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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think it is important to grieve the loss and to try to bloom where you are planted. My family was and is a horror show, but people really don't want to hear about it, think about it or block it out. Friends can be found family earlier in adulthood I've found but then their own families, health issues, etc. understandably take precedence. If you want to give yourself and your DC(s) something different, try to focus on creating memories and becoming part of a community, even if not religious yourselves. I too kept focusing on what I did not have and could not control and that was repeating the pattern of isolation for me and my own family. I've learned in midlife too, that even if blessed with close family, they are eventually lost to death or estrangement over time. It helped me to get my needs met a little bit by a lot of people. The holidays are tough, wishing you peace. I[/quote]
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