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Mental Health Support

murielm99

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9. But those three things you said:

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 01:41 AM

Dec 2011

I wrote them down on a post-it note and put the note next to my computer. They are good advice.

My son gave me nice Cubs memorabilia for Christmas, Ron Santo things.

I guess we have learned how to have nice Christmases: We avoid my mother. She now spends Christmas alone, with my dementia-stricken father. It is in the interests of everyone's mental health to avoid her at Christmas. She spends most of her other time alone, too, in all her hateful, narcissistic splendor. She has hurt everyone too many times.

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Thanks, Here. I think I'll just have coffee. elleng Dec 2011 #1

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movies. mopinko Dec 2011 #3

4) Tobin S. Dec 2011 #4

I didn't cope with Christmas this year. Worst ever in my adult experience. hunter Dec 2011 #5

Sounds like 'it' got to you. HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #6

How did you become so wise? murielm99 Dec 2011 #7

I am not wise. HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #8

But those three things you said: murielm99 Dec 2011 #9

Same here -- the whole friggin' family had a melt down. whathehell Jan 2012 #10