I have mostly been a lurker on this site, enjoying your wit and candor. Your post today has me feeling compelled to say something.

I know there is nothing I can say to change the way you feel. But please know there are many people out here that you touch with your words and experiences.

Although my not wishing for Christmas to come is far different from yours, I too have those close my eyes and pray its all over feelings inside. -My husband leaves for the desert in mid Feb, again, and I know this time he is likely going to a more dangerous place than the last time, with a more dangerous job than the last time.

I am sending loads of hugs your way. I hope it helps in some small way.

I usually read don’t comment. I am really feeling you on this. You will get through this Holiday season take it one day at a time. (((Watchdog))) Sending much love your way.

Not for the same reasons, but I’m not looking forward to this holiday bombardment either.  I want to be on the other side of it.  No words of encouragement, other than one day at a time and order your smokes online.

I wish for just one day I could carry the load for you.  Just one day.  And I think I’d pick Christmas.

I hate the holiday season- people are the biggest asses during this time of year. And they mulitply

One day at a time seems to be the theme of these comments.  No better advice was ever given.  Remember to breathe and keep counting those days, it will be done with soon enough.  *hugs*

I am such a party-pooper. The Winter Solstice does not and has not fallen on December 25th of our present calendar. It falls on either December 20th, 21st or 22nd.

Silly test-maker. She must make certain qualifications… like “According to the Julian calendar what holiday fell on December 25th before CHristmas?”

I think it is a testament to your ability to see the meaning in some old ordinary idiot.

Wanna come to Egypt with me?  It won’t be very Christmasy over there.

If I could fast forward past the next couple weeks for you, I would.

{{{Hugs}}}

20 days?! *Heart attack* Fuck, I need to get my cards out! Cuz that’s all anyones getting. Why does this holiday just go on and on and on...I wish it was, like, May Day or Veteran’s Day, one damn little day and it’s over. It’s kinda stupid.

Maybe could you look forward to the New Year?

You know babe, every time I post a “I want to shake the shit out of my kids” rant and you post, or I think of you, I want to disappear back into the floor.

But I don’t.  I hug the crap out of them and think of you and yours instead.

Okay, I have an admission to make.  I love Christmas with big pink puffy hearts...but I’m not feeling it this year.  I don’t know why either.  I mean, at least you have a valid reason for not looking forward to the fat fucking man in red...I have no excuse. 

You’re always welcome here in San Francisco if you need to get away.  We’ll go to Chinatown and get some sketchy Chinese food and then go over to North Beach for some Italian food and watch the idiot wind surfers get blown away....and then we’ll go down by the wharf and have some cioppino and all the dungeness crab a person can eat. 

I’ll take you to the worst place EVER....the California cuisine restaurants in downtown San Francisco.  What?  You don’t like foam?  Avocado and sprouts on everything?  Vegetarian fare so bad that will make you want to go out and eat an entire cow raw?

Maybe then we can go someplace cool like Alcatraz...or go see Coit tower.

And then we can go to the wine country and drink our way through Napa.  Then we can hit up the cheese makers and eat cheese ‘til our stomachs hurt.  AND THEN we’ll go back to San Francisco for Irish coffees at the place where they first made Irish coffees.  (Though I won’t be drinking one because I’d rather have my skin pulled off than to drink coffee.)

And then you can come home to my house and play with Teddy.  He’ll LOVE you.  I mean, can it get any better than Teddy?  Seriously?

No, I was calling the test maker some old idiot. Cause he/she was. And you made sense of his/her idiocy.

Learn to take a compliment! Jeez!