A Bittersweet Fourth of July, A Message For The Lonely Hearts of GLP.

Facebook made a little post on my News Feed (yes, I'm still one of those wannabe conspiracy theorist people who embarrassingly still uses social media) and had a cartoon image of a little boy on his dad's shoulders waving an American flag and watching fireworks. It said, "We just want to wish you a fun day of stars, stripes and fireworks. Happy Fourth of July"

I cried for quite a while when I saw that. Having been a Survivor of child abuse by my own father, I never once experienced that. I never once got to go to a fireworks show with my family. I realized that at 27 years old I'll never be a little child again to ride high up on someone's shoulders like that or to have bonding moments with my parents. I don't have any family or friends here locally to even spend the Fourth with.

I'm spending the day in a motel 6 room, alone, I don't have a car and all the buses and rails are not running today because of the Holiday so I couldn't get anywhere if I wanted to. I was thinking of going down to the pool to go for a swim but there are a few families down there swimming and having a good time and it just reminded me how I don't have family to celebrate with.

That's when I decided to make this post. I know I'm not the only one on here who is alone on this Holiday. I love this country, I still believe in the Greatness of America and what she stood for and can still become. I love Fourth of July and even have my own little American flag that I put out to remind me of the reason we celebrate. But I'm horribly alone and I know there are at least a handful of other lonely souls out there who don't have any money, don't have any bbq, don't have any fun family outings or community parties to attend and who will likely just be watching fireworks on TV or on YouTube later on.

So to those of you who read this, from one Brother you may or may not have met yet, from a friend, Happy Fourth of July anyway and I hope wherever you are if you have family to be with please love them just a little harder for those of us who don't have anyone to love. Cherish them. I'm sure you already do but just remember so many of us have no one at all and please don't take them for granted. Even if they get on your nerves or might be "sheeple" relatives, still, love them for us okay? And thank you for stopping by my thread and keeping me a little company on this Holiday.

I love each and every one of you.

- CC

Last Edited by A Concerned Citizen on 07/04/2015 07:13 PM