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Those of you that have.............how do you make it through?
I lost both of my parents at a young age and find it sometimes hard to be happy during the holidays, especially when I have to be around my husbands complete family. I have learned to hide my grumpiness for the kids but find myself faking it as I go. How do you deal with grief during the holidays?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Aw. I'm sorry.
I guess you can't really do much. The most you can do is just remember that they would want you to be having a good time in life and wouldn't want you to be sad.
So just be optimistic and you know, share memories you had with your parents.
Source(s): Happy Holidays! :D - sglmomLv 71 decade ago
I, too, lost my parents as a very young woman ..
and add on top of that that I've been SINGLE for the vast majority of MY Adult Life (survived a short disaster of a marriage .. was a Long Term Single Parent and now am an Empty-Nesting Single Retiree) ...
Around the Holidays -- yes, it is difficult -- but I also realize that there is NO ONE out there for me ... and I have to dig up the strength from withIN and just go forwards in life. So ..
What I do at this time of year is to go through the house -- isolate what I've not used during the past few months (to year) .. and set those things into some piles -- keep (yes, holiday stuff or things to reuse), trash (hey, it is broken and there is no way to reasonably fix it at this time), donate (good to reuse by someONE who needs it), and sale (garage sale -- if I feel up to it).
With those 4 done -- I DO go out and donate .. volunteer -- for I know that there are MORE people (than just me) who are ALONE at this time of year .. who have NO ONE nearby to care for them (or about them), and I just take the opportunity to show my generosity for sure.
YOU Are very BLESSED -- you have a spouse, you have children with you .. and you are NOT alone. THAT alone would be something to just help you overcome the sadness of your parents' passing ...
Source(s): An Empty-Nesting Single Retiree who is ALONE this Christmas (like many before this one). With noONE here for me (and no prospects of any in my future either) -- with siblings still Serving (and far, far away -- including in Combat Zones) .. with no parents and very few living relatives now .. it is why I concentrate on the Giving BACK -- and I like to do it withOUT getting attention for myself at this time. That is what gets me through the holidays - and that I know that I earned this HOME that I own and can be in. I consider myself BLESSED (Even though I am ALONE). - DenzLv 51 decade ago
Aw shucks I am so sorry.
Well you can look at it this way isn't your husband family your family too? I know that they can't replace your family but ( your mom and dad ) but if you develop a closer relationship between your mother in law and father in law you will start to consider them as your parents. ( It sounds much better when I said it out loud lol. ) Well I hope you pull through this holiday season bye.....
- 1 decade ago
Find friends through online platonic social groups, such as meetin.org , meetup.com or upcoming.yahoo.com
When I have trouble of any kind, I visit elderwisdomcircle dot org.
It's a volunteer run website by elders who share their life experience for free.
Good luck.
Source(s): http://www.meetin.org/ http://www.meeup.com/ http://www.elderwisdomcircle.org/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/
