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Canceling Christmas...has anyone done this?
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 106615" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Hangin,</p><p></p><p>I haven't ever cancelled Christmas, but truthfully, thinking back to Dylan being your difficult child's age (and your difficult child's history and diagnosis'es are SO close to Dylan's, wow), yeah, there were times I'd have liked to.</p><p></p><p>Here's my take. Christmas isn't about gifts and what you buy. Maybe you don't need to cancel Christmas, but you can cancel all the hype that goes along with it.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, take them to church. Maybe take them to the library, get some books on what Christmas is about, read to them. Do things on Christmas Day that are about the true meaning of Christmas, minus the gifts. That way, they are learning what it means, still getting the day with you and you are still feeling somewhat satisfied by not giving in to them with gifts.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you're going through what you're going through. I was lucky to save my easy child from all the Dylan antics. I don't truthfully know how I did it. I was lucky, really, is all it was. I think alot of the better of easy child is coming out, too, now that Dylan is in Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) and honestly, it's helped alot. Maybe something for you to consider some time.</p><p></p><p>I hope you get a glimmer of enjoyment out of your holiday, some how, some way.</p><p></p><p>*hugs*</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 106615, member: 2737"] Hangin, I haven't ever cancelled Christmas, but truthfully, thinking back to Dylan being your difficult child's age (and your difficult child's history and diagnosis'es are SO close to Dylan's, wow), yeah, there were times I'd have liked to. Here's my take. Christmas isn't about gifts and what you buy. Maybe you don't need to cancel Christmas, but you can cancel all the hype that goes along with it. So, yeah, take them to church. Maybe take them to the library, get some books on what Christmas is about, read to them. Do things on Christmas Day that are about the true meaning of Christmas, minus the gifts. That way, they are learning what it means, still getting the day with you and you are still feeling somewhat satisfied by not giving in to them with gifts. I'm sorry you're going through what you're going through. I was lucky to save my easy child from all the Dylan antics. I don't truthfully know how I did it. I was lucky, really, is all it was. I think alot of the better of easy child is coming out, too, now that Dylan is in Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) and honestly, it's helped alot. Maybe something for you to consider some time. I hope you get a glimmer of enjoyment out of your holiday, some how, some way. *hugs* [/QUOTE]
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