That's an insensitive advert. Bit like interflora sending me all kinds of emails about things that don't apply - father's day - what? How do they know he's been dead 55 years - it could have been recent.
I liked the card that said "women and turkeys against christmas".
I had an epiphany when I was 18 about the commercialisation and excess of it all and it's been a bumpy ride ever since. My worst ever Christmas was the one three days after I had a diagnosis of breast cancer. Some of the post divorce ones were pretty grim too. Oh and the one after the breast cancer one was a contenderl - flew to KL, Malaysia, to have a lovely holiday with the chap who is now DH. He was based in HK. I got there and he had just received a fax to say my mother had died. Flew back in time for Christmas. Travel insurance wouldn't pay out because she was already ill and it cost him a fortune with all the extra flights.
On the other hand I do have some fond memories of walking on the cliffs on my own in the sunshine...
Now kids and grandkids on the other side of the planet. Sister abroad as well. Always end up going to SIL's where there is a nauseating excess of present giving and not a very nice meal (turkey breast joint because "nobody" likes the rest of the turkey.........) . Not one of the inner family circle and not a guest either. I quite like them all but individually is better than en masse. But I do my best to be nice, as my DH is very supportive to my trips to the southern hemisphere while he toils away. I don't get to cook so I may get to go for a walk or if not, maybe down the pub with the men.
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