The Negative Of December
A FEW THINGS-- December has always been difficult. I can count on one hand the times where I actually enjoyed Christmas. When my parents are in a toxic marriage that ended up leading to divorce Christmas became a complete waste of time for me. Attending "family" holidays with toxic family members as a teenager just sucked canal water. I guess I had an attitude because a few years ago my Uncle reminded me of what a terrible person I was during that time--30+ years ago. I wanted to tell him to fuck off--but instead I just agreed, acted like a good adult and moved on. PS I made a 4 hour trip to his house to celebrate a milestone of his so he could tell me what a horrible person I was. That was my cue to maybe separate myself from toxic family members. I would say my favorite Christmas memories were with my Aunt Janet and Uncle Don. In a way--that is the family I want MY family to be now. I don't think I have ever met a couple with such a strong, loving bond and such a partn...