Anyone else going to be alone Christmas Day - or is it just

was on my own last year, still dont know if i will be this year or not...will probably work, but if i have some money..might just find me on your doorstep, with a plate knife and fork!! lol

your not the only one, I have no children, family 4 1/2hrs away, the sister I do have hear, only has her husband and kids for christmas over, it sucks. Specially when people ask you "what are you doing for christmas" or they think you are going to your sisters cause she is in same town as myself but I dont want to make her look bad for not inviting me to special occasssions knowing that I will be alone. So It SUCKS

My boyfriend spent Christmas by himself last year, and actually loved it. I had flown home for Christmas, his family was too far, and we had only just moved to the area, so there were no long time friends he really felt like spending Christmas with (though I think he may have gotten a few offers).

Basically, he spent all day watching James Bond films, grilled himself a giant steak and made some other really good food, and just treated himself. I called him later in the day to see how he was doing, and he was just having a merry old time. It's what you make of it.

I stay with my folks now and I'm lucky I get to spend Christmas with them. But when I lived alone and didn't have much to do on Christmas Eve, I would volunteer at AA Christmas Eve meetings or whatever. There's always lonely people out there and when I am helping you, I'm not thinking about me!

This year I won't be alone, but I feel quite confident that I'll be the only non coupled off person. And that in itself isn't particularly pleasant.

I have spent past Christmases alone though.

Hello MFPs! I'm alone this year in norther Va. Family is 5 hours away, I cannot travel due to work, and have a dependent older sibling at home who stresses me out. Broke up with bf (and he's traveling overseas anyway), and friends are either with their own family and one friend just rather stay home alone. But I'm enjoying a quiet day at home - cleaned a bit, actually had time to read the all news I wanted , and made myself a nice lunch.

For any loners out there today, please do something nice for yourself and don't feel bad. Think of all that you do have, whether it be health, sanity, life experience and wisdom, courage and dignity to go on in spite of life as it is, and other things that don't have a price tag but is so valuable, to yourself and everyone around you. My smiles and hugs go out to you. Merry Christmas.

I ended up having one of the best Christmas days of my life after all that!!! Isn't it funny how things can turn around?
My cousin that I haven't seen in 30 years + (the whole family) invited me to his gathering. A friend from the other side of the country had phoned me that morning and said I should be contacting another friend of ours that lives here as he was alone also - so he ended up coming over and driving me to my cousins place and we all had the best time ever!!!!! It was so good I suffered a bit the next day - but all good now :-).

Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.

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How wonderful!

I get to see my 5 year old briefly, but other than that I am alone. I'm sick anyway, so television and sporadically working out will pass the time. . . I'm sorry you are alone too.

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My thoughts are with you. Been there often. Bless you for the courage to speak your feelings.

The loving couple that raised me were my grandparents and they are long since gone. My school years had to be with my dysfunctional, downright abusive, birth family but summers were blessings with Gramma and Grampa. I raised a daughter alone; I never married until she was 26 years old. Holidays for me often brought thoughts of unpleasant memories. One day I started to make "new" memories by doing something, buying something, watching something, or whatever could create a spark in me that could counter the old memories. Since Christmas' of the past were mostly with birth family, all I could do was look at old black and white photos of me under the age 6 putting Christmas balls on the tree at Gramma's. So, at the age of thirty something, I started looking for just the right tree ornaments, getting just one or a few that really captured my heart; often, they were angels. I made sure I relished in the moment during the ornament search, often having coffee and a Starbucks cranberry bliss bar. I would have them wrap it special as if it was a gift. With lighting candles all over my home and boiling some holiday tea bags with cinnamon sticks added, I found the smell could permeate the sadness that often wanted to take over. This Christmas I do have my husband but others in my family are far away, a few of them I never want to see again. My daughter is without a car and 100 miles away but she and I will chat on the phone. Take care and know that others appreciate your honesty. May there be at least a few good memories from this season for you to enjoy. :flowerforyou:

I am alone today and was for Thanksgiving too. And will be for NYE. My husband is deployed.

Your post really good a lot of us thinking Glad to know that you are not deep in sadness but reflective on your situation. Made me really think though. Merry Christmas!

Besides virtual connections...complete solitude.....

Im not welcomed in my family during the 364 other days of the year for about the last 15 years. The worst present i have and will always receive are the current ones that have no insight on who i am. Today i said enough and stayed in bed ignoring their invite. Family should be family All year long.....Not just on Christmas. a few more hours and it will be over...

A few years back, my husband was deployed during our first year of marriage. My parents are/were also disfunctional and didn't do anything for the holidays. I stayed in my pajamas and watched the Lord of the Rings Triology. It was a little sad, but just made it my frump day.

I just recorded The Triology - thanks for this idea. I think I will watch them