Alone at Christmas.
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- London
If it's not prying too much, can I ask why?
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- London
You're in Denmark I gather so no use for you, but for anyone else:
http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/2486.htm
Never been too sure about the difference between the two.
I'll scoff them all.
Not a very nice family, it would take a long time to explain it.
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- London
Cheers, apart from you lot not many people will know I am not enjoying it.
Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Maybe you could accept them. Then like the Queen does when handed gifts,pass them to someone who gives them to someone else.
It's going to be my first Christmas ever this year being on my own after the wife buggered off earlier this year. I'm not bothering with a Christmas tree or decorations because I think it will just stir up negative feelings. I have though been invited for Christmas dinner by my ex wife's family ( they have disowned her ) So overall I'm going to enjoy this Christmas for what it's really about and share some quality time with my now ex family , but in my eyes and there's we are still a family. It's funny how things turn out in life but hay ho. Maybe all us lone cyclists should arrange to meet up for a Christmas ride out somewhere :-)
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I still think of Sheila the 80 year old woman who we invited for Christmas Day 3 years ago. She was the lady who we got our dog off. I used to take him round to see her after she had to let him go as she couldn't look after him due to her disability. She talked of her family disowning her after her and her husband divorced, saying she had been on her own for Christmas for years.
She was supposed to come round to ours at 11am. By late afternoon and many unanswered phone calls i feared something was wrong. I couldn't go round to her's as she lived 5 miles away and to be honest i thought she might've taken up someone else'd offer and gone there. I phoned and phoned for the next 2 days then decided to go to her house. I knocked on the door, there was no answer. Her neighbour came out and said she thought she was at ours as she hadn't seen her since Christmas Eve. I decided to phone the police. They came, then broke the door down to find her dead in bed. So sad.
She was supposed to come round to ours at 11am. By late afternoon and many unanswered phone calls i feared something was wrong. I couldn't go round to her's as she lived 5 miles away and to be honest i thought she might've taken up someone else'd offer and gone there. I phoned and phoned for the next 2 days then decided to go to her house. I knocked on the door, there was no answer. Her neighbour came out and said she thought she was at ours as she hadn't seen her since Christmas Eve. I decided to phone the police. They came, then broke the door down to find her dead in bed. So sad.
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Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
That's why all my gifts are edible ones and mostly home made at that - they always seem to be appreciated.
I've received my fare share of junk over the years, simply because someone has felt obliged to give me something, even if I'd rather have not been given anything at all. Half a dozen self-assembly cardboard storage wallets, anyone? 
Will be baking my lebkuchen and speculoos this weekend
Tin Pot
Guru
Quite.
Step beck from the perceived dogma.
If a friend of mine gifts me something it's because they want to, accept their friendliness don't fark them off because you hate Christmas.
Tin Pot
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That's why all my gifts are edible ones and mostly home made at that - they always seem to be appreciated.
Will be baking my lebkuchen and speculoos this weekend
Edible or wearable it's the fact that someone thinks enough of you to be generous, to show that you matter, to show that everyone matters.
Put on a smile.
A lot of people give presents out of a misplaced feeling of obligation. A sizeable proportion of those would be happy to stop, if the experience of my family is anything to go by.Edible or wearable it's the fact that someone thinks enough of you to be generous, to show that you matter, to show that everyone matters.
Put on a smile.
Pro Tour Punditry
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They've just stopped giving presents to you.
edit - that's a splendid Christmas Flying Saucer in your avatar
