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<\/a>My mother loved the Peanuts Christmas special more than anything, so I figured we'd all love to see the gang happy here.<\/p><\/div>\n
Now, I’m in the horrible position of still being attached to the lights of Christmas, but, having lost my mother on the very day last year, hating it at the same time. I can’t imagine having an easy time of it ever again. Every time I start to feel those warm holiday feelings, the flame goes instantly out as I recall every detail of that worst day of my life.<\/p>\n
So, now that I’ve sufficiently brought the room down in a big way, I’ll try to bring it back up a bit. I just wanted to let those people who feel pain at this time of year know that they’re not alone, and we’ll all get through it. I plan to just hibernate tomorrow and consider it as just a desperately needed day of rest. No tree, no gifts, none of the usual pomp and circumstance.<\/p>\n
So, whether you’re joining me in low-keying it, or going whole hog on the Santa stuff, I wish you all as wonderful a holiday as you can possibly have. And enjoy it a little for my old self, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CHRISTMAS 2012 I’ve always been aware that many people struggle with the holidays. I always loved this time of year myself, always!, and have tried to help as many people as I can enjoy them, too. But, I’ve also empathized with the people who have bah-humbugged them. Now, I’m in the horrible position of<\/p>\n
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