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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The hack to a wonderful Christmas is the belief that you are as worthy of joy and peace as anybody else in your story. If you have young – – very young – – children, they are your responsibility. Not grandparents, not siblings, not aunts. I stopped hosting people who don’t add to the joy of the day years ago and we have wonderful holidays full of the food and drink we like and the music we like and most importantly 18-20 people who all genuinely want to see and spend time together! So much holiday misery boils down to assigning your own happiness a lesser value. [/quote]

It's lovely you have 18-20 people like that!

I only have DH. He is wonderful. His family and friends aren't local but he does have them. I did not keep up friendships well, some died, family died. I feel lonely but realize I don't even keep track of neighbor names since the ones who had been friends all moved to bigger houses. [/quote]

The 18-20 are curated from a much larger and candidly needier family/friend universe.

I will add, though, that we have in that number ‘chosen family’ that includes singles and couples without local family who add hugely to the joy of the day. Do you have any “couple” friends who host large gatherings/who you would genuinely love to spend a day with? They might love to extend an invitation to you.[/quote]

I love this chosen family.[/quote]

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