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A DS Christmas

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I do not know about the rest of you, but, I am dreading the holidays. Christmas in particular. Friends who mean well always invite me over and when I go, I feel like a fake. It usually makes me miss my family more. Watching other people's traditions make me long for the traditions of my family who are all long dead. Wouldn't it be nice if WE could all get together. If we could have a place where it is naturally accepted that the dead would be spoken. A place that if we brought up the loss of our loved ones it would not be considered a faux pas?
Come to think of it, we do have a place here at DS until we feel like we can go back to the world of the living and truly enjoy this time of year...
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i am with you on that one....i will be online here for christmas....after scott and the kids go to bed...this will be home for the holidays
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You are right, we do have a place where we can speak of our loved ones and know we are accepted and as well as our saddness and sorrow. I do wish we could get together too.
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Bless your heart!!
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I hope that it's not considered a faux pas to bring up your loved ones who are gone. I say do bring them up, but try to keep it light if you think some are sensitve to crying at an inopportune time. Other than that, it's WONDERFUL to remember our loved ones and let them live on in our hearts.
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I was invited to a christmas party. I said, " oh how nice thank you"....I have no intention of going to a party. He is another one...it's been three months you should be getting on with your life. He was nice to invite me however, he must be out of his mind.

I will be here with you.
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