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6. I don't have any family.

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 09:02 PM

Dec 2016

I do this alone at the holidays thing each year with varying amounts of poise. Today the needle on my keep-up-a-cheery-exterior meter is hitting E.

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Shoot...christmas is just a nice time off work. But it's kinda lonely. [View all] BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 OP

If you were anywhere close you would have been welcome at our house liberal N proud Dec 2016 #1

Just my wife and I today. We saw a matinee HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #2

That must be nice, to be with someone you love. :). n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #4

Definitely less stressful! My parents have HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #5

I don't have any family. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #6

Go out. Be around people. Help out at a shelter or a hospital. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #7

It's about bedtime here, but that's a good idea. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #8

I always love funny animal vids!!! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #13

This is an excellent suggestion True Dough Dec 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Dec 2016 #11

Same here - just hubby and me Paula Sims Dec 2016 #12

A Meetup would be very cool! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #14

Do you call them? cwydro Dec 2016 #16