Who do you wish could be with you this Christmas?

[NovemberMorn]

For me, my mother.
There will always be an empty space now around the Christmas table.
I would love just one more Christmas day for us to spend together.

Who (alive or dead) do you wish you could spend Christmas day with?

My lovely dog who died on Nov 3rd , life will never be the same again 😢

My mum. I miss her dreadfully 💔 she loved Christmas

And me

My lovely Dad, who died in September aged 92. His birthday was on Christmas Day too, so a double whammy. We used to all stay up till midnight on Christmas Eve to toast his birthday with a glass of bubbly. We (me, my brothers and his grandsons) will do it this year too, but it will be bittersweet and we will all be in tears. I hope to hold it all together to cook our Christmas lunch. Miss you my Daddy xx

I am so, so sorry for everyone who is missing and grieving their loved ones. It is such a difficult time of year. I hope you all have some support around you.

Dw two boys both gone one age 3'the other at 27 and also her ds who died suddenly.
A lot of heartache for one person.

My dog.

My mum - she passed a couple of months ago.

I'd give anything for more time with her.

Same for me. Thinking of you @Areyouasking and @Radiohorror

My dog too, first Christmas without him .

Whenever I see your name on here I have a thought for you and your son. I can't imagine the pain you carry. I'm so sorry you lost your boy 😔
Wishing you peace this Xmas 💐

My son who died 12 weeks ago. It's so fucking hard.

I can't even imagine how hard @AuntieMarys - I hope you've got people around you. One day at a time

My sister. She's currently still alive but on end of life care, awaiting transfer to the hospice. She's no longer herself.

My mum. Again, I am alive but currently in hospital after receiving an organ transplant. I know she's where she needs to be right now, but I wish her all the healing in the world in the hope that she gets home in time to say goodbye to my sister.

@AuntieMarys I'm so sorry I can't imagine how you are coping. Sending you so much love x

It's tough isn't it? Thinking of you all xx

Same for me. Solidarity.

My parents. Mam died in 2016, Dad in 2022. My son was born 2018 and it still makes me sad that he never got to know my mam. She lived Christmas, especially with children around and she would have adored my son and daughter. I'm grateful my dad got to see a few Christmases with my son though ❤️

Sending all the positive vibes to you @Faz469 - I hope things work out as best they can

My aunt - she was the most Christmassy of Christmassy people. Far more so than my own parents. And used to host the BEST Christmases when we were kids.

This thread has been so sad, it was the first one I have started on here, and I didn't expect to be so moved by all the answers.

I'm sorry if it has made some people sad, but it's also beautiful to know that so many of our loved ones live on in our memories.

I hope to try and remember all the good Christmases we shared with my mum, rather than dwell on the empty place she has left at the table.❤

So tough. We are nearly at 4 months since we lost him. X

My dad died unexpectedly on 13th December. He was meant to be having Christmas Dinner with us. I can't believe we're going to have an empty seat where he was supposed to be sitting. For the DC we need to push through and try to have some sort of normal christmas.

My Dad and my Nana

Sorry about your loss. Last year was the first Christmas without my wonderful step dad. We had a toast to him before we started dinner. Not over the top but not too little j hope your able to do something that will be a comfort to u. Xx