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MissMillie

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3. Oh, my son is grown too

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:10 AM

Dec 19

But I still make small gifts (hats,, scarves, slippers) for the grandkids... and I do baking from other family friends and our immediate neighbors (with whom we have become very close).

I'm aware that I do this to myself.

Years ago it started off being a challenge to myself to come up w/ lovely homemade things. For a while I did it because we couldn't afford to buy things.

Now it starts off being a way to 1) keep myself busy during the cold months and 2) make lovely things.

But I never want anyone to feel left out. The truth is chances are high that no one is keeping track.

But if I do manage to get it all done,, there IS a GREAT feeling of accomplishment.

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Do you put too much pressure on yourself during the holidays? I do. [View all] MissMillie Dec 19 OP

I used to. Not anymore. SheltieLover Dec 19 #1

Oh, my son is grown too MissMillie Dec 19 #3

I will say the pandemic helped us break a cycle. woodsprite Dec 19 #9

It is nice that you enjoy the procss, Millie SheltieLover Dec 19 #12

I don't. Never really did, even when I was much younger. Decorating, choosing niyad Dec 19 #2

For me the best part of the season MissMillie Dec 19 #5

Because I am a truly warped being, for years I had a christmas eve niyad Dec 19 #4

lol... people watching can definitely be fun MissMillie Dec 19 #6

Yes. We demand tooo much of ourselves for others who Polly Hennessey Dec 19 #7

I am guilty of that! This year has been more difficult due to my MIL passing woodsprite Dec 19 #8

see post #10 WhiteTara Dec 19 #11

Since I joined the WDNC club WhiteTara Dec 19 #10

I'm with you, Tara! SheltieLover Dec 19 #13

Also, the new feminist singers are really inspiring WhiteTara Dec 19 #14

Thx! SheltieLover Dec 19 #15

For her 50th birthday WhiteTara Dec 19 #17

No pressure, no stress markie Dec 19 #16

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