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GrandmawsOpinion Leicester, NC posts: 117
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posted on November 06, 2009 at 06:42AM Inappropriate? Quote Reply

This will be the first year that I won't be with my out of town family.  Everyone is doing their own thing, some are traveling, others must work Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It's made me just a bit sad. 

My family will be having dinner together however it's just not the same as having the entire family here.   Does anyone else get the Holiday Blues and if so what helps you to get through them.

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posted on November 06, 2009 at 09:08PM
 

I do at Thanksgiving- our family is scattered around the country and with it being on a Thursday there isn't time for even college aged son to come home [he is in Utah- we are in NY]

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posted on November 07, 2009 at 12:09AM
 

I do at Thanksgiving & Christmas.  My dad died when I was 15 years old.  He died in the month of October, which makes holidays depressing.  It has been 23 years since he passed away.  Christmas was my dad's favorite holiday.  He was a founding member of our local fire department.  He really enjoyed dressing up as Santa and letting all the little kids come to the fire department to see santa and tell them what he wanted for Christmas.  They would even take the fire truck through the neighborhoods on Christmas day with Santa riding inside and throwing candy to the kids.  He made such a great contribution to our local community during his life that was cut short at the age of 39.

I try to beat the holiday blues by adopting needy children and families during the holidays and helping others that are less fortunate.  I feel as if this is good therapy for me and a tribute to giving back in the same ways my dad did.  I feel that this is the best way that I can beat the holiday blues and at the same time help others.

 

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