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[qvcaddition]

First SUNSHINE 3215, Just to know someone cared,Thank you, you brought tears to my eyes which is Good for me. Haven,t let go in quite awhile. My sympathy to your husband also, lucky he has you.

LAURELO13, I KNOW the invisible part like you don,t matter. I don,t know how old you are, I am 78 and get treated like I don,t have anything to say or don,t matter anymore. I have accomplished a lot in life and have a lot more to contribute and so do you. I bet you have a lot more sense in your little finger than the whole group of them. I also feel very lucky with what I have . It is their lost, so today let,s have a good day, and not give them the power of making us feel sad. We are not invisible to God. Not getting religious, but it is what keeps me up.

Thank you DIGO for starting this thread and for everyone that has posted here, non are alone today.

[Laurel013]

Qvc addiction...ur right, we have much more than they give us credit for...we do have worthy things to say and if it werent so other folks wouldnt find us interesting...lol!

[Campion]

Merry Christmas, Laurie. I can't believe they'd come up with "well, you weren't on call for free baby sitting, so we're treating you like yesterday's newspaper." I'd send them a note saying when they're ready for a true relationship where people are in it for each other and not what someone else can do for them, you'll be there. Until they learn that, they can stew in their own juices.

It's ok to be sad. It's part of life. Moving on past it, and staying IN it too long may not be ok. But part of the road we travel can be dark and troubling. You just keep moving--but it's ok to acknowledge it. Sometimes, you just have to move past it and it's ok to say you're sad right now.

[YorkieonmyPillow]

On 12/25/2014 qvcaddition said: This is a wonderful thread. So much of the advise makes sense. My dog and cat know somehow how sad I am right now, because my cat is not affection, but right now as we lay in bed, he is on my chest as I try to type this. I don,t dare move, even thought he is heavy. My dog decided to come right up and lay next to me on the pillow. Can,t move my right arm. I came home early from my daughter's house last night because in front of 20+people she humiliated me and not even my two boys stood up f o r me. Will not go into detail, but I am done. I have four volunteer jobs, and it helps me more than the people I help. Today, I will take down my decorations, and eat some of my favorite food. I will take the dog for a walk. I will do My exercise like I do everyday. All those people sitting down down at her table last night, just so they would think what a wonderful person she is, yet her heart is black. I do miss the happy Christmas years, but they have been gone for quite awhile. I decorate every year for me. It makes me happy to come into my house, my sanctuary of peace. I was going to stay home last night, but didn,t want the family to say I was being a drama queen, which I,m not. I wish I had listen to my inner voice. For the preservation of my own well being, no more family dinners for me. Especially Holidays. Sorry, I,m on my Kindle in bed and it doesn,t do paragraphs. Have a wonderful day today everyone. Really, it is just another day in our lives to live to the fullest as we see fit. Only we can choose to be sad or happy.

Sorry that happened to you. I don't know what is wrong with people. They must be miserable inside, to want to hurt others.

[LoriMI]

Go to the Salvation Army and adopt a family during the holidays. Serve meals at soup kitchens. Give to others and you'll see joy in their faces.

Go to a nursing home and bring small gifts, hair brushes, perfume, nice soaps, etc. Visit with the elderly that can't see their loved ones during the holidays.

If you are in a big city, hand out pizzas to the homeless. buy hats and gloves at the dollar tree and hand them out.

Don't forget to say Merry Christmas.

[stevieb]

This can indeed be the most bittersweet time of the year... Yes, it'll always be 'the holidays' and while their meaning is constant, our experience and joy in them changes so much over time... As family and friends depart and traditions fall by the wayside, either due to cultural changes or changes in our own lives, most folks who've reached a certain age in life look back on happier times, when the holidays were filled with more people and activities... We remember and relive those times, but ultimately, it is what it is... As difficult as it can sometimes be, it's important to hold onto those memories but also to find whatever joy we can in the here and now, realizing that it is, for some, vastly different than the joy of times gone by...

[house_cat]

Thanks for the lovely post, digo.

[Mustang Shar]

OP, what a wonderful post. I am the recipient of kindness this year. I live with my elderly Mom..... While I've been separated 10 years, my husband suddenly died on 12/07. I took care of all the arrangements but the family is devistated. My Mom then took ill and had to be hospitalized. There wasn't even time to decorate, send cards...nothing. 2 of our condo neighbors brought over home made treats....it was so thoughtful..

This Christmas I'm just numb...sad. No big dinner... Kindness of others makes a difference. Blessings to you all.

[nun ya]

On 12/25/2014 winamac1 said:

I think the Holidays can be a very sad time of year for many. I lost my mother at the end of March, and I know my dad is so sad. He posted a wedding picture of them on Facebook last night, and it said "thanks for all the good years". It was so sad to see that.

Merry Christmas to all!

aww winamac, that made me tear up. It's so hard to see a parent missing the other.

[Annabellethecat66]

winamac1 = nothing is truly lost. My son-in-law is a computer wizard (for the government), so he knows what he's talking about when he says it is never lost.

Contact the Facebook people and they can tell you directly how to retrieve it. First I'd take it to someone who knows about computers. He probably just pushed the wrong key.

My son-in-law has retrieved so many lost articles, pictures, etc. They'd sometimes been lost in the computer for years. After (what seemed like a short time) he had everything back up on the screen.

If it's important please keep contacting people to get it back. You can get it back.