Same to you Debb! Yes, another year without my boy at the family dinner. He,s in prison this year, but even when he wasn,t, he was either working or doing whatever and seldom ever came anyway. Being estranged from my youngest son, one who passed away in 2006 and one in prison, its just my daughter and her family and my mom with us. I,m just grateful for what I do have and that my daughter and I are so close. I,m wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and blessed holidays.
Joygirl, your attitude is amazing! I respect your positive outlook. Enjoy your day. You deserve happiness today
Deelynn and everyone else, I wish you a little PEACE today at least. The holidays are tough for our addicts. I never know what they will bring. My daughter was out od control and had to go to rehab last Christmas. I saw that she has already relapsed recently, but I think she pulled herslf up again.
Put on your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride.
Peace to all of us.
Dinner is over..leftovers put away...my son's ex called with excuses so I didn't get to see my grandson. Somehow...the empty places at the table said so much more than I wanted to hear.
Debb,
I know the feeling. There were 24 of us at my mother's yesterday afternoon, only one empty place where my addict son should have been. He chose not to acknowledge any of his family this holiday, and only spoke for a moment by phone with his daughter when she called him. It was his first holiday ever without his family, and while I tried very hard to appreciate the blessings in my life, the emptiness his absence brought to the room just crushed me. I got through it, but had a good cry afterward. I can only pray for the strength to get through Christmas...
Jan
