I hear you on the first paragraph regarding cards and phone calls.
I was married for 10 years, and during that time, most of my siblings also lived close to me, with their own kids. Now my siblings live far away, my niece and nephews are too old for gifts other than money, and I'm divorced and have no kids (by choice). The first Christmas after my divorce, I realized I literally had no one that I had to buy presents for. And therefore, no one who would be getting me presents. My siblings and I are old enough that we don't exchange gifts, but my oldest sister always gives me money. It was kind of sad. I didn't even buy a tree since I had no presents to put under it. I bought stuff for myself online and waited until Christmas day to open it, lol.
Getting older has lots of advantages, but holidays and birthdays aren't necessarily one of them.
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Date: 2012-10-24 03:13 am (UTC)I hear you on the first paragraph regarding cards and phone calls.
I was married for 10 years, and during that time, most of my siblings also lived close to me, with their own kids. Now my siblings live far away, my niece and nephews are too old for gifts other than money, and I'm divorced and have no kids (by choice). The first Christmas after my divorce, I realized I literally had no one that I had to buy presents for. And therefore, no one who would be getting me presents. My siblings and I are old enough that we don't exchange gifts, but my oldest sister always gives me money. It was kind of sad. I didn't even buy a tree since I had no presents to put under it. I bought stuff for myself online and waited until Christmas day to open it, lol.
Getting older has lots of advantages, but holidays and birthdays aren't necessarily one of them.