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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 99418" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>OK..........I am not usually one for an over the top holiday extravaganza............and it is usually just my parents and my son and me.........however, this year I am feeling quite alone. :frown:</p><p></p><p>Not sure what the deal is, except, of course, I really am completely alone - haha - but it seems more sad than I had anticipated.</p><p></p><p>My dad was diagnosis with cancer, brain, terminal cancer, 6 months ago, and that complicates everything. My feelings about family, closeness, needing my family, a family, my dad, etc. </p><p></p><p>difficult child made a decision a year ago not to associate with my dad. His reasons are completely valid, and I accept his choices, and respect them. He has visited my dad in the hospital, and on birthdays and stuff, but he has chosen not to have the same close relationship they used to have. </p><p></p><p>These 2 factors have caused my parents to not feel so inclined to stay in stuffy Dallas for the holidays, but rather to go out of town. (Not that I blame them) But........Sigh. It still is sad for me. I am used to spending every holiday with them.</p><p></p><p>But even more than sad, it is the beginning of a new era. difficult child soon to be on his own, my Dad and Mom, aging........and me, left to forge some sort of new family, familiarity, ahhh.....life, for lack of better words.</p><p></p><p>Anyway.......I am not really looking for sympathy so much :wink: As ideas on how to embrace this holiday season solo without feeling overly sad. I can't really go anywhere, because I just started a new job - and I don't have a husband, df, so, or any other significants......so hmmmppffff. I thought about volunteering, or having dinner with a friend, but nothing seems right.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for listening cyber friends.....you guys are great. </p><p>:cool-dog:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 99418, member: 3301"] OK..........I am not usually one for an over the top holiday extravaganza............and it is usually just my parents and my son and me.........however, this year I am feeling quite alone. [img]:frown:[/img] Not sure what the deal is, except, of course, I really am completely alone - haha - but it seems more sad than I had anticipated. My dad was diagnosis with cancer, brain, terminal cancer, 6 months ago, and that complicates everything. My feelings about family, closeness, needing my family, a family, my dad, etc. difficult child made a decision a year ago not to associate with my dad. His reasons are completely valid, and I accept his choices, and respect them. He has visited my dad in the hospital, and on birthdays and stuff, but he has chosen not to have the same close relationship they used to have. These 2 factors have caused my parents to not feel so inclined to stay in stuffy Dallas for the holidays, but rather to go out of town. (Not that I blame them) But........Sigh. It still is sad for me. I am used to spending every holiday with them. But even more than sad, it is the beginning of a new era. difficult child soon to be on his own, my Dad and Mom, aging........and me, left to forge some sort of new family, familiarity, ahhh.....life, for lack of better words. Anyway.......I am not really looking for sympathy so much [img]:wink:[/img] As ideas on how to embrace this holiday season solo without feeling overly sad. I can't really go anywhere, because I just started a new job - and I don't have a husband, df, so, or any other significants......so hmmmppffff. I thought about volunteering, or having dinner with a friend, but nothing seems right. Thanks for listening cyber friends.....you guys are great. [img]:cool-dog:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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