Alone for Christmas

Wendysue Thank you for your warm and understanding messages to everyone on this thread. I survived a bit better than I expected, and hope others on their own, or separated from their children and grandchildren, did too. Happy New Year to everyone - here's wishing the new year brings hope, wisdom and understanding to all of us.
Boatman I hope you're ok, and in better health.

We fly to one dd and go by car to dd2 . I always take the wherewithal for a meal. Smoked salmon is bought at the airport and is either a gift or the only meal in the houseand I take a cooked gammon joint and a pudding with custard to the other one saying I know this is your favourite but also making sure we have something to eat. There have been very hungry times when we have done emergency babysits.

Well, I'm kicking myself thinking of all the Douwe Egbert jars I've chucked in the bin over the years! Could have made a fortune on Ebay.

I got through Christmas better than I thought I would....mostly by ignoring it. My wish for the New Year is that my daughter-in-law will relent, or at least tell me whatever has caused her to cut me off, and give me the opportunity to put things right.

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I would never visit anyone during the festive period without taking some special food treats. A friend who did spend Christmas alone, is off to stay with other pals this evening, she's taking a leg of local lamb, a cheese board, special biscuits and a box of fruit. My sister arrived here for one overnight stay before Christmas, laden down with a cake she'd baked, two great bottles of wine and a lovely bunch of flowers. Hospitality, love and generosity of spirit matter always but imo, especially at this emotionally charged time of year.

As for step grandchildren - I know hardly anyone who doesn't have adopted/step/children who just came for the weekend and never moved out etc etc, within their families. this is almost 2016 and it's the way things are.

I do hope everyone who was alone for Christmas has found some cheer on gransnet or in other places

We never visit our son without taking lots stuff, this time no exception champagnes red wine, crackers tin biscuits, chocolates etc.

If that is what you were implying we certainly never go without taking lots stuff and treat them to meal or takeaway.

Thanks, sola! I'm glad you like my posts in here. And I'm glad you're feeling better, too.

Add my thanks too wendysue you seem such a kin thoughtful lady to take trouble to try help others.

Where has lines of lyrics gone? I liked it? Am all alone over new year. its not getting capitalsised

Are/were you a professional counsellor, WendySue?

grannylyn the Lyrics thread has disappeared off the Active list as no one had posted on it for a while. You could search for it in one of the 'search' boxes on the right hand side of the page and resurrect it!

I hope your NY's wish comes true Gabrielle and that wish shared by all facing estrangement is granted.