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Happy Thanksgiving in the USA, tomorrow Thursday November 27th.
In my area the local Catholic Church is having its yearly BIG public Thanksgiving Day feast with all the trimmings, and it is completely FREE, and everyone in town is invited.
So I do plan to go there with another "lost" friend of mine, but I would have preferred going to a my-own-family having a family T-Day but I never got any invite.
I am not in any position myself to invite others to join me (except to that Church) and I do not believe any of my family would come to me if I did invite them.
And it is not that I am excluded personally - oh no.
I am one of 12 adult siblings and an elderly Mom and assorted nieces and nephews and in-laws and they each will have their own small family T-Day feast as our family is very divided and separated.
And it all boils down to the still lingering codependency of my family of origin.
How sad it feels to me.
But I am not angry about it, and not crying over it, and it has been this way for many years like the last BIG family T-Day was some 15 years ago.
The division and lingering hostilities and the hurt feelings are just so unnecessary and a waste, and nothing I can do about it except to feast with non-family neighbors at a local Church.
The same is true for Christmas too, but that is a story for later.
So for now it is; "HAPPY THANKSGIVING" to my DS family here. And I mean that.
In my area the local Catholic Church is having its yearly BIG public Thanksgiving Day feast with all the trimmings, and it is completely FREE, and everyone in town is invited.
So I do plan to go there with another "lost" friend of mine, but I would have preferred going to a my-own-family having a family T-Day but I never got any invite.
I am not in any position myself to invite others to join me (except to that Church) and I do not believe any of my family would come to me if I did invite them.
And it is not that I am excluded personally - oh no.
I am one of 12 adult siblings and an elderly Mom and assorted nieces and nephews and in-laws and they each will have their own small family T-Day feast as our family is very divided and separated.
And it all boils down to the still lingering codependency of my family of origin.
How sad it feels to me.
But I am not angry about it, and not crying over it, and it has been this way for many years like the last BIG family T-Day was some 15 years ago.
The division and lingering hostilities and the hurt feelings are just so unnecessary and a waste, and nothing I can do about it except to feast with non-family neighbors at a local Church.
The same is true for Christmas too, but that is a story for later.
So for now it is; "HAPPY THANKSGIVING" to my DS family here. And I mean that.
Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the things you have. It's hard not to reflect on the family and friends we've disconnected with or lost touch with. I wish my family(mother,siblings,aunts,uncles etc) were in my life. None are(on my mom's or dad's side). I wish to live as full of a life I can,but I cannot make people love me. Or want to spend time with me. Or respect me.
I feel being with those who care(regardless of whether it's a church)is more spiritually uplifting for you than the latter.
Live life,laugh and enjoy the moments when they come.
Hugs,