Holidays have been one source of aggravation when it comes to my pain, shame, fear and sadness for at least the past 9 or 10 years.....it's hard this time of year. And although there has been *some* amazing healing in this area for me, the pain is still fresh and I tread lightly around these days. One thing that has come from it for me is that I am much for empathetic towards those who are left out, forgotten, ignored, Abandoned and alone. I always try to be careful what comes out of my mouth and to treat people with care. You just never know what others are going through....