Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Things we hate about...........
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 222024" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I think I always get a little depressed at Christmas. When you're my age and you've seen a lot of Christmasses, you can't help comparing and seeing how much things have changed. When we were kids and completely on the receiving end with no responsibilities, it was pure joy! In retrospect, those were very modest Christmasses because we didn't have much but we didn't know any different and it was wonderful all the same. Then, when my own kids were little, all the effort I put in to it was worth it to see them having such a good time. Now the other relatives are out of state, my daughter is several hundred miles away, and holidays are just me and my son and he's really just 'along for the ride' if you know what I mean, and I tend to get very Grinchy and Bah-humbuggy. I don't so much mind the shopping and wrapping if I don't have to struggle to find things they will like, but with my son, I never know what to get and he's no help. </p><p> </p><p>But things are looking up! After many years of trying, my daughter and sister in law are finally expecting their first baby next spring and I thoroughly enjoyed shopping for baby things and some maternity tops for her! And I found the most beautiful figurine that I bought for them ... it's a young couple standing together, each with one arm around the other, and between them they're gently cradling a baby ... it even looks like them! It teared me up right there in the Hallmark store! I couldn't afford it but I bought it anyway! And next Christmas, Good Lord willin', we'll be spending it in South Carolina with them and my 7 mo. old grandson!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 222024, member: 1883"] I think I always get a little depressed at Christmas. When you're my age and you've seen a lot of Christmasses, you can't help comparing and seeing how much things have changed. When we were kids and completely on the receiving end with no responsibilities, it was pure joy! In retrospect, those were very modest Christmasses because we didn't have much but we didn't know any different and it was wonderful all the same. Then, when my own kids were little, all the effort I put in to it was worth it to see them having such a good time. Now the other relatives are out of state, my daughter is several hundred miles away, and holidays are just me and my son and he's really just 'along for the ride' if you know what I mean, and I tend to get very Grinchy and Bah-humbuggy. I don't so much mind the shopping and wrapping if I don't have to struggle to find things they will like, but with my son, I never know what to get and he's no help. But things are looking up! After many years of trying, my daughter and sister in law are finally expecting their first baby next spring and I thoroughly enjoyed shopping for baby things and some maternity tops for her! And I found the most beautiful figurine that I bought for them ... it's a young couple standing together, each with one arm around the other, and between them they're gently cradling a baby ... it even looks like them! It teared me up right there in the Hallmark store! I couldn't afford it but I bought it anyway! And next Christmas, Good Lord willin', we'll be spending it in South Carolina with them and my 7 mo. old grandson! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Things we hate about...........
Top