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If You’re Alone at Christmas Try Doing These Things
You’re welcome!
Ah, it’s holiday time. Yippee yahoo. For many, it’s fun and family and feasts. And then there’s the rest of us who are alone for Christmas. Some don’t mind it, some find it very difficult.
I’ve managed to learn how to deal with loneliness during the holidays and now 5 years later it doesn’t really bother me anymore. Don’t get me wrong. I’d love to go back to the time my son was young and there were tons of presents under the tree and lots of yummy food and family and friends.
But those days are over. And that’s ok. I hold onto those memories :)
Being alone for Christmas used to suck a lot
Some manage ok, others struggle. The first two years or so was really hard for me. One year I went back to Canada to be with family, but the other 4 I have been alone for the holidays.
This year I am without family again, but 5 years in Guatemala and I now have some fantastic friends who I can call family. I’m blessed. I’m still alone on Christmas morning, which has always been the most exciting day for me ever as a mom.
Now I just wake up and kinda pretend it’s just another day. I think being without family and friends and being in a different country really gives…
