The I Have No Family or Friends For the Holidays Thread

Wasn't frank the Bunny shot with a .45?

I have been alone for years during all these holidays, but I chose not to be unhappy from this fact.

Happy Holiday Season, GLP - much love, no matter alone or with friends and family :)

Reality is a choice !

Ive debated this,it is no knee jerk reaction.

Back in the day i was a big guy yah know,i sold drugs made over 200k a week.
I was never a rat but i went away for 12 years and my life outside i cannot cope,ive never taken a life nor will i,but i cannot go on,so this Cat will bow out.

Ive done some wrong things in this life,i admit that,i hope forgiveness.

God bless and good bye.

I feel ya.

I lost my family of 8yrs., 7mo.ago. This time of year the wife and I would cook together (I was the new recipe builder/trier) and just have a great time with each other. Now that is gone...

It fucking hurts!


You need to look ahead, and not wallow. You don't want to reset and go to the back of the line! Our journey here in this dimension is coming to an end.

Stick around and watch the show, it's just starting to get interesting. Afterall, you chose to be here to be a part of it.

Keep that.45 on your side to protect yourself, not kill yourself!

It absolutely can/could be worse! Imagine if you lived in the ME? (amongst ALL the other shit)


OH, and I lost all the other shit one loses in a divorce, too. Still rebuilding my life.



Last Edited by SweemZ on 11/22/2012 01:35 PM

thanks gods or ala or whikeverk

All alone too. I have family and kids. None of them are worth a shit. Ergo, I'll fucking be alone. Every holiday is the same. I'm used to it.

Don't tell a soul, for there is not one listening. All are distracted in their ways, justifying their spent energies as proper deeds. I bide mine alone and watch the sea, for it has always been there for me. Gratefully.

Apart from My Loved Ones Today Also, But It's Not Like It Isn't that Way Anywayz. Got Some Rib-Eye & NY Strip, Brat's, Killian's Red,RedHook, Tequila Rose, Corona, Purle Kush, Ninja Warrior marathon, GLP Oh an The Music

It's Not All That Bad, Just Another Day. The Only Holiday Coming up 12/21/12.

Roast a chicken and make mashed potatos. Why eat doritos? Stop feeling sorry for yourself and treat yourself today. Enjoy relaxing. I WISH I didn't have to see my family today.

And this is every family get together, every holiday since I was nine!

I wish I were alone.

I'm just gonna booze it up and browse GLP all afternoon.

Aww TTown, I'm sorry, hugs to you.

Maybe you should move to a city with a better selection of quality men!

Hang in there lonely souls, I am you and have an overwhelming amount of sympathy/empathy for all of you. It will get better, but as other posters have more insensitively stated, you do have to do your part and be willing to let others in. I spent 7 years desperately lonely and depressed. I remember one Christmas Eve I was feeling particularly sad and bitter, it was my catalyst for change actually. I was sitting at a table doing shots from a fifth of Johnnie Walker and listening to Bibg Crosby croon white Christmas while cleaning my Smith & Wesson 686, that's a .357 revolver for those who don't know. At that point some really dark thoughts entered my mind and I just started sobbing thinking about how worthless my life was. That's the last thing I remember of that night, and when I came to in the morning I found tha there was 1 round in the cylinder, as if I may have played some Russian roulette while blacked out.
After that incident, I did some serious self-reflection and made some big changes in my life. As much as we hate to admit it, there's a reason we're alone that we control, whether we know it or not. Mine was having a cynical, generally shitty attitude about most things, that and drinking too much. I made a conscious effort to change these things about myself, and eventually I wasn't even trying anymore, and now I just AM a happier, healthier positive person who sees the beauty in life, as opposed to only focusing on the negative. That was 5 years ago, today I've got a wife, a son, many good friends and I don't think I could be alone if I wanted to, lol. The other day a coworker told me I was a "lucky guy" after meeting my family for the first time. It's funny, but that statement really put into perspective for me how far I've come, and I appreciate everything I have so much more because I've been on the other end of the spectrum. I don't mean to ramble on...I just want you all to know that you don't have to be alone, there are many people who will love you, if you let them. Happy thanksgiving guys.

I'm alone too, but then again...I side with the Indians anyways, and none of my family will even consider this fact. Well, you can burn about 2.5hrs with this too.

I have done a lot of wrong things - but luckily only to myself.

So i have still my parents and a gf at home.

But im working in another country so i will not see them now on thanksgiving.

But on Christmas i will be home.

I know how you feel but I think of it as cutting in line, you get thrown back to the end of the line and have to do it all over again. Hang in here and remember, this too shall pass.

This is where I am at, and I agree. My 4 kids are grown now, one lives out of state and this is the year the rest go to the ex's parents (my former in-laws). No more stressing out about when to get ready, whether or not everything will be ready in time, etc etc. I texted them all Happy Thanksgiving, and I'm going over to a friend and his wife's for a quiet meal. I used to think I would bum out around the holidays, but have gotten much more comfortable with not being under any stress to do a bunch of crap.

OP if you want company join an online dating service. Yeah there are some crazies to weed through but it's a numbers game. You'll find somebody if you keep at it.

Happy Holidays!

how old are you?

Hey OP... I'm alone by choice. LOL

My kids all live in other states.

I have a very large family right here - 3 sisters and a brother and all their kids. Everyone is at my mom and dad's house eating, gossiping, arguing, etc.

I just can't stand the idiocy of it all.

Give me PEACE and quiet. I'm thankful for every blessing God has given me.... my solitude is a wonderful thing !!

Why, how old are you? Guess

AC none of us on this earth are perfect, if we were we would not be here.We are here to learn life lessons but not to beat ourselves up once we have learned them.AC please don't take your life.......it is as precious to the Great Spirit as everyone who has incarnated here.I have very difficult times sometimes but the Buddhists believe that if we take our life that we will have to come back and do it all over again.......please don't AC.....Hugs to you...xxx

I'm not feeling sorry for myself either...
But... When you are surrounded by people who suck the life out of you and they are the only family you have... Kids included ... It sucks

Your spirit is being attacked, yell "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ". Hang on for another day, take a walk and take ten deep breaths, watch the sunrise and sunset.

To all: May Divine Love fill you and your day, whether you're alone or together, by choice or by cause, embrace the moment as yours.

Blessings to all,
1221


I don't know who the author is of the following poem, but it made me smile.
I hope it brightens your day too!

The world's out to...

"When I got out of bed
and stubbed my toe,
that was the moment
I started to know,
The world's out to get me.

My toast was burnt,
my eggs were nuked,
When I sipped my coffee,
I almost puked.

I got stuck in traffic,
had to go to the loo,
and I felt like I was coming
down with the flu.
The world's out to get me.

I caught a big earful
from my grouchy old boss,
Then I ruined my sweater
with spaghetti sauce.
The world's out to get me.

I schlepped to the park
when my work day was done,
I felt like I weighed
an entire metric ton.

An old lady on a bench
said "Sit with me, dear.
There's plenty of room
for two of us here."

"The world's out to get me,"
I said with a sigh.
"My life's a big mess,
and I don't know why."

"Ah," she answered,
"I can tell from your voice
that it's time for you
to make life's biggest choice.

"I'm just an old lady
but there's one thing I know:
You have to spread love
wherever you go.

"You see,
everyone's scared,
everyone is alone,
and everyone's hurting
right down to the bone.

"Love is the medicine
that all of us need,
but it's in short supply,
very short, indeed.

"Do you know why that is?"
she put her hand on my sleeve,
"Because you first have to give
if you want to receive.

"Take time to listen,
take time to cry,
take time to love them,
give it a try.

"You'll soon discover
you can help people heal,
they'll be drawn to you, dear,
like a magnet to steel.

"Unhappy folks still haven't
learned this truth yet,
that God wants you to give,
before you can get."

As I rose from the bench
and kissed her frail hand,
I said "I think I finally
understand."

The world's out to love me,
I say every day,
'cause my life has changed
in a wonderful way.

I feed souls
starved for kindness,
and genuine love.
I pass it along
from the Source up above.

We're each a pure note
in God's heavenly song,
The world's out to love you...
Pssst: Pass it along."

heh it's hard to be American atm huh? Well im all alone here too but we dont have Thanksgiving here so i dont really feel that sad :)

Haha, Donnie Darko.

you sir...are the loser