i spent christmas alone while my family got together and fought, and honestly i feel so good about this
i bought myself presents, cooked a big meal, drank wine and watched Home Alone 3 w/ my dog. I don’t feel sorry for myself at all.
meanwhile my sister threatened to disown my dad so he threatened to disown her, while my mom enabled and my other sister downed a bottle of wine to deal.
on the other side of the country, i was busy discovering, to my delight, that the that the 3rd installment of the Home Alone franchise not only stood up to the test of time, but contains some of the best oneliners and comedic timing I have ever seen.
honestly, keep toxic people out of your life. family isn’t everything, and bad family is often worse than no family. don’t be afraid to put in some distance, especially during high stress times like the holidays. you don’t actually owe them anything.
being alone for the holidays is so much better than being with people who make you unhappy.
Very much so!
But also: make sure you do something, even on your own. Buy yourself presents and wrap them up, make gifts for friends, plan a little alone-time celebration with movies and hot chocolates and whatever… Don’t plan on just holding your breath until the festivities are over, because you’ll probably feel very isolated and depressed for it, no matter how hard you want to not care.
Make up a way to celebrate *something*, *somehow*, and own the day! m/
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