Comments on: If This Is Going to Be That Kind of Party… http://jase.dufair.org/2006/11/26/if-this-is-going-to-be-that-kind-of-party/ Jason Dufair's weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:05:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jase http://jase.dufair.org/2006/11/26/if-this-is-going-to-be-that-kind-of-party/#comment-831 jase Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:37:16 +0000 http://jase.dufair.org/?p=68#comment-831 Thanks Karrie. I'm finding that getting back into my routine of daily exercise and getting (almost) enough sleep is at least helping take the edge off. I'm really blessed, actually, that I can make the time to work out every day. Being prone to depression, I'd be off the deep end if I didn't exercise. This post is witness to that. Thanks Karrie. I’m finding that getting back into my routine of daily exercise and getting (almost) enough sleep is at least helping take the edge off. I’m really blessed, actually, that I can make the time to work out every day. Being prone to depression, I’d be off the deep end if I didn’t exercise. This post is witness to that.

]]> By: karrie http://jase.dufair.org/2006/11/26/if-this-is-going-to-be-that-kind-of-party/#comment-830 karrie Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:31:44 +0000 http://jase.dufair.org/?p=68#comment-830 I'm so sorry. My father passed away when I was in 3rd grade, and like Thor said, I remember that first holiday season as being particularly rough for my mom. She had three little kids, and she went through the motions for us, but it was hard. He died in 1981, she has since remarried--twice!--and this time of the year is still difficult for her. Glad you have good friends who are there to support you and your kids, and to help make the holiday stuff a bit less lonely. I’m so sorry.

My father passed away when I was in 3rd grade, and like Thor said, I remember that first holiday season as being particularly rough for my mom. She had three little kids, and she went through the motions for us, but it was hard. He died in 1981, she has since remarried–twice!–and this time of the year is still difficult for her.

Glad you have good friends who are there to support you and your kids, and to help make the holiday stuff a bit less lonely.

]]> By: thordora http://jase.dufair.org/2006/11/26/if-this-is-going-to-be-that-kind-of-party/#comment-828 thordora Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:47:28 +0000 http://jase.dufair.org/?p=68#comment-828 I talked to my Dad about this, and he agreed that the first Christmas was so fucking hard. Neither of us even really remember it. Keep the traditions intact, but also make new ones. I always had to lead the charge for stuff like this, and I always tried to make new memories, but neither my Father or my brother were interested. I'm glad you're keep it normal. :) And don't listen to O Holy Night. Even now, I start bawling like a baby at that song, just from the sheer beauty of that song. Hang in there. I talked to my Dad about this, and he agreed that the first Christmas was so fucking hard. Neither of us even really remember it.

Keep the traditions intact, but also make new ones. I always had to lead the charge for stuff like this, and I always tried to make new memories, but neither my Father or my brother were interested. I’m glad you’re keep it normal. :)

And don’t listen to O Holy Night. Even now, I start bawling like a baby at that song, just from the sheer beauty of that song.

Hang in there.

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