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Have not posted much lately-too much stress just like everyone else. Funny how you can connect with people online but the people you see everyday can feel like strangers-some "friends" are going through hard times as are me and many but I am at my limit. Also I do not like telling people how to live-even when they are hurting themselves-lost too many over the years.
Will try to cheer up and be more useful in next few days.
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holidays are extremely depressing. and, we want to have a home here where u can be u.
u don't have to be cheery. Or helpful.
Be you. We all suffer and go thru horrific times and its nice to know that we don't have to pretend we are all happy happy joy joy here, at least not all the time.
I am sorry it is hard for you now. But, you do what is best for you. We take a family member here just as they are. Happy, sad. And all the phases in between.
Good to see you, as always. Feel better.
It is Well with My Soul
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Holidays won’t be over soon enough. I don’t even have lots of pressure anymore, but it seems that the running around, cooking, present buying, is out of control. I guess it always has been.I wish I didn’t have participate at all but with a family there is no choice.
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Thanks to you both.
I accept that the holidays for me are mostly about the next generation which I have no problem with-get along better with the children than their parents mostly because until a certain age they either can't see anxiety/depression or they do not hold it against you. Mentally gearing up for the killer set xmas/new years-might ignore both this year because my neck hurts too much.
Yeah-day by day is all we can do most of the time and some days are better than others.
Best Wishes to all.
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Hi mr nobody
Charon said it well
You don’t have to be cheery or helpful
You are enough just being who you are !
You can and will be accepted just like that
Many can relate to you
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I refuse to call you mr nobody - you ARE somebody!! People make a big fuss about the holidays but to me it's just more days.
As always, Charon says it best!!
It's just another time of our life to get thru, don't focus on the *holiday* portion because many don't even acknowledge these days as any different.
The SO and other and I are going to his sister's house the day after Thanksgiving because we haen't seen any of the family in 4-5 years.
Take care and let us know if you need someone to talk to!
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. ~ Mark Twain
