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Christmas on your own

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Thaigal · 19/12/2006 14:39

Hi,

Anyone else spending christmas day on their own this year? with the kids I mean...

This year it will be just me and my two boys, it will be the first christmas that I have spent on my own and I'm looking foward to it in one way but in another way Im worried that I will start to feel 'lonely' by christmas evening...the last thing I want is to be depressed on christmas night, especially when there will be drink in the house.

But...I think I will be ok!

So, anyone else done it? or anyone else doing it this year?

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mamama · 20/12/2006 03:18

Lou at 10 years. I'm worried now...

but at going away with new man. Sounds lovely!

brightwell · 20/12/2006 09:45

I'll be on my own this Christmas, my DC are with their dad Christmas eve til Boxing day, my partner is having Christmas day with his children. I've opted to work night's Christmas eve & Christmas day, so I'll be sleeping during the day. I'm looking forward to the DC coming home Boxing day, we'll have our Christmas then.

MerrilyTooBuzzi · 20/12/2006 10:01

Thaigal have you seen this post yet? Lots of help and other mn here for you.

lou33 · 20/12/2006 18:30

mamama , looking back i dont know how i did it tbh, but yes i am looking forward to going away with my toyboy (his words not mine lol)

justaquestion · 20/12/2006 18:39

that's a very good toyboy lou33
where did you meet him?
are there any others like him there that we can meet?

nutcracker · 20/12/2006 18:42

Lou, does he have any spare friends ??

lou33 · 20/12/2006 18:45

lol all his mates seem to be married , sorry girls

he just sent me a text to say he has bought me another gift for xmas, i already have 5 here waiting to be opened, because he knew i wouldnt have anything on xmas day

nutcracker · 20/12/2006 20:25

Awww thats nice Lou, my mum is doing something similar, keeps whispering to the kids about stuff and sending me out of the room lol.

lou33 · 21/12/2006 00:20

thats lovely nutty

fairyfly · 21/12/2006 00:25

I am looking forward to it for the first time, my boys will want to play board games and give lots of feed back. I also now can send them to the fridge,

happyatlast · 21/12/2006 09:16

I've done it every year since I became a mum so seven years basically, have two kids, and its really stressful trying to get toys out of the bloody boxes and undo battery covers, especially when one of your kids is a toddler and is trashing the place.

This year I am with my new dp who I have been seeing for 6 months, so he can wrestle with the bloody toys and battery covers!

JollyOldSaintNikkielas · 21/12/2006 21:39

My parents and grandparents all come to me so I'm not on my owntil the night, then I'm lonely

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Thaigal · 21/12/2006 22:52

Thanks for all the replies, it makes me feel better to know that there are others in the same position, at this time of year all you ever seem to see are 2 parent families etc.

There is no denying that it IS nice to have that adult company on christmas day but it could be alot worse, at least I have the kids, some people don't even have that.

Anyway, I'm assuming/hoping I will have that 2.4 family set up again one day...only next time it will be a genuine, happy one!

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