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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 741760" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>I have dreaded holidays all my life.</p><p>My mother was an alcoholic when I was young and I was raised as an only child since her other children (from first husband) were adults when I was born.</p><p>I always wished there were more people around at holidays then because that is what I thought it should be and that was what I longed for. She was usually coming off a bender or something so I do not have good holiday memories. She did try but the addiction got the best of her and she died as a young woman.</p><p></p><p>Since I've been married to my current husband we have made the most of the holidays. Mostly with his family and they were pretty good. However now he is only close to one sibling so we stopped celebrating with his family.</p><p></p><p>This year our two older boys are in Chicago and we are on the Gulf Coast. They were supposed to come for Christmas but due to their jobs they won't be here then but sometime for a visit in the next few months. That is okay.</p><p></p><p>Our former Difficult Child will be with us for the holidays this year. Just the three of us. I feel so blessed that he is in a good place now and will be praying that is where he chooses to stay. We have had so many bad holidays during his addiction that I felt like I had reverted back to my childhood.</p><p></p><p>I am hoping that this holiday season will be the start of happy memories for us. I think we all have to be thankful for the good in our lives and for what we do have. We are still standing. Sometimes we don't see that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 741760, member: 15032"] I have dreaded holidays all my life. My mother was an alcoholic when I was young and I was raised as an only child since her other children (from first husband) were adults when I was born. I always wished there were more people around at holidays then because that is what I thought it should be and that was what I longed for. She was usually coming off a bender or something so I do not have good holiday memories. She did try but the addiction got the best of her and she died as a young woman. Since I've been married to my current husband we have made the most of the holidays. Mostly with his family and they were pretty good. However now he is only close to one sibling so we stopped celebrating with his family. This year our two older boys are in Chicago and we are on the Gulf Coast. They were supposed to come for Christmas but due to their jobs they won't be here then but sometime for a visit in the next few months. That is okay. Our former Difficult Child will be with us for the holidays this year. Just the three of us. I feel so blessed that he is in a good place now and will be praying that is where he chooses to stay. We have had so many bad holidays during his addiction that I felt like I had reverted back to my childhood. I am hoping that this holiday season will be the start of happy memories for us. I think we all have to be thankful for the good in our lives and for what we do have. We are still standing. Sometimes we don't see that. [/QUOTE]
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