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13-12-2016 08:45 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
Sending you hugs @Former-Member
holding you in my arms my friend xx
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
It genuinely matters that you're alive @Former-Member. You're a wonderful and supportive member of this forum and we care about you. If only cyber-hugs were real....
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13-12-2016 08:47 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
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13-12-2016 08:49 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
hugs @Former-Member
you definitely matter, sending hugs galore.
christmas seems empty and lonely for me. for the first time i wont have my kids with me either. So just skipping it this year i think, though i'll do santa and presents for the kids before they go.
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13-12-2016 08:50 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
I hope you get to hospital, or whatever support works best for you.
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13-12-2016 08:54 PM - edited 13-12-2016 08:57 PM
13-12-2016 08:54 PM - edited 13-12-2016 08:57 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
We're coming towards the end of our discussion tonight and I want to thank everyone for taking part. Not feeling positive towards Christmas can feel like a 'dirty secret' at times so it's been great to declare it loud and proud! We''ve had a real cross section of experiences, from those unavoidably caught up with family to members preparing for Christmas alone. I love that this discussion has got us thinking about ways we can make the best of whatever those circumstances are - re-claiming at least some of the day for our own needs. Whether that be time to shed a few tears, spend time in nature or with a good book.
You'll all be in my thoughts on Christmas day and I wish you as painless an experience as possible. (Setting the bar low is one of my keys to a moderately tolerable Christmas. Feel free to join me!)
Any last thoughts/survival tactics?
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13-12-2016 08:55 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
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13-12-2016 08:56 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
Hey there @Former-Member, thanks for joining us. If you're without the kids this year, do you have any plans yet for ways to make that easier? Will you go the good book/movie route or something more active?
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Is it okay to ignore Christmas? // 13 Dec. 7pm AEDT
Cyber hugs to everyone who wants them, and may your Christmas be not as bad as you feared xo