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[TaylorBrown]

@Andrewsgrandma you mentioned family traditions.  Is it possible to start a new tradition to honor your dad and daughter?

[CalminHeart]

I am so very sorry for your losses.  My heart goes out to you.

Mom died 3 weeks ago.  Thanksgiving was rough for all of us. With my siblings and our families, there are 43 people in my immediate family and it was odd to see Dad but not Mom that day.  I dread Christmas without her.

I've had too many disappointments (that's putting it mildly) during December and would love to go straight from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.   I dread the holidays and am happy when they're over.  

[qualitygal]

It's ok to have those feelings.  More of us are going through this.  However, this year I bounced back, thank heavens.  It's all about getting to use to what is now, and how you will choose to handle it. Don't be hard on yourself.  Get through this year best you can, and maybe next year, you'll feel differently. One day at a time.

[qualitygal]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

I am so very sorry for your losses.  My heart goes out to you.

Mom died 3 weeks ago.  Thanksgiving was rough for all of us. With my siblings and our families, there are 43 people in my immediate family and it was odd to see Dad but not Mom that day.  I dread Christmas without her.

I've had too many disappointments (that's putting it mildly) during December and would love to go straight from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.   I dread the holidays and am happy when they're over.  

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I'm sending hugs and  to you too.

[LilacTree]

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@Andrewsgrandma wrote:

I  am just going to vent here to you . I don't want to vent on Facebook. Maybe here I can get some annonomous support, love, lol! 

My goodness, my family has crumbled in the last few years. My dad died 4 yrs ago. He really was the rock that held us together. My adult daughter died almost 2 years ago. 

I am not looking forward to the holidays starting tomorrow. I'm actually dreading the day. Half of our family is going to be away and the rest of us are going to have a store purchased meal. I get and love family tradition but to me our family traditions have died. Truthfully, I just want to skip it all. Tomorrow will just be a day where we all just go through the motions. Sad but true. I used to love the holidays. I am feeling pretty low as the holidays used to be such a special time for me. Now, I just want to hibernate in my home. Not looking for responses, just want a safe place to express my feelings.

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@Andrewsgrandma

My heart goes out to you.  My mom died in 1967 when she was only 49.  Her birthday was Christmas Eve, which always made that holiday sad/happy.  Sad for continuing to grieve her loss . . . and happy because I had four beloved children who were so excited to get up Christmas morning. 

To lose your loved ones, your daughter so young, and your father . . . the pain never goes away, one just gets used to it.  My dear sister died six and a half years ago.  We look at family photos when they were all still here, and when we see how whole we were, and how we thought it would always be like that . . . then as we age, we lose more and more.  The hole in our hearts never goes away, it just grows bigger.

I have never lost a child.  I cannot imagine the pain.  I have no advice . . . somehow you will get through it.  My thoughts are with you.

[goldensrbest]

This was about thanksgiving ,i would like to know from op how it went.

[newname0]

Hoping everything gets better for you.

[ms traditional]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

This was about thanksgiving ,i would like to know from op how it went.

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yes @Andrewsgrandma      can you update us?

[MalteseMomma]

@Andrewsgrandma

{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}  I understand

Maybe next year or  maybe even this yr ,if you can find the strength,you can volunteer somewhere to do something,anything to fill the hours .

You are in my prayers. 

[Catiele]

I do my share of dreading during the holidays. I lost my best friend this year. We were 12 yrs old when we met. Many sad things happen during the holidays. I will be in the hospital January 4 for surgery. Need a new defibrillator. But right now I feel blessed for the positive things in my life———husband, children and grandchildren and my brother. Thankful for all of them. This is our lives———the bad and good. My Mom always said There are good times and bad times. The hard times make us stronger. Always look for the good. It’s there the little things that can make a difference. You take care.