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Quiet Em

(1,184 posts) Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:01 PM 19 hrs ago

For the first time ever in our 34 years of marriage

My husband and I are spending Christmas day with our children and no one else. No siblings, nor relatives, just us. I am so looking forward to it.

Whatever you are celebrating, or not celebrating this year, I wish you all peace and comfort.

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For the first time ever in our 34 years of marriage (Original Post) Quiet Em 19 hrs ago OP

Merry ChrisHannZa to you! bif 19 hrs ago #1

Peace and happiness to you and your family. LoisB 18 hrs ago #2

Our Christmas will suck like always because we're required to spend it with my wife's MAGA family. GoYouPackersGo 18 hrs ago #3

Just say No Sucha NastyWoman 17 hrs ago #6

Enjoy! We just got done with the family Christmas... MiHale 17 hrs ago #4

She's a lucky woman, Sucha NastyWoman 17 hrs ago #7

Happy Christmas evilhime 17 hrs ago #5

I am spending Christmas with my two roommates and one of my roommate's grandson. n/t totodeinhere 16 hrs ago #8

Sounds like a perfectly Merry Christmas! surfered 16 hrs ago #9

We've had empty nest Christmas for years. IzzaNuDay 16 hrs ago #10

just me and her for years rampartd 2 hrs ago #12

I'm spending this evening with my kitty. For some reason, it just worked out this way and I'm just fine Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #11

bif

(24,243 posts)

1. Merry ChrisHannZa to you!

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:24 PM

19 hrs ago

LoisB

(8,999 posts)

2. Peace and happiness to you and your family.

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:04 PM

18 hrs ago

GoYouPackersGo

(148 posts)

3. Our Christmas will suck like always because we're required to spend it with my wife's MAGA family.

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:32 PM

18 hrs ago

I hope someday to have a Christmas like yours. Enjoy!!!

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,929 posts)

6. Just say No

Reply to GoYouPackersGo (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:29 PM

17 hrs ago

I just did this recently and it feels good

MiHale

(10,885 posts)

4. Enjoy! We just got done with the family Christmas...

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:57 PM

17 hrs ago

Looking forward to peace and serenity this Christmas Day spending time with my dear wife … 51 yrs married.

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,929 posts)

7. She's a lucky woman,

Reply to MiHale (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:31 PM

17 hrs ago

evilhime

(334 posts)

5. Happy Christmas

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:04 PM

17 hrs ago

to you . . . i’ll be spending it here with the DU folks, since my granddaughter has covid our family plans were scrapped. And so it goes! Happy Christmas to all!!!

totodeinhere

(13,353 posts)

8. I am spending Christmas with my two roommates and one of my roommate's grandson. n/t

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:41 PM

16 hrs ago

surfered

(3,722 posts)

9. Sounds like a perfectly Merry Christmas!

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:57 PM

16 hrs ago

IzzaNuDay

(686 posts)

10. We've had empty nest Christmas for years.

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:15 PM

16 hrs ago

No nearby siblings or relatives. Post-pandemic, we aren’t comfortable partying in other spaces. The spouse and I will spend the day looking at TV or listening to music.

rampartd

(859 posts)

12. just me and her for years

Reply to IzzaNuDay (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 06:29 AM

2 hrs ago

a little turkey breast and dressing or thanksgiving cornish hens.

no fuss, no bother. i'm happy.

Deuxcents

(20,117 posts)

11. I'm spending this evening with my kitty. For some reason, it just worked out this way and I'm just fine

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:18 PM

11 hrs ago

Watching It’s a Wonderful Life for the 100th time but it’s all good. Merry n Happy how ever you celebrate 🎄

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