My UFO (unbelievably fabulous observations)

[hoosiermama]

Mama, that was one great post.
If it did nothing but help you reflect, it would have been enough. I suspect that your words are quite comforting to those who are grieving this holiday season.
I invited a newly divorced Dad over for dinner Christmas Eve, when he admitted he was going to be alone this year. Our kids are friends, and it's been a pretty awful year for the whole clan. Kids will be with Mom, and while I was friends with both, sometimes you just have to do the right thing.
So there's an extra place at Goldey's table, if you have nowhere else to go for Christmas.
Oh, and Mama, I'm having a virtual slumber party Saturday night on my thread, hope you can come by. Peace.

I hope it is helpful to someone else. It's not a pretty process (a friend once made an analogy to making sausage in your brain!) but hopefully it ends up pretty tasty!

Great thing, inviting a newly divorced dad to Christmas. Just remember to do it next year too--people remember to include you the first year, but the second year you tend to become invisible, and you're really still in the process of putting your life back together and still need the support of friends.

I'll definitely stop by the slumber party! Doing the Mom Taxi thing that evening, of course, but I'm sure I can drop in! Thanks for the invite.