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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 562732" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Thanks TL I think so too. And PG trust me I know this is going to be a very tough one for you and I don;t expect you to be able to even think about the holidays right now. I had two of those years when difficult child was using/relapsing and I felt overwhelmed. Now that she is using and in denial I've decided I need to make my own holidays and not base them on what she is doing. </p><p></p><p>I've taken two years to mourn the holidays of my past, to see if there was any way I could recapture the memories of yesterday. I longed to take her shopping and look at the decorations and have family around and make it OK but then I realized it hasn't been ok for many years and I was just expecting the impossible. So now I am trying to take care of myself. </p><p></p><p>Last year I ordered our thanksgiving dinner from our club. I picked up the turkey and all the trimming the day before and just reheated everything. It was delicious and I had none of the stress of cooking and cleaning up. I did the same thing for this year although I am making my own mashed potatoe recipe. If difficult child wants to come she is welcome but if not that's OK too. We will watch the parade and eat and it will be a day like any other day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 562732, member: 59"] Thanks TL I think so too. And PG trust me I know this is going to be a very tough one for you and I don;t expect you to be able to even think about the holidays right now. I had two of those years when difficult child was using/relapsing and I felt overwhelmed. Now that she is using and in denial I've decided I need to make my own holidays and not base them on what she is doing. I've taken two years to mourn the holidays of my past, to see if there was any way I could recapture the memories of yesterday. I longed to take her shopping and look at the decorations and have family around and make it OK but then I realized it hasn't been ok for many years and I was just expecting the impossible. So now I am trying to take care of myself. Last year I ordered our thanksgiving dinner from our club. I picked up the turkey and all the trimming the day before and just reheated everything. It was delicious and I had none of the stress of cooking and cleaning up. I did the same thing for this year although I am making my own mashed potatoe recipe. If difficult child wants to come she is welcome but if not that's OK too. We will watch the parade and eat and it will be a day like any other day. [/QUOTE]
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