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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 562959" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Sig a couple things you brought to mind for me. Several months ago at our parent support group we brought pictures of our addicts in that showed them in happier times. The one I chose was when her summer softball team won the city championship. husband was the manager. I took a picture of him handing her the trophy and high fiving her. The team was made up of several girlfriend's of hers that have been playing together for years. It was a fun summer and she looked so happy. I cried as everyone passed the picture around. I still cry when I look at it. </p><p></p><p>FWIW I still can't go to our hs football games because difficult child was on the flag team and it makes me too sad.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is that last year I could not bear to put up our normal ornaments with all the reminders. I bought a new tree, smaller with colored lights instead of our white lights. I needed a change, couldn't have all those remiders around. And shopping was an enormous effort, many stores held too many memories and I hated hearing the music and watching all the young kids so excited and remembering all the hopes and dreams I had for mine at that age.</p><p></p><p>So I understand and it's good that you let us see inside your heart because it is a welcome place for all our battered hearts. </p><p></p><p>I don't much like holidays either but I have a easy child that I need to be mindful all, as do you and so I try to find ways to be kind to myself and I hope you do the same.</p><p></p><p>(((((SIG)))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 562959, member: 59"] Sig a couple things you brought to mind for me. Several months ago at our parent support group we brought pictures of our addicts in that showed them in happier times. The one I chose was when her summer softball team won the city championship. husband was the manager. I took a picture of him handing her the trophy and high fiving her. The team was made up of several girlfriend's of hers that have been playing together for years. It was a fun summer and she looked so happy. I cried as everyone passed the picture around. I still cry when I look at it. FWIW I still can't go to our hs football games because difficult child was on the flag team and it makes me too sad. The other thing is that last year I could not bear to put up our normal ornaments with all the reminders. I bought a new tree, smaller with colored lights instead of our white lights. I needed a change, couldn't have all those remiders around. And shopping was an enormous effort, many stores held too many memories and I hated hearing the music and watching all the young kids so excited and remembering all the hopes and dreams I had for mine at that age. So I understand and it's good that you let us see inside your heart because it is a welcome place for all our battered hearts. I don't much like holidays either but I have a easy child that I need to be mindful all, as do you and so I try to find ways to be kind to myself and I hope you do the same. (((((SIG))))) [/QUOTE]
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