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This thursday my mum is coming over to get me "organised" ready for Christmas, this
involves
a good clean (and its ready) as well as putting up the decorations. Thing is I
don't want them up
but I know my mum will be upset if I don't. Its crazy really, the only visitors
I'll have over Christmas is my mum and dad on Christmas eve for a couple of hours and if
I don't put up the odern decorations my mum will
be very upset. She doesn't seem to realise how upset I get seeing them up EVERY
day.
I'm likely to shed more tears than my mum so do I tell her, or keep her happy? |
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-You know your parents. Could you compromise with a 'modern minimal'
style of decoration, then take it down as soon as 'the visit' is
over? I really don't want to see all the 'decorations' either, so I
think I know where you're coming from. My family know that I'm
'Depressed' (although they don't understand quite what that means)
and so they don't go OTT - not that they would anyway, most of them.
Only the house with a young kid in it will be decked out very much, I
expect, and I shan't have to be there more than a few hours if at
all. (And that kid can make a stone smile, I swear). Do your parents have any idea of your 'real' state of mind? They
might be understanding (or at least considerate) if they did; but I
quite understand why you might want to keep them in the dark (I did
for ages). You may have gathered by now that I can't really answer your
question, but I hope my wittering has been some comfort. This time of year is tough on many of us, so don't be afraid to vent
here if it helps; you'll probably have company -i don't know what to say. I am feeling better this Christmas, as last
year was sheer hell for me. This year i actually enjoyed putting up
the decs AND doing the *dreaded* Christmas shopping. I hope some festive
cheer rubs off onto you and gives you some peace that you need. |
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