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#21
You did not kill Ebony honey. You held her as she slipped away so the last thing she knew was your love
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#22
Just read this article and thought it fit here.
I’ve Been Skipping Christmas For Over A Decade. Here’s Why It Brings Me Comfort And Joy. I’ve Been Skipping Christmas For Over A Decade. Here’s Why It Brings Me Comfort And Joy. | HuffPost HuffPost Personal |
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I'm so, so sorry for your losses, OE. Perhaps the loss of your relationship with your sister is the worst loss of all, in a certain way. I had a decade of my life in my 40's in which I was walloped by death. My parents, in-laws, all of my aunts and uncles, all of my husband's aunts and uncles, my last remaining grandparent, several suicides, cousins that died far too young, the loss of a much-wanted pregnancy, and a list of beloved pets. I literally felt like I was cursed; in fact, I'm still not at all sure I wasn't, to be honest. I've never recovered from it all. Do you have ways of healing, of recovering? __________________ |
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There is a song in Yiddish, @eskielover, and a line of it sang through my mind as I finished reading your post. In English it translates to a blessing on your head, mazel tov, mazel tov...
(mazel tov meaning "congratulations"). It's difficult to explain exactly but, essentially, the idea is that you have had a blessing fall upon you and are to be congratulated. __________________ |
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It sounds like you've had quite a range of Christmas experiences, Nammu. I used to like cleaning on Christmas, it was a terrific way to bring in the new year, a sparkling clean home! __________________ |
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I believe that the Universe has blessed each one of us with feelings. It is a sickness when we are told by someone that we cannot communicate our feelings. __________________ |
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My heart and soul hurt for you sooo much, wt. I can't talk about it, but can only say, "I know." And mostly You are not, not, not alone. Never alone. My favorite Christmases ever were the ones when I worked in the cafe. I worked very hard, everyone was merry, laughing, singing. It truly was like a pretty greeting card that sparkled with glitter. I made lots of tips Outside was cold and grey, but inside, the cafe was steamy and warm and filled with happy people. I know, wt...when we work on Christmas it takes our minds off of things we'd rather not dwell upon __________________ |
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I wish something good could of come out of Ebonys death, i not sure if giving Willow a home cause she was long term in rescue, was enough to cancel out the bad
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@lizardlady thanks for the article. I think it’s an important message saying it’s ok to create ones own way of celebrating the holiday without some kind of guilt if one doesn’t have a traditional romanticized ideal that the holiday was expected to be.
The truth is the holiday has been taken over and used for marketing and consumption rather than creating a way of celebrating in what ever way someone chooses. |
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I wish I had answers for you. I ask the same questions about mine. All I can say is that deep in my very soul I have the strongest feeling that it's all the way it should be __________________ |
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I'm also not sure if it's "normal" to feel bad when christmas lights are on, as a kid I found the whole Christmas thing exciting but as a adult the christmas lights etc have caused me to feel bad and i don't know why
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How true. And who turned it into marketing and consumption? Greedy people selling the Hallmark greeting card 'perfect holiday family' image, pushing it, advertising it, until it had permeated society to the point at which anyone who believed they didn't fit "the image" felt like a loser. Alone, ashamed, withdrawn, depressed. It's become a sickness. I'm struggling with it myself. __________________ |
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As a kid I loved the whole season, now the depression is so severe I'm maxed out on several medications. I do like the lights, but every single bit of the rest of it is torture. All I can think of is spring. Maybe you're having seasonal depression wt? __________________ |
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#36
What is it with that mariah carey (spelling) song this year anyways? Everyone round here seems obsessed with playing it "all i want for Christmas is youuuuuu" all i want for christmas is earplugs .....
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Possibly seasonal depression, the song i said doesnt help .....
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According to someone on the radio, only bats can make a higher pitched noise than mariah carey
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#39
This thread has me right now.....
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#40
I was always on the look out for unique Christmas decorations and one year I found this absolutely gorgeous banister evergreen with different birds on it. The birds tweeted three Christmas songs. Not having a banister I hung it over my large picture window. BUT, I couldn’t play the birds because it drove Sir absolutely wild. The birds looked real and when they tweeted he kept trying to jump up and attack them. That was one wild 5 minutes until I turned off the sound! never mix cat and birds at Christmas!
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