Anyone else spending Thanksgiving alone?

nycgrl · ‎05-08-2012

My mom is in NY and I'm just not into going to a friend's house for dinner so I've chosen to stay home and relax.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@nycgrl I am doing the same thing. This is first Thanksgiving since my hubby passed. I am just not into it. I am getting family in for Christmas, so I am going to enjoy not cooking in many years. I really don't like Turkey anyway.

nana59 · ‎05-12-2012

Although I have family to spend the day with, as I get older I would like to spend the day alone. I suffer from chronic pain, and a day of socializing knocks the heck out of me. I remember my grandmother wanting to spend the day by herself and could never understand that...now I know how she felt. Enjoy your quiet time...

nycgrl · ‎05-08-2012

@BalletBabe wrote:
@nycgrl I am doing the same thing. This is first Thanksgiving since my hubby passed. I am just not into it. I am getting family in for Christmas, so I am going to enjoy not cooking in many years. I really don't like Turkey anyway.

@BalletBabe - sorry for your loss. My entire family has passed except for my mom, but she is in NY. She is coming in December and we will have Christmas. When I was married I did the whole big dinner thing for my family and his. Sometimes it feels so empty, but I am thankful for everything I do have. I lost a co-worker the other day - completely unexpected and shocking (seriously reeling). It makes you really stop and think how about how you can't take anything for granted - just enjoy every day because you just never know if you'll have another.

Happy Thanksgiving.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

BalletBabe wrote:

@nycgrl I am doing the same thing. This is first Thanksgiving since my hubby passed. I am just not into it. I am getting family in for Christmas, so I am going to enjoy not cooking in many years. I really don't like Turkey anyway.

@BalletBabe - sorry for your loss. My entire family has passed except for my mom, but she is in NY. She is coming in December and we will have Christmas. When I was married I did the whole big dinner thing for my family and his. Sometimes it feels so empty, but I am thankful for everything I do have. I lost a co-worker the other day - completely unexpected and shocking (seriously reeling). It makes you really stop and think how about how you can't take anything for granted - just enjoy every day because you just never know if you'll have another.

Happy Thanksgiving

@nycgrl Thank you very much. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

dex · ‎03-09-2010

I get it that as you age and have health problems all that socializing can be tiring.I am not worried about being alone for any occasion as long as I have my computer and a tv I can keep amused.

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@nana59 I understand. When my hubby passed I was so sick of people in and out of here. I mean you need it for awhile, but after a month of it, I just needed everyone to leave me alone. Then I had a neighbor stalking me for about 7 weeks. I really don't mind being alone. I was my hubby's only caregiver. It was a lot of work, and I have no regrets at all, but I think now I just need some alone time.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

My son is in a different state. He will spend it alone too. He says he gets invites from his neighbors, but he doesn't want to be in a room full of people, that know each other, and he is a stranger. He isn't sad about it

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

I've spent most Thanksgivings and 60% of my Xmases alone for the past 25 years, and while I wasn't always alone before that, they were never really warm happy times.

I now live with family, and it's the first time in 20 years that I will never have to deal with working or being hundreds of miles away again. That's my Thanksgiving grateful this year.

I usually had to work on the Friday, so there were good aspects to being alone on Turkey Day - lying around in PJs doing and eating what I wanted. Xmas was the Bad Time to not be able to get away.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all