Ok, I got my reason to be grumpy for the holiday...

[HereSince1628]

Now my season is complete. So I won't be grumpy, just very smug.

For the 26th consecutive year I'll spend the season without seeing my kids. Just got the email of my daughter begging off this afternoon, BECAUSE and I love this...it would break a 25 year run of holidays with her aunts.

[hfojvt]

1. can you crash at the aunts?

I hope you got her a lump of coal.

Of course, I have probably only been to my parents 8 times in the last 20 Clausmases. Winter is not a good time for driving.

[HereSince1628]

3. Coal is expensive this year!

I don't go anywhere my daughters aunts are. They are on that other side

[CatBoreal]

2. Oh that sucks....

...I'm sorry.

Are you completely alone for the holidays?

:hug:

[HereSince1628]

4. No I'm not alone

[JVS]

5. That's a fucked up excuse

[HereSince1628]

6. It's sort of like the problem has become its own solution.

Some year I might get surprised; I surely won't be expecting it.