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havent been on in a while, hoping everyone had a fantastic xmas. the wife had a massive flare up and has spent the last 3 days in bed. didnt have guests over as she is just too sick. so ate xmas dinner by myself while the wife lay in bed.
has not been a good xmas at all. hope everyone else had a good time though.
sometimes i just feel so lonely even though i am physically not. xmas always used to be so magical for me. this year was the most depressing xmas i have ever had. the wife is so sick.
the pain flared to 100 thus needing higher dose of pain meds which has led to her being sick to her stomach with migraines.
i still coked the turkey dinner just for the 2 of us in hopes she would be able to get up and eat with me but that didnt happen.
so i sat at tv tray in front of tv eating my turkey dinner all alone. wife had broth in bed few hours after dinner.
anyways just needed to vent
happy holidays everyone
has not been a good xmas at all. hope everyone else had a good time though.
sometimes i just feel so lonely even though i am physically not. xmas always used to be so magical for me. this year was the most depressing xmas i have ever had. the wife is so sick.
the pain flared to 100 thus needing higher dose of pain meds which has led to her being sick to her stomach with migraines.
i still coked the turkey dinner just for the 2 of us in hopes she would be able to get up and eat with me but that didnt happen.
so i sat at tv tray in front of tv eating my turkey dinner all alone. wife had broth in bed few hours after dinner.
anyways just needed to vent
happy holidays everyone
I'm glad you felt you could come here and vent. If you're like me it helps to know that you're not alone.
I spent the holiday going to family gatherings alone. Driving myself home alone. Then sitting up Christmas Eve staring at the tree ......alone. I swear I feel like a married widow.
Sending you an understanding Hug , Phoebe
Not having little ones around means I don't have to have it be magic
I just try to enjoy the golden moments.
I blew up at my husband this afternoon. I didn't leave his side all day, and I went upstairs to put away laundry and was "leaving him for too long" and I lost it. being stuck in the house to nurse him is one thing, but not being able to leave the room? not so much.
anyway, maybe you can do a mulligan...a do over.
I was happy to see lots of family, but I wish I could post a photo of hubby in sulking mode....while I did dishes at every house I went to....Maybe we just expect too much of our lives sometimes...it really just is another day.
anyway, I hope today is better for both of you.
Sometimes I think of myself as a "solo parent". I'm not a single parent because I have a husband...but for the most part, I'm doing it on my own.
So sorry to hear about the loneliness each of you is dealing with.