I Think Christmas Is a Really Sad Time For a Lot of People

It's sad but the happiest times of the year are the loneliest for those who have no one to hold close; to share things with.  Also, those whose relatives are all dead are like a tire that's flat and goes bump, bump along life...

I am sure its a sad time for people who share some beautiful memories around it and they cant have any of them now.

But for a lot of people its just because others are happy, and they cant be at that point in their lives, is it not...

The house was empty and quiet. Because of this, I volunteered to work today, in an effort to keep my self busy and occupied-- figuring that if I did so, I would be able to distract myself from the reality of my children not being here...

The fact that this time is for getting together with family and friends ....makes those that are alone feel even lonelier .
And the sight of people shopping for gifts for their loved ones , makes those that are in financial hardships...

Why does most have to suffer draught, while the rest enjoys the bliss of rainfall ? This would obviously fall into illogical attempt to point that while others enjoy a yuletide meal served on their table, others just don't have anything...

I usually enjoy Christmas but since losing a close family member a short while ago have found it hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year. No I'm not whining here for me - that would be selfish - but I would like to encourage...

we lost our youngest son on 12-22-08. we had already bought his christmas presents and wrapped them and put them under the tree. he crossed over about 2:10 am o the 22nd. so seeing his gifts under the tree tore us up. christmas time...

Christmas has become life's biggest tragedy for some folks. With all the commercialization and people who have to have everything at any cost, the whole holiday season just makes me nauseous. Bah humbug, I say no more celebrating...

Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, right? I find myself profoundly saddened by the massacre in Sandy Hook School in Connecticut last Friday. My heart is so heavy that I wonder how I can celebrate the season...

Christmas for me is like being dragged over miles of barbed wire  Christmas is a heartache. Little emotional timebombs go off everywhere leaving me devestated and depressed.  The Disney/Department store fantasy of happiness...

It's a time of year of peace and ljoy. If you have friction in your relationships, find inner peace within yourself. If it's hard to smille, just think about the things or people you are grateful for. We sometimes miss someone we wish...

Christmas to me is a journey to my past....which leaves me longing for all that was....and will never be again.  Many of my friends and family seem to experience a deterioration of the holiday joy as the years progress.  Very few...

one thing I value the most is seeing people smile. Christmas is just the saddest time of the year. so many people are left alone.. others are cold and hungry. I have met so many people at the buss stop. I always make a point...

It was a cold snowy Christmas Eve
Curled up in bed
Excited for the mornings coming
Loud noise from living room
Curious now, was it Santa?
Jump out of bed
Sneaks slightly across the hall
No Santa, only dad
Fallen on the floor again...

I have spent time alone at Christmas. During a time when it seems the whole world is sharing special moments with their families, being alone can be very difficult. Sometimes when you alone at Christmas you can feel sad and bored...

I can't consider myself alone because I have a loving mom who would give me the world if I asked for it and friends that have been there for things I'm ashamed to say. But this Xmas is the sadest one i've ever experienced and i've never...

Christmas used to be, by far, my favorite time of year.  I loved everything about it mostly because my parents made it so incredibly special.  My dad passed away very unexpectedly at a young age, and I was only 21. ...