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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH left DC and I this fall, divorce is barely underway, and we are fragile. A friend invited us over for Thanksgiving with a big group of other families. Then this friend decided to make everyone go around saying what they were thankful for. She went first and I was next to her and was last. The 6 people before me alternated saying they were thankful for their family and thankful for their husband. I’m not sure what I even said. I was the only person there not in a couple but only about half the guests know about what STBX did, so it wasn’t ill-intentioned but was still a gut punch.

DC was at the kids’ table at least.

I can’t get curl up and watch a movie tonight because I have a meeting with my attorney tomorrow to prepare a ton of stuff for a court hearing next week, and I have to clean up my kitchen from making the sides and pies that no one ended up eating. [/quote]

Sending love to you tonight PP. Even if you can't indulge in some self care tonight, make a plan to do so tomorrow after your meeting. Hug your DC and tell them how much you live them. Think about how you are going to fill your home with love now that it's the two of you, and how you are stronger and better off without someone who can't appreciate you.

And no you aren't the only one are going tonight. I'm there too. Holidays are hard when life isn't looking or feeling great. But we'll get through it. We will.[/quote]

+1 still sounds like a good friend. Nobody pays attention to "what everyone is thankful for"; they are all thinking about what they are going to say and what they are going to eat. And DC was at a table with a lot of other children. That friend really pulled together a lot of people, and friends like that are golden. And you brought sides and pies to help out. You are all good people and will have a great year. [/quote]

Yes, she's worth a post on the sappy "yay, Thanksgiving" thread that I'm afraid to touch. Not only did she host all of us, but I caught up on her texts after I posted my sad vent:

She was graciously refereeing her friends' feral children all night, who it turns out broke both a bathroom light fixture and a laptop and intentionally let the dog escape. Her dog was so surprised and scared that she somehow then broke her way back into the house and put herself back in her crate and they eventually found her just sitting there waiting for it to be over. Host friend was trying not to make a fuss so no one even knew it had all happened.

I know no one else paid attention to the thankful chatter. I hope we do have a great year. Thank you to both you and the other PP with the encouraging words. I had a very late night and am really hoping to have some time to decorate and watch a movie later tonight with DC. And to definitely sleep in on Sunday if I can. [/quote]

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