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Grey5

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11. from one Canuck to another...

Reply to canuckledragger (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 07:28 PM

Dec 2021

Do what is best for you.
You should have been here when they asked me what I was doing special for Xmas this year. After being the the Christmas Cook for the last fifty years, this year I said "left over pizza and beer." They are still in shock, every few days one will say " So what are we doing for Xmas?" I keep replying "Pizza and beer". You know that even after all this time not one dinner was just right. I didn't expect complements but a thank you would have been nice. Nit picky knot heads. I just got fed up.

I will be having a nice quiet turkey dinner but I will make and enjoy it on Dec. 21st. The winter solstice is more important to me than listening to all the gripes and backstabbing.
They can just go on whining and moaning, this year it's my turn.

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So it's Christmas again... [View all] canuckledragger Dec 2021 OP

Hi, canuckle! cilla4progress Dec 2021 #1

I have one or two I can talk to right now canuckledragger Dec 2021 #5

Hang in there. LoisB Dec 2021 #2

Thanks. It's why I'm reaching out here, now. canuckledragger Dec 2021 #9

You are not alone. Those of us that eshew toxic families can feel lonely. alittlelark Dec 2021 #3

Yes, and the hard part is finding friends that understand the damage done canuckledragger Dec 2021 #6

The damage done by toxic families lasts a lifetime, alittlelark Dec 2021 #17

Nice thing about DU - someone is always on to chat with SheltieLover Dec 2021 #4

Cutting of the crazy makers helps a lot. canuckledragger Dec 2021 #7

I know exactly what you mean SheltieLover Dec 2021 #8

I've done so in past. canuckledragger Dec 2021 #10

Have you ever read JamesW Pennebaker's therapeutic journaling research? SheltieLover Dec 2021 #12

Part of the problem with that is... canuckledragger Dec 2021 #13

from one Canuck to another... Grey5 Dec 2021 #11

My family cared more about what you bought for them around this time. canuckledragger Dec 2021 #15

I share your feelings. A long time friend I used to work with, recently ghosted me. I texted her Ziggysmom Dec 2021 #14

I know the feeling. I'm delaing with it now. canuckledragger Dec 2021 #16