The Lalala-It's-Not-Christmas Denial Thread for everyone who finds Christmas a really difficult time of year

[ILoveLife]

Yeah. She played the "but we never see each other" card. I think I spoke two sentences lol

 

[ILoveLife]

I could ride the denial pony or fake a smile lol I think I made everyone uncomfortable :roflmao:

 

[Muttly]

This makes me think of a really old song

"We are back in the saddle again"

 

[Deleted member 47099]

Hope everyone is having an okay Wednesday and not having too much of an emotional hangover from The Stupid Festivities Which Shall Remain Unnamed...

:hug:

 

[ILoveLife]

My mom ended up in the hospital last night. I'm going to get her in about an hour.

So, it turned for the worse. But I'm going to be okay, I think.

 

[Deleted member 47099]

My mom ended up in the hospital last night. I'm going to get her in about an hour.

So, it turned for the worse. But I'm going to be okay, I think.

Hope you both are okay :hug:

 

[ILoveLife]

She's being taken care of in the hospital, and she was well last night, they wanted to keep her in so they could figure out what made her pass out, we will know if they came to any conclusion this morning.
She is okay, or will be I think, and I hope.

Thanks :hug:

 

[shatter eyes]

Are you doing anything nice for yourself today? :)

Yes I did.
I allowed myself to accept an invitation for dinner from a family that has only met me once.

I gave my mom a hug while keeping ptsd gremlin in check before leaving. I went to a small dinner and was able to be honest about my ptsd sensors on alert and that tbi can misread environment so i will hang out with the dog when i am rattled. I am not the same person after accident.

It turned into an informative discussion on the brain and trauma. When we are awake we collect data..when we sleep the brain edits the data into memory.

The host even dimmed the lights so i can eat without wearing shades. It was a very hard to describe positive feeling. Many times when people learn about the brain injury and ptsd they distant themselves from me...or some have even asked if i would be the next mass murdrr serial killer then send me articles from news supporting their prejudice on me.

Thanks for asking.
We are half way thru.. Christmas done...now we rest for new years day. Oh those fireworks and noise... hanging on still clenching.

 

[Deleted member 47099]

So it's 9 pm on Boxing Day here... And I'm trying to work out whether it's safe to turn on the radio yet... Do they just keep playing carols even when Boxing Day is nearly over??
Gah... probably better not to risk it.
Surely tomorrow, which is a normal work day here, the radio will be back to normal and everyone will have completely overdosed on carols and be like OMG get them away for me for the next 12 months! :P

 

[Lucycat]

the radio will be back to normal

Sadly 'Normal' includes the daily Overdose of Brexit. It has been a pleasant reprieve from that over the past week, even though I am not a fan of that actual time in December that has just -passed.

 

[Innordinate]

Do they just keep playing carols even when Boxing Day is nearly over

as of yesterday (boxing day) there are no more christmas carols on radios or stupid movies on tv ?
the world has returned to normal

booya!

and i can be my normal grumpy self without some stupid reference to scrooge ?

 

[Deleted member 47099]

as of yesterday (boxing day) there are no more christmas carols on radios or stupid movies on tv ?
the world has returned to normal

booya!

and i can be my normal grumpy self without some stupid reference to scrooge ?

Yessss - I just put the radio on in the car and its nooooormaaal :D

We made it!! We survived!! :laugh: