Im going away for Christmas as I feel the need to escape and run away from my house where the memories are. Of my loved beautiful mum she came for Christmas lunch every year. I was her carer the last few years she passed last November.
Anybody else go away at Christmas? Did it help a bit ?
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Hello @Cadburys52,
I’m so sorry for the loss of your mum. Thank you for sharing this with us. I’m just giving your thread a gentle, “bump” for you - hopefully someone will have some thoughts to share.
Take good care,
Alex
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Hi Cadbury, I usually go away for the day, but I make sure I do it in a positive sense, not avoidance. I take Penny with me, and I talk to her about the things I’m doing, and create more memories.
My first choice , depending on the weather is to take my (our) little dogs for a walk in our local peak district, chatting to almost everybody we meet, then off to a pub for a pint and a bag of crisps, and share a bit of Xmas cheer with people. Then home for a non-traditional Xmas meal. This year, it will be Indian. Then I’ll play a musical instrument to her, happily remembering the memories we created over the 50 years we had together.
I’ve learnt that there really isn’t anything to fear about the day.
Good luck.
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Yes I might feel like that next year. But feel this is best for me and my family this year.
All the best to you xx
Hi yes I felt the same when my dad died, he came every year for Xmas, I couldn’t bear to be at home so we booked a ski holiday and it was the best thing we could have done, it still hurt of course but being away in completely different surroundings offered a different sort of Xmas which I could cope with, hope you find some comfort during the Xmas season xx
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Thank you !!! And I send comfort to you xxx
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