Okay today is going to be different , I am not writing a poem this is me blogging in prose!
Today was a total mare! I was awake half the night. Backache ably assisted by an over active brain! Christmas, the family how can I get them through the season of good will without there being a massive row! Season of good will , well that is a joke . I struggled through the day shopping cooking and all afternoon I had a steady stream of visitors very nice but hardly conducive to completing the day’s tasks! I got jostled in the streets, shoved out of the way and one point a man and woman completely blocked my way for at least 2mins while I just stood there waiting for them to allow me to pass. When they finally moved I said thank you loudly ( I know I should not of done that but I was annoyed and ready to give them a piece of my mind ) but they just ignored me . I did actually wonder if I was invisible!
I remember when Christmas was special, when my mum used to go shopping Christmas eve and come home with everything needed, not only that the shops were closed for at least three days and even more if Christmas fell on a weekend.
When I was really young I used to go to bed at 8pm ( and believe me that was late for me then) and the house was busy but normal. I would wake up at 7ish am and by magic the fairies had been, the house was decorated, there was a Christmas tree all decorated with presents under it! At the end of my bed there could be a pillowcase full of exciting little things.
What ever time I got up mum was always up before me and she was in the kitchen cooking. We always ate at 3pm and after dinner we opened all our presents together. I have no idea where the money came from because there were six of us and only my dad worked , mum stayed at home and was mum!
We went to church Christmas morning and it was again special. Carols and the crib with the baby Jesus in the manger. It was not about spend spend spend. It did not start at the end of September , it was not all about getting expensive presents it was about all being together , being happy …………… I am sure there was as much homelessness, child abuse, spouse abuse I am sure there was. I was lucky as a child not to have to know about any of that.
We were not rich but we were happy………… Is that just my memory playing tricks , was it like that ,it is not like that now. I must go to bed now I have another day to face tomorrow.
willowdot21 
Dec 20, 2013 @ 23:54:46
Bits and pieces are true. We remember odds and ends from the past, and we construct our stories from those bits and pieces. Our stories need to make sense (to us). Every time we revisit a story, we tweak it a bit. It’s like that for everyone. That’s why when two people retell the same event, the stories about those events are different. We pay attention to different things, and then we construct stories, because as humans, we use stories to make sense of our world. OK, you’re probably sorry you asked. 😉
Dec 21, 2013 @ 11:09:52
No Deborah I am never sorry to hear your opinion, you are of course quite correct! We do build on shared stories. I found out a very sad thing the other week. My brother ( 10yr my senior ) told me that every time he heard my father’s key turn in the front door he shook with fear. I knew my dad as a strict disciplinarian but though I was weary I never feared him. Sad to hear such shocking memories.
Dec 23, 2013 @ 21:14:16
Willow,
I’m sorry, I set the new theme, but I didn’t do the notifications apparently. I’m new to this. 😦
http://myriad234.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/music-theme-for-december-25-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-1257
Dec 21, 2013 @ 03:47:54
I remember Christmas’s like that, though my mom worked to support us because I had a deadbeat dad that believed women were there to serve men….
My mom still made it special for us…
I hope your tomorrow is better Willow…I am not leaving the house this weekend, too many wonderful Christmas spirited crazies out there who will bite your arm off if you get near something they want…
Take Care….You Matter…
and Hope you Have a merry Christmas…!
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maryrose
Dec 21, 2013 @ 11:25:14
Dea Maryrose you mum sounds remarkable. I do hope and you and all your family have a happy and healthy Christmas.
Dec 21, 2013 @ 14:33:25
Very beautiful and inspiring, too! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Hugs, Robin
Dec 22, 2013 @ 10:14:26
Thank you Robin and I wish the very same to you and yours too!