GOSH DARN IT!!!!

I'll be celebrating again with just the youngest and his family on Christmas Day! How more appropriate can it be?

I'll explain to her what it is and then see if she'll share a piece of it with me! What do you think?

She's a different person these days! It feel SOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!

Sept what was personal???? sorry am I missing something????

Glad you had a good day.

So many good people make this site go round.....love rules

Kerry xx

(((((okie))))

I agree, not nice to be told to get over it...I was told the same by my cousin last night....doesn't understand depression...

Sept, I know you mean well all the time and would never wish to hurt people....but you cant expect everyone to just put all their probs aside for the sake of the holidays...people are not robots....all we can do is hope and send positive thoughts to those who cannot find peace and happiness right now....We are lucky, we have our families

for those who find it imposible to get out there and put their probs aside I send you love, hope, hugs and a chance to find that light.....

Love and hugs, Jin xxxxx

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No, I don't!! But I see no reason for someone to just come along and bring a whole bunch of people down for the heck of it! I never said anyone HAD to cheer up, much less "get over it"!! All I did was put a tool out there for those that CHOSE to use it IF they wanted to set their problems aside for a few minutes a day. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS!

*administrative edit*

didn't mean to offend....hugs, Jin xx

no one is bringing a whole thread down here, just stating their opinions, it's a mental health site with many probs.

(((((sept)))))

((((okiedokie)))) ... got my own cat now, but he isnt dancing.....

I suppose I'm the weird one here, and there will be those who will take what I say as a personal attack, but I want to weigh in on the holidays and tools that I use to get through them.

One of the most effective tools I have in my arsenal? PsychCentral. The freedom to come and say whatever I need to say, scream when I'm at my wits end, and just pour my heart when some relative has tripped over my last nerve is such a wonderful thing. I can't say the things that I'd like IRL b/c sometimes it can hurt the whole family. I have relatives who are nuttier than a fruitcake, but if I were to call them on it, they would just take it out on another family member. So, we all tiptoe around it.

But it's different here. PC isn't a place where you have to walk on eggshells. . .or at least it shouldn't be anyway.

I guess my advice would be to post what you need to post. And you guys who read a lot, if you don't want to be pulled down, then don't read posts that don't "seem" happy or holiday appropriate. As far as wanting to "help" people, it's important to understand that individuals deal the way they are able to. Berating someone or a group of someone's for not choosing to use the well intentioned advice is not helpful. It turns people off.

Christmas is a difficult time of year for a lot of people. Despite my faith and strong foundation in Christ, it's still a very hard holiday for me. So, I WILL use the boards at PC to help alleviate the stress and strain.

Due to the "strain" in the thread, I feel it best that it be closed at this point.

I think acceptance is key...in all its various forms. We don't have to understand another to accept them for who they are.

KD