Quote Originally Posted by moosmom
Have a wonderful holiday with your son and family. Cherish every moment you have with them.
My son is pretty much all the family I have. I do have one sister left in PA but she acts as though OH is across the globe and she's only visited me once since I left home at 18. If I want to see her, I have to drive to PA, which I do, but it would be nice if she made an effort once in a while. Consequently, we've never had a holiday together because she won't drive here and when I was married, our house was where everyone congregated. Since my divorce 13 years ago, I've made it a point to still have a house full, especially to invite those who have no family and/or nowhere to go. I've even offered to drive to PA to get my sister and bring her here but she just won't budge. I had 4 sisters and 3 brothers at one point in life, all but one deceased now. I'm close to my sister and her daughter (my niece) but apparently family means different things to different people. To me, family is as family does. I've made some good friends who I consider to be family and they're the ones that I surround myself with during the holidays and always.

Thanx so much for listening, friends. You have no idea of how comforting it is to reach out across the miles and receive the hugs and compassion that I so desperately needed. My friends are here for me but when I call I feel as though I'm imposing on their busy day. My PT friends sure came through for me.