you have obiosly raised your children correctly owing to the fact they are
willing to wait and are supporting you with jasmine... btw i think of you
every time one of the cleaning staff comes to do our room... they are
variying levels of adulthood and comptence, and several will have permanent
job coaches, but they are all almost with some level of mental/intellectual
handicap Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> When my kids were young the stress was enormous. How can Santa let down a
> little kid? I always laybyed stuff earlier in the year. Layby's are
> generally only about 6 weeks but for toys they can be 6-8 months which is
> a huge help. 5 of my kids are adults and one is about to turn 17, so that
> leaves Jasmine who will be intellectually young forever. She is going on
> 16 but today I went out and bought her toys The others are happy enough
> to wait for a Xmas a few months down the track.
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> what a great attitude, when i was a kid there were a few years where
>> parents didn't have a lot of money, so daddy would present us with a list
>> of things to choose from and we all got one family gift, the only one i
>> remember is the year we choose the pool table... pricey if purchased, but
>> my dad went to a pool supply house and bought felt, slate cups, and
>> accessories, and built the actual table, i was little enough i let older
>> brother talk me into it not having a clue what it was... its now living
>> in the basement at my moms and is over fourty years old and in great
>> condition because he has replaced the felt and rubbers a few times. Lee
>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>>>> No plans. We are postponing Christmas for a few months so we can have
>>>>> something decent rather than half-arsed. I believe some young friends
>>>>> and their toddler are coming over Christmas Eve for a BBQ but they are
>>>>> just bringing a bit of meat and whatevers for themselves and my boys
>>>>> can get what they want. My ex did say his girlfriend will bring a ham
>>>>> and some cooked chickens over Christmas Day so probably throw a salad
>>>>> together if they stay, which they probably will. We had dessert lined
>>>>> up last year and no one ate any as we were too full and the ex and his
>>>>> GF moved on to her daughter's house after eating here. I might just
>>>>> get some fruit and we can cut it up if necessary.
>>>>
>>>> My mom seems to have an idea that holidays are causing my dad to have
>>>> brain bleeds. So we have to minimize what we do. I think it is more a
>>>> matter of her not wanting to do much. But I could be wrong.
>>>
>>> Either way, its the family get together that's more important than the
>>> type of food or how much time is spent on making it special. Xmas can be
>>> traumatic for a variety of reasons. We are absolutely stone broke this
>>> Xmas but I am not depressed about it, as I know that we will get to do
>>> Xmas, just not on Xmas Day . All family members have stated they are
>>> not fussed about presents or a big Xmas spread etc. My one exception is
>>> to fill a Santa bag and stocking for Jasmine.
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