Jen,

What a wonderful thing to do! My family is gone now and I only have my brother, an uncle no one (but me since I got back to CT) talks to in Colorado, and 3 cousins and their families. The cousins all live within a mile of each other and my brother is in NC. I talk to my brother frequently and we also keep in touch via emails.

The holidays are very hard on me as well, as I also suffer from ADD, PTSD, depression and low self-esteem. My medicine has helped tremendously.

No one should be alone on the holidays. I have to say that dinner at my cousin's house was WONDERFUL!! I only see them once a year so we always have alot of catching up to do with the kids and spouses. I always laugh alot when I'm there. I laughed so much at dinner, my stomach and ribs are killing me!

I hope you get the responses you had hoped for. If not, just chalk it up to the lack of communication. Some families just don't have the "emotion". At least you got it off your chest, and you can beath a "sigh" of relief.

Merry Christmas honey.