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Well, I’m 2500 miles away from family. And, for some reason, I want to spend the holidays alone. Just me and my feelings. I’m expecting tears.
I will be putting up a tree, getting new lights, and making a small dinner, which we usually did anyway.
And I’m a little bummed about no gifts under the tree. But by next year, I should be back home with family.
I hear you about wanting to be alone. I was torn between spending the first holidays with friends who wanted me to come over and staying home by myself. The friends won but I couldn't wait to get home.
Yes, a tree with no presents is sad looking.
You are very blessed to have family to go back to.
Well, I’m 2500 miles away from family. And, for some reason, I want to spend the holidays alone. Just me and my feelings. I’m expecting tears.
I will be putting up a tree, getting new lights, and making a small dinner, which we usually did anyway.
And I’m a little bummed about no gifts under the tree. But by next year, I should be back home with family.
Tell your family that you need a gift. The year that my husband died, and the next, my sister sent a huge box full of small wrapped gifts. I opened a package nearly every day for weeks. I got jam, socks, some sort of kitchen tool, whatever. It was something to look forward to.
I stayed home the first year. My son lived with me at the time, so I wasn't going to be alone alone. That wasn't a typo. People invited him to all sorts of things - BBQs, picnics, dinners... I wasn't that lucky.
Well, I’m 2500 miles away from family. And, for some reason, I want to spend the holidays alone. Just me and my feelings. I’m expecting tears.
I will be putting up a tree, getting new lights, and making a small dinner, which we usually did anyway.
And I’m a little bummed about no gifts under the tree. But by next year, I should be back home with family.
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Originally Posted by Gerania
Tell your family that you need a gift. The year that my husband died, and the next, my sister sent a huge box full of small wrapped gifts. I opened a package nearly every day for weeks. I got jam, socks, some sort of kitchen tool, whatever. It was something to look forward to.
I stayed home the first year. My son lived with me at the time, so I wasn't going to be alone alone. That wasn't a typo. People invited him to all sorts of things - BBQs, picnics, dinners... I wasn't that lucky.
I agree that you should tell your family that you "need a gift" to open. One year (when it looked like I was not going to get any gifts) my niece and her three children went to Target and they each found two or three small gifts for me. They wrapped them separately and presented them to me in a big box. It really cheered me up.
Aw, gee, G, what a marvelous thing to do for you! I like that idea. You too, germaine. I buy my own presents. Like my bathrobe. I actually buy stuff when I want, stuff I want. Don't need Christmas. Nobody thinks of me and that is okay because I don't think of them either. Past couple of years I bought some people little things that were useful and I felt like being in a giving mood. That is all gone now. I am perfectly fine with no present on Christmas now. I refuse to get depressed. It is not worth it.
Tell your family that you need a gift. The year that my husband died, and the next, my sister sent a huge box full of small wrapped gifts. I opened a package nearly every day for weeks. I got jam, socks, some sort of kitchen tool, whatever. It was something to look forward to.
I stayed home the first year. My son lived with me at the time, so I wasn't going to be alone alone. That wasn't a typo. People invited him to all sorts of things - BBQs, picnics, dinners... I wasn't that lucky.
I do get gifts from family. Not the goofy weird stuff Hubs bought...one year he bought me 78 records of Alexander Woollcott doing some sort of address on the radio. Some really old books, and playing cards. I bought him some old Hollywood autographs and old wrestling magazines.
Husband said if someone broke into our house that Christmas they would have left us a 50.
Aw new traditions, I wish would be none. Since Mom passed 2007, my Dad and I do Thanksgiving alone. Small meal. Xmas Brother and SIL would come over and I would cook, they would do their Xmas on the Eve with her family. They are done! After 13 years, I'm so happy so now Brother is coming up for T day and I will do small meal for him, me and Dad.
Xmas, I'm not sure. I'd rather do nothing, no one needs presents and we don't need anything. But since my brother will be alone and probably not want to be with his X wives family, (hopefully she'll be moved out by then),I should do something for us, maybe a Xmas Breakfast. I dunno.
I have family in Ca, daughter, granddaughter and son in law, but too stressful to travel during the holidays. So it's become meaningless to me.
Probably the best time will be with my new Book/Wine Club on Tuesdays!
I do get gifts from family. Not the goofy weird stuff Hubs bought...one year he bought me 78 records of Alexander Woollcott doing some sort of address on the radio. Some really old books, and playing cards. I bought him some old Hollywood autographs and old wrestling magazines.
Husband said if someone broke into our house that Christmas they would have left us a 50.
Alexander Woollcott? LOL I can't top that. The name rang a bell, but I had to look him up.
I used to feel a little misunderstood because my husband often gave me fluffy girl gifts. I wasn't a fluffy girl, which was one of the reasons that he married me. I cleaned up pretty well, though.
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