My brother died very suddenly on boxing day morning, it'll be 3 years this year.
Needless to say, Christmas is not a happy time.
I'm sitting in tears tonight because it was announced at work today that we will have a 'Christmas jumper' day next week. I'm quite senior so will be expected to take part in the 'fun'. I hate Christmas jumpers, the last time I seen my brother alive was Christmas morning and I teased him about it. I hate Christmas decorations, songs etc and normally go out of my way to avoid shops this time of year. I can't avoid it all at work though, we are decorating Christmas trees too.
So, my question, how do you step away from all the 'fun' without telling people about what you've been through.