How Do You Deal With Holidays?

[Deleted member 541]

I think the deal with holidays for me is this......


I was always a giver. I LOVED to give gifts, whether hand made, bought, or freshly baked I loved to give. I always went over board, spent way to much, and went into debt to provide my daughter and grandkids with things I wanted to give them. Now they don't speak to me, I am alone, and they have refused me to ever buy them anything again. For the last 5 yrs, I have been denied the one thing in life that I truly enjoyed.....Making others happy through my giving.

I now hate what has been taken away from me....The pleasure of giving, so I hate holiday's.......

 

[Grama-Herc]

Oh She

I am so sorry things revolving around the holidays has become a source of saddness for you.

I was the same way with my daughter, when she was with me. When I moved back to my home town I did the same thing for my mother, so I know exactly how much you enjoy the giving.

Family dynamics can get so tangled. I hate that your family is all tangled up in this mess. At least ya got "US"