PieSusan
Washing Up
^I still say "Sweet dreams" to my mom every night like she did me when I was little!
Miss Laurie -- It's Sunday!! Time for Chied Fricken!!!
First chance you get take a day off and go somewhere and pamper yourself.
Jackie
Hi, Laurie!
I'm glad you're making progress and I understand how valuable our DC family is. Without their love and support, in June, when Buck died I don't know I would've survived.
I'm having great difficulty with this Christmas season but it's because I'm celebrating it alone. Buck so loved this season and his enthusiasm was infectious. Without him, I really don't care to do anything.
I forced myself to prepare food gifts for our usual recipients and delivered them with as much cheer as I could muster. I felt as though I was just "performing." Pasted on a smile and said, "Merry Christmas" as I handed each their baskets/bags.
Hang in there and lean on DC. It's truly a safe haven.
Welcome to DC, Tara.Hi,
Although I am new here and we have not met, I understand what you are going through. Christmas is always a tough time for me too, having been raised by my bipolar alcoholic father and despondent mother -I suffer from PTSD (just realized this recently) and many things trigger me - loud voices, our toddler hurting himself, someone not listening to me, etc etc etc - and this time of year everything is amplified.
Let's all stick together and get through this - we are not alone!
Tara
I have suffered from depression off and on for most of my life, and holiday blues are tough.
Something that has always made me feel better is to do something nice for someone else.
The Christmas after my mother had died the day before Thanksgiving, a young family had a fire and lost everything. A drop off point was established for donated clothing, but I wrapped up toys for their three young children tagging them, "from Santa," and my dad dropped them off.
You'd be surprised how much better it made me feel.
You don't have to spend money...just call some elderly person that is all alone and wish them Merry Christmas.
I have suffered from depression off and on for most of my life, and holiday blues are tough.
Something that has always made me feel better is to do something nice for someone else.
The Christmas after my mother had died the day before Thanksgiving, a young family had a fire and lost everything. A drop off point was established for donated clothing, but I wrapped up toys for their three young children tagging them, "from Santa," and my dad dropped them off.
You'd be surprised how much better it made me feel.
You don't have to spend money...just call some elderly person that is all alone and wish them Merry Christmas.