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Post by don on Dec 13, 2023 7:41:20 GMT
When many other people are apparently having lots of festive fun, spending lots of money they probably cannot afford on rubbish that they don't need, and the media go Santa crazy, I'm not surprised that some of the people missing out may feel suicidal. I would not be a good Samaritan person because I would explain that what they are missing out on is mostly trivial and pointless. Perhaps what the really need is somebody to talk to about anything apart from Christmas. Would this make them feel any better, or at least not quite so bad? Totally agree, not everyone enjoys the festive period but by talking to them maybe you will give them a small amount of enjoyment or even a large amount of enjoyment |
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Post by Kath on Dec 13, 2023 8:02:03 GMT
When many other people are apparently having lots of festive fun, spending lots of money they probably cannot afford on rubbish that they don't need, and the media go Santa crazy, I'm not surprised that some of the people missing out may feel suicidal. I would not be a good Samaritan person because I would explain that what they are missing out on is mostly trivial and pointless. Perhaps what the really need is somebody to talk to about anything apart from Christmas. Would this make them feel any better, or at least not quite so bad? Depends if Christmas is anything to do with why they feel so bad I suppose. In my experience, it's not usually that straightforward. The key thing woudl be to listen perhaps, rather than talk. |
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Post by don on Dec 15, 2023 10:10:23 GMT
Well Christmas is getting ever closer I’m here in a nursing home giving Heather a few days break but I’m going home in a few days but the reason I’m here is to ask people to spare a thought for those working at Christmas. All of the carers here are swapping shifts and helping families spend time together rather than working on the Christmas holiday. So please spare a thought for people such as care home workers police ambulance And fireman. Please spare a thought for those working over the Christmas period. Don
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Post by dreampolice on Dec 15, 2023 10:22:36 GMT
Well Christmas is getting ever closer I’m here in a nursing home giving Heather a few days break but I’m going home in a few days but the reason I’m here is to ask people to spare a thought for those working at Christmas. All of the carers here are swapping shifts and helping families spend time together rather than working on the Christmas holiday. So please spare a thought for people such as care home workers police ambulance And fireman. Please spare a thought for those working over the Christmas period. Don On Christmas Day our unit used to do "Fire brigade policing" where rather than just patrol we stayed in our base with just minimum cover (as always on bank holidays). It was always quite busy though, so invariably we were called out to firearm incidents. I can recall 2 sieges that happened on Christmas Day. |
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Post by don on Dec 15, 2023 11:33:34 GMT
Well Christmas is getting ever closer I’m here in a nursing home giving Heather a few days break but I’m going home in a few days but the reason I’m here is to ask people to spare a thought for those working at Christmas. All of the carers here are swapping shifts and helping families spend time together rather than working on the Christmas holiday. So please spare a thought for people such as care home workers police ambulance And fireman. Please spare a thought for those working over the Christmas period. Don On Christmas Day our unit used to do "Fire brigade policing" where rather than just patrol we stayed in our base with just minimum cover (as always on bank holidays). It was always quite busy though, so invariably we were called out to firearm incidents. I can recall 2 sieges that happened on Christmas Day. So much for season of good will. It’s awful that the small minority take the most policing and the fact it’s Christmas makes them feel they have a right to make everyone look at them. Attention seeking muppet’s. |
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Post by kate on Dec 15, 2023 11:48:52 GMT
Being someone with no children, I was always volunteered to take holidays when other people's kids were at school. It was expected I would simply comply without a grumble. Same for the period between Christmas and New Year.
There was no thought by them that this made me feel even worse during those times, and more depressed.
Now I'm on my own, Christmas doesn't really matter. My hubby was the one who loved all the fuss, decorations, special cooking etc. Now I'll probably have a few nibbles or soup and a sandwich. Thankfully I'm now in town so the period of silence doesn't last long.
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Post by aitch on Dec 15, 2023 14:16:34 GMT
Being someone with no children, I was always volunteered to take holidays when other people's kids were at school. It was expected I would simply comply without a grumble. Same for the period between Christmas and New Year. There was no thought by them that this made me feel even worse during those times, and more depressed. Now I'm on my own, Christmas doesn't really matter. My hubby was the one who loved all the fuss, decorations, special cooking etc. Now I'll probably have a few nibbles or soup and a sandwich. Thankfully I'm now in town so the period of silence doesn't last long. Pigs-in-blankets and stollen!  |
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Post by kate on Dec 15, 2023 14:58:37 GMT
Being someone with no children, I was always volunteered to take holidays when other people's kids were at school. It was expected I would simply comply without a grumble. Same for the period between Christmas and New Year. There was no thought by them that this made me feel even worse during those times, and more depressed. Now I'm on my own, Christmas doesn't really matter. My hubby was the one who loved all the fuss, decorations, special cooking etc. Now I'll probably have a few nibbles or soup and a sandwich. Thankfully I'm now in town so the period of silence doesn't last long. Pigs-in-blankets and stollen! That'll do nicely. |
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Post by JohnY on Dec 15, 2023 20:49:13 GMT
I do not like the enforced jollity. I have extended family in Lincoln and up in Yorkshire and they are very nice people. I certainly would not like to spend Christmas with them. I am well on the spectrum and like my own company. The main and probably the only downside of Christmas is the embarrassment of not partaking of the normal festivities.
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Post by Chester PB on Dec 17, 2023 16:39:30 GMT
Being someone with no children, I was always volunteered to take holidays when other people's kids were at school. It was expected I would simply comply without a grumble. Same for the period between Christmas and New Year. There was no thought by them that this made me feel even worse during those times, and more depressed. Now I'm on my own, Christmas doesn't really matter. My hubby was the one who loved all the fuss, decorations, special cooking etc. Now I'll probably have a few nibbles or soup and a sandwich. Thankfully I'm now in town so the period of silence doesn't last long. I know that at least one of my various jobs was obtained by my comment during an interview that 'apart from funerals, I'll never want any holiday days during school holidays'. Since so many employers dread the depletion of staff during school holidays (smaller outposts of the NHS suffer greatly from this), this comment was always noted. In the late 1990s when I was an IT contractor working at Debenhams (RIP) I was forced to take a week off over Christmas when I would have been happy to work at my usual hourly rate. My wife and I have nearly always taken holidays in May/June or September/October with two of the exceptions being short stays in Venice in November because the small hotel rates were much lower from November to mid-March and it wasn't cold at that time of year, and there were fewer visitors then too. We hate crowds. |
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Post by andy on Dec 17, 2023 16:43:44 GMT
Being someone with no children, I was always volunteered to take holidays when other people's kids were at school. It was expected I would simply comply without a grumble. Same for the period between Christmas and New Year. There was no thought by them that this made me feel even worse during those times, and more depressed. Now I'm on my own, Christmas doesn't really matter. My hubby was the one who loved all the fuss, decorations, special cooking etc. Now I'll probably have a few nibbles or soup and a sandwich. Thankfully I'm now in town so the period of silence doesn't last long. Pigs-in-blankets and stollen! Deep fried? metro.co.uk/2023/12/16/glasgow-chippie-unveils-genius-deep-fried-festive-treat-19984946/amp/?ito=upday |
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Post by aitch on Dec 17, 2023 16:57:23 GMT
Phew! Thank dog it wasn't deep-fried stollen.  |
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Post by andy on Dec 17, 2023 17:00:32 GMT
Phew! Thank dog it wasn't deep-fried stollen. Probably best not to give them ideas  . |
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Post by spinno on Dec 17, 2023 19:27:52 GMT
Phew! Thank dog it wasn't deep-fried stollen. That would be some weird spring roll |
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Post by spinno on Dec 17, 2023 19:28:46 GMT
Presumably someone has deep fried a Christmas dinner, or even bubble and squeak...
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