tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post964033521187089796..comments2024-03-29T06:57:43.122+11:00Comments on Jo-Anne's Ramblings: Christmas with the family or not so muchJo-Anne's Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-42545034233324764902017-12-28T04:43:02.885+11:002017-12-28T04:43:02.885+11:00Yes, it's sad when the people you love either ...Yes, it's sad when the people you love either don't get along or have other plans. I spent about 5 Christmases by myself in my early 20s because I lived 5 hours from home & worked retail, so I worked late on Christmas Eve & early the day after Christmas. And now, I haven't been home for Christmas since I've lived Ohio, and that's been 17 years. We celebrate with my hubby's family on Christmas Eve, and for the past several years we've just sat home by ourselves on Christmas day. It's too expensive to fly home and it's a 19 hour drive. Maybe some year we'll be able to spend it with my family again. Quirky Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536348036215469299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-78191301673213811992017-12-17T09:38:19.640+11:002017-12-17T09:38:19.640+11:00Yeah my grandson Blain will spend on Christmas Eve...Yeah my grandson Blain will spend on Christmas Eve/Christmas morning with his mum and the next year with his dad, I will have all the girls and grandchildren here Boxing Day for lunchJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-28036852919138559272017-12-17T09:35:47.034+11:002017-12-17T09:35:47.034+11:00So true, growing and changing is normal So true, growing and changing is normal Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-67885352177792819412017-12-17T09:35:11.433+11:002017-12-17T09:35:11.433+11:00I would rather have large Christmas Day lunches li...I would rather have large Christmas Day lunches like we did when my girls were little but things change so I adaptJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-15116891766012777972017-12-17T09:33:41.928+11:002017-12-17T09:33:41.928+11:00So true, this is why I have a Christmas lunch on e...So true, this is why I have a Christmas lunch on either Christmas Eve or Boxing Day here with all my girls and grandchildrenJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-2627877976022441672017-12-15T00:01:47.906+11:002017-12-15T00:01:47.906+11:00That is a really tough one. I know how I would fe...That is a really tough one. I know how I would feel if that happened in my family. So far it hasn't. One of my sons comes home here from far away each holiday, and the others gather here at the house they grew up in on the day. The married son and his wife and child are here for either the actual day or the one just before. They switch from my home to her parents home, back and forth, every other years for the main amount of time spent. on the actual day , i.e. Christmas for example. This year they will spend the day at her family's home and Christmas Eve with me. Next year will be the opposite. . Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-44051247358641944992017-12-14T22:52:39.216+11:002017-12-14T22:52:39.216+11:00It is sad for the parents but it is natural that o...It is sad for the parents but it is natural that our children will go their own way as they have grown into adults. We will just have to get used to the changes and find our own way.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-37754780270417345702017-12-14T12:13:56.801+11:002017-12-14T12:13:56.801+11:00Everyone will be here this year, thankfully. None ...Everyone will be here this year, thankfully. None of my family likes my husband but neither do I so...LOL There are years when one or 2 of the girls have been missing at Christmas but they always come just after. I have to admit I like it best when they are here for the real thing. Having people say they would rather be somewhere else is a slap in the face, though. Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-13406163929246182032017-12-14T11:39:25.915+11:002017-12-14T11:39:25.915+11:00That is life Jo-Anne and as parents we have to let...That is life Jo-Anne and as parents we have to let our children go and do their own thing even though we would want them at home when they were much younger.<br />We spent Christmas Day dinner on our own last year but went to one son his wife and little ones for Christmas tea.<br />This year I'm having two Christmas dinner, one Christmas Eve the other Christmas Day (so everyone can come) and eldest daughter in law is having us for Christmas Tea on Christmas Day. <br />We have always had someone home for a meal on Christmas Day so far.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372897564928472255.post-86758973331744391872017-12-14T11:01:22.513+11:002017-12-14T11:01:22.513+11:00I think it's sad too, how people drift apart.....I think it's sad too, how people drift apart... become alienated. A lonely holiday is worse than none at all.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.com