The Holidays have officially started

[shadeaux]

Like clockwork

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The Straight Story  (1000+ posts)        Thu Nov-24-11 06:20 PM

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The others. Or what happened this Thanksgiving.

 Last night I was down a bit. This week was not turning out well. My disability check that was supposed to come this week didn't and won't until next week.

No money, sitting alone in my X's house (house sitting), not enough gas to head to my sister's house down south for Thanksgiving. Looked like it would just be me and the animals.

But I was thankful (albeit a tad sad). There are parents who have lost their kids (3 in a plane crash last night, 1 when the father killed his 2 year old and left her in a car seat in a creek after picking her up from her mom).

Homeless families who would trade places in a heart beat to be in a nice warm house with two cats and dog and food in the fridge, a tv, the net, etc.

Sure, I would like more. But I had the important things.

And I was happy to for all those who were able to be with the ones they loved. I like to see others happy. I knew my daughter was having a great time out west, that friends were with family they had not seen in a long time. And happy that my son was home from Iraq and eating with his family instead of dodging IEDS.

At around 10 pm a knock on the back door. The lady next door asked me if I wanted to come over for Thanksgiving family at 2 pm. Shortly before going over I walked to my house down the street to grab my meds and my dad was home instead of at my sister's house. My nephew was sick and they canceled dinner at my sister's, so my brother was making it. Had be there at 4 pm.

I am thankful, not just today, but everyday for all the things I have - more thankful for that than sad for what I don't have or could have.

The others - and there are many, are sitting at the hospital with a dying loved one, sitting alone on a park bench hoping it does not get too cold. To them I am the 1%, I have all they dream of. I have problems, and I will still complain about them, but it is good to remember at times the problems I don't have.

Hope your days bring you joy.
 

I see he's now on disability. Must be from a Facebook injury.  Fighting those RWs day and night.   

The Straight Story  (1000+ posts)        Thu Nov-24-11 10:10 PM

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8. Lost my mom 7 years ago. Was on top of the world at the time

 Bought my first house, things were going well. Then mom went into the hospital. Instead of coming to my house on thanksgiving she was in the hospital. She finally got out, then went back in Dec 24, then died on Jan 31.

The holiday times can hit me hard. I made some videos of my mom to make me feel better, didn't know what else to do at the time.

Hope tomorrow and the days following find you happier.

The holidays have been hitting him hard since the day he registered at the DUmp and found out he could scam money out of the DUmmies.

[GOBUCKS]

The holidays have been hitting him hard since the day he registered at the DUmp and found out he could scam money out of the DUmmies.

I don't think he was ever able to whine them into ponying up for his skydiving trip.
DUmpmonkeys are heartless bastards.

[Carl]

A Hail Mary pass in hopes of consideration for a DUmmy of the year award.
I love the twists and turns that the campaign season brings.

[GOBUCKS]

A Hail Mary pass in hopes of consideration for a DUmmy of the year award.
I love the twists and turns that the campaign season brings.

These DUmbasses should know they're campaigning for second place.

But, they're DUmbasses, so they think they can win.

That's nothing but good news for ithe entertainment of decent and civilized people.

[shadeaux]

DUmmies have no shame.