counseling during the holidays is always interesting. one client i saw today is clinging to a lifeless marriage. her husband will barely tell her the time of day and says that he's just staying for their little daughter. yeah...that's a great reason! let's mess up 2 people instead of just 1!
then i have the people who get depressed around Christmas for various reasons. usually it's because a family member died right before Christmas a couple of years ago or a child has been taken away. the most common cause is loneliness. there are a lot of people out there with no friends or family at all. and a lack of this basic necessity tends to snowball. alone? then hole up in your dingy apartment and feel sorry for yourself. refuse to open the door when the apartment management comes up with a plate full of turkey and dressing for you. don't answer the phone when your cousin from alaska calls to wish you a nice day. it's quite sad.
but enough of this weepy talk. tomorrow is new year's eve! i have been told by several friends that we are hosting them and their families until midnight. hey - i can make cheese dip! no problemo. and not having to drive anywhere is practically priceless.
okay, i have to go. punkin wants to play diner and i have been putting her off for close to an hour now. the scariest part of the whole thing is that she is the waitress, the cook and the bus girl. if i don't post for several days, call all of the houston hospitals.
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I'm always rather astounded at the people who "stay together for the children." As if growing up surrounded by a lie is somehow more healthy than the truth, even if it's not pleasant. I've heard somewhere that people won't make a change until the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.
I am like you - I would much rather stay home and host than have to go out and drive to somebody else's place.
Enjoy your evening! At the end, you'll only need navigate your way through halls to bed. No cowering over a steering wheel.
My parents stayed together about 20 years longer than they should have. I know we all could have avoided a lot of pain had they split earlier. I have no idea why they waited so long.
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