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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 665044" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>She has? What a strange and awful thing for her to have done. </p><p></p><p>How shaming for you. That is as pointlessly destructive as my mother taking the husbands aside to point out that her children are crazy and without scruples.</p><p></p><p>Our families of origin stop at nothing.</p><p></p><p>I still don't get the win in it for them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, it was the most magical time! When I worked, I would love the feel of Christmas in the air. I would always think, when I took a new job, that these people I did not know yet would be the ones with whom the holidays would be celebrated in the ways they are with those we work with. Cookies and Merry Christmases and the beautiful lights. One time, I made paper plate skeletons (anatomically correct ones, too) and hung them in the commons area for Hallowe'en. </p><p></p><p>Our neighbor taught us about Hannuka. He receives eight presents, one every night of Hannuka. Plus, the lighting of the candles. I always believed those traditions to be so romantic and wished I knew some way to make Christmas last longer for us, too.</p><p></p><p>So, we both were curious about the traditions happening in the houses around us.</p><p></p><p>I would have felt lonely too, not to have been able to decorate with lights and bake decorated cookies. I am happy for you that you have been able to do all those wonderful things, now. I have too. Our neighbor explains all the meaning behind his faith and even prints things out for me to read about the meanings of the Jewish high holidays. At Passover, he brought me printed material about a certain kind of round platter used for eggs.</p><p></p><p>We all are curious about one another. I wish we could celebrate that, instead of condemning one another.</p><p></p><p>I wish that with all my heart.</p><p></p><p>But just look. Even families can be sick, dysfunctional things.</p><p></p><p>We will just do our best we know, then.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is so great. Since D H and I have been away from family at the holidays, and with all the terrible things that have gone on for our family over the past few years, Christmas just isn't the same thing, at all. I am happy for your family. </p><p></p><p>Ha! Buddha Baby. She will love all the lights and cookies and family. </p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 665044, member: 17461"] She has? What a strange and awful thing for her to have done. How shaming for you. That is as pointlessly destructive as my mother taking the husbands aside to point out that her children are crazy and without scruples. Our families of origin stop at nothing. I still don't get the win in it for them. Oh, it was the most magical time! When I worked, I would love the feel of Christmas in the air. I would always think, when I took a new job, that these people I did not know yet would be the ones with whom the holidays would be celebrated in the ways they are with those we work with. Cookies and Merry Christmases and the beautiful lights. One time, I made paper plate skeletons (anatomically correct ones, too) and hung them in the commons area for Hallowe'en. Our neighbor taught us about Hannuka. He receives eight presents, one every night of Hannuka. Plus, the lighting of the candles. I always believed those traditions to be so romantic and wished I knew some way to make Christmas last longer for us, too. So, we both were curious about the traditions happening in the houses around us. I would have felt lonely too, not to have been able to decorate with lights and bake decorated cookies. I am happy for you that you have been able to do all those wonderful things, now. I have too. Our neighbor explains all the meaning behind his faith and even prints things out for me to read about the meanings of the Jewish high holidays. At Passover, he brought me printed material about a certain kind of round platter used for eggs. We all are curious about one another. I wish we could celebrate that, instead of condemning one another. I wish that with all my heart. But just look. Even families can be sick, dysfunctional things. We will just do our best we know, then. This is so great. Since D H and I have been away from family at the holidays, and with all the terrible things that have gone on for our family over the past few years, Christmas just isn't the same thing, at all. I am happy for your family. Ha! Buddha Baby. She will love all the lights and cookies and family. :O) Cedar [/QUOTE]
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