What I did for my family for Christmas this year

[Emeraldgreen]

What a brave and wonderful thing to do. I hope your family is receptive to your honesty and will talk with you about it. But even if they don't, you've done it and broken free from a not so healthy pattern of not communicating. Good for you! Wishing you a great new year in 2009 full of love and validation and happiness.

[Moesha]

I like the fact that they can keep those cards and reread them forever, even maybe after you've forgotten about writing them. Plus, it made you feel better. That's an important point! Good for you.

[catmandu]

JEN , I SOMETIMES HAVE THOSE FEELINGS TOO, AND I END UP NOT GOING ANYWHERE AT TIMES AS I THINK, OH THE BUS IS GOING TO BE CROWDED , OR THE FOODS GOING TO BE LOUSY, AND THEN I FEEL GUILTY AS I DIDNT GET TAKE OUT FOR THE CATS.

I REALLY ONLY HAVE A BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW NOW, AND I FELT GUILTY AS I ASKED THAT WE GO TO THE LESS EXPENSIVE LUNCH BUFFET, RATHER TAHN THE DINNER AND I FELT BAD THAT THE CATS DIDNT GET A BETTER KITTY BAG.
ITS BAD TO BE SO INDECISIVE, OF ALWAYS SECONDING GUESSING YOURSELF, I AHVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE REASON I HAVE SO MANY CATSIS THAT THEY CANT TELL ME WHAT A LOSER I AM.
THATS NOT RIGHT, BUT I AM GLAD SOMETIMES I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE THINKING.
JEN, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL PERSON, I WISH I COULD ASY SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. YOU ARE LIKE THE CHARACTERS IN THE WIZARD OF OZ WHO GO LOOKIG FOR POSITIVE QUALITIES, WHEN THEY HAVE THEM ALL ALONG.
WE ARE PARYING JEN, THAT YOU CAN FIND PEACE OF MIND.