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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an army brat who grew up with a family celebration of 4 my whole life.  I don’t understand why you think that’s “all alone”?  You have your family with you on the holiday and it’s a perfectly normal size![/quote]

Exactly! And op, this is so much more common that you think. You aren't alone. [/quote]

And no, not “everyone” is going somewhere else. It’s just the people you’re focused on. If I look just within a few doors in either direction in my neighborhood, there’s: a couple that immigrated here 10 months ago. A senior man who has to share his daughter and granddaughter with his ex wife - all his family has passed on, a single mom with children who are grown, an international student who can’t go home easily due to COVID, a couple who bought a house under renovation so still live pretty far but will be “home” to use up vacation setting up their new home, and us - a relocated couple with a young child who are far from all of our family who can’t travel this year for various reasons.

So, I’m having an open house on Christmas Eve (the day we celebrate Christmas) and inviting anyone who wants to come for an outdoor movie on The 25th and 26th (also a holiday in Canada). I’ll invite other people as well, and people can come as their time allows.

Build relationships with people that are like you, and maybe you wont be needlessly coveting what other people have. 
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