in if that includes any of you, my fellow Freepers.
Schizoid Personality Disorder.
Sorry. Losing someone too soon is bad enough. Having them murdered is terrible.
Dr. BP - Yes, we musicians have a different sort of Christmas, don’t we? Starting mid-November or so, weekends booked. What sorts of things did you play?? And where? And on what?
I hope you do! Best wishes!
Karl Gottfried von Leitner wrote a poem about that, and in the last year of his life, Franz Schubert set it to music. Leitner handles it indirectly, and even if you don't know German, you can simply feel the passage where the narrator speaks of his late wife's presence in the room, thanks to Schubert's musical gift.
I know. I feel so bad for her. Right now she is focused on the funeral, but there will be the ongoing police investigation and all of that. She has a long road ahead of her.
It is ALWAYS terrible losing a child. I have been through the death of 2 nieces so I have some idea about that. Sometimes you just have to cry all over again. My heart goes out to you and your wife.
..bbb
So sorry to read about your loss! Way worse than anything I’m experiencing.
Thank you.
Dogs and cats are wonderful.
I have birds, so don’t have or like cats especially, but can see how some people do. Hope things improve rapidly for you!
Do your birds get to fly outside of their cages?
Have a peaceful Christmas, y'all d:^)
“animals around though and they are good company and very good listeners.”
I love my furkids! I like being with them more than most people I know.
And they never give bad advice!
OK. *laughing *
Merry Christmas!
Yep. And it’s a bit rough. Lost my wife July 5th. First Christmas without her in 38 years. Lost my brother last month as well. Still have 2 cats. One is 22 yrs old (siamese) and the other (calico) is 11. My son is driving up from San Antonio tomorrow to spend the day and i’ll cook a Christmas dinner. I will say that the phone has been ringing off the hook from friends and family that i have left.
Merry Christmas everybody.
“With the Department of Homeland Security, you’re never completely alone.”
rOFLOL!
That’s the line of the night!
The only tree in my home right now is a cat tree, purchased a few weeks ago. All four cats have been having a 'field day' ever since...
“How things have transformed in three years, from a homeless vet to a married family man again!”
Now, that sounds like a story worth hearing!
Count me in-—its my own fault I’m alone tonight. But its just fine, Spending it on FR with you other one’ers is mighty good. Praise the birth of the Savior.
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