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Originally Posted by Fharraige
We'll have a small Thanksgiving, as my daughter will be with her boyfriend's family and they're a boisterous bunch. So a couple of Cornish game hens and some green bean casserole.
We'll probably open presents Christmas Eve, depending on when my daughter works. (She's in retail and may be working 12 hour shifts.) Then she'll spend Christmas with her boyfriends family and we'll have another small quiet dinner.
Between Thanksgiving and the beginning of December I might be more anxious than usual. My second husband died the beginning of December so even though it's been a long time it can be rough.
We avoid all the shopping and commercialization during the holiday season. We pretty much shop online for everything and give gift cards and cash to the kids. A lot less stress that way.
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Oh yes, I agree that gift cards are the ticket
It's more so now than ever so hard to get families together at the holidays. I know when I was married the stress of hitting all the relatives during the holidays was a real pain. We were so glad when it was over so we could rest. It does take so tactical deployment training to get around to them all. And too, remembering the ones that are not longer with us is hard that "empty chair" thing. I try to not think that dad is here, but how much I love him still and that he would want me to be happy and live on. But that is very hard. We are sharing some good ideas about how to get through the holidays and I hope these will help others.
