An Admission

[poliphilo]

Of course my distaste for Christmas goes back to the break-up of my first marriage. After that my kids never ever got to spend Christmas Day with me. I pretended not to mind- but I did.

I've always dealt with emotional pain by stuffing it up my jumper.

The kids are grown up now. One's in Leicester, one's in Japan and one lives with me and Ailz. There are no grandchildren- yet. Perhaps it's time I moved on....

Comments

[zoe-1418.livejournal.com]

What will you move on to?

Sometimes we celebrate Epiphany (Jan. 6) and then...is it called Candlemas? (Feb 2?), and that helps with the winter drudgery... and it's not commercialized (yet, anyway)

Oh, and our anniversary is Feb. 14. (I never liked Valentine's Day until we decided to have our wedding on it. It made a nice party for friends to come to, too!)

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

If you like, next year I can have you two (and any extras you may have hanging around) to dinner and stuff you full of all sorts of food. I deal with emotional pain by stuffing my face, at least at holidays. This one, I may be going for a record.

[bodhibird.livejournal.com]

After that my kids never ever got to spend Christmas Day with me. I pretended not to mind- but I did.

That's a pity. I'm sorry that Alice's mother has decided she's not welcome with us on Christmas Day--because it hurts Alice.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that this season has been painful in the past. Perhaps the joy of having Ailz home and healing and your son Joe back so close will bring you peace this year.

I went out to the store today to buy pecans and found myself being "ho-ho-ho'd" to death by the noise of the place--there was an entire bag of flour spilled in the baking aisle and people were skidding on it and carts were everywhere--mayhem!

It was bliss to come back home.

Peace to you and all your family.

[sommeilbienivre.livejournal.com]

I can't say that I completely understand, but I know what it's like to be in a divorced family and try to work out who gets to spend christmas with whom. I've spent many a christmas break crying daily.

*Sympathy*