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Does Christmas mean anything to you? (lemmings.world)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kind of a follow up from my question from a few days ago, for me just depresses me and usually I'm working or worried about stuff anyways so I don't know how to enjoy festivities, plus being eternally alone without a partner makes things even sadder. Xmas is more of a post it of how much my life has failed.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not religious so it's just a cultural holiday. It used to be a time for family gatherings. Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc. Most times I felt it was a pain in the ass. Now they are all dead and gone. In retrospect I wish I had taken more time to enjoy those family get togethers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Thanks for sharing that. My family has been a bunch of loners as soon as the kids went their separate ways, but recently we're experimenting with getting together for the holidays.

It doesn't exactly come naturally to any of us, but I'm going to try to appreciate the moments while we have them.