Why are the holidays tough on you?

Danw586

Just_Mel_ wrote: »

My dad died 4 days after Christmas when I was 7 years old after battling brain cancer for over a year. We didn't know if he would last until Christmas, so my mom put up a tree in August so he could enjoy it since Christmas was his thing. That year, some of his co-workers brought my siblings and I a ton of gifts and Christmas dinner, and Santa came. We gathered around my dad's bed to take a pic with Santa. He couldn't really speak well at this point, but mumbled thank you to everyone. I found an old polaroid pic years later of that moment, showing him looking off away from the camera. We didn't realize it at the time, but he had gone blind.

Christmas lost it's magic that year. My mom tried her best to regain it for us kids over they years, but it never really came back. As a mother, I've always faked the joy for my own girls and do everything I can to make their holidays special.

Side note, the only time I really feel the "Christmas spirit" are the years when I'm able to pay it forward and give to a needy family, like Christmas was given to my family that year. I wish I was financially able to afford it more.

That last part about paying it forward... spot on.

The most miserable people are self-centered. Once one is focused on the well-being of others, one doesn’t have time to dwell on one’s woes, but we all are self-centered at one point or another. It’s a constant battle to stay positive and think of others when we don’t necessarily feel like.

PaperDoll_

Trying to avoid all the peppermint treats is tough. 🤷‍♀️

I actually love this time of year. The cold, the holidays, all of it. 😬

I will see myself out...

Kindhearts30

I miss family members that have passed on =(