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intheknow · 11-07-2009, 06:45 AM

With the holidays coming up, I wanted to get your advice and opinion on how to handle it.

RAH has been gone from the family home since mid-September. Went to rehab and is now back at work - but not living at home. We have four children, two at home and two not at home.

I told myself that I am not doing anything - filing for divorce, legal separation or likewise - until January 1st. But, how do I handle the holidays? We normally have everyone (25-30 people) at our home for Thanksgiving. And then we spend Christmas going to each of our parents homes, and have another family Christmas with just us and the kids.

How do you handle it when your life has been turned upside down by this person? When the last thing you want to do is spend the day with them? But my kids are asking and they miss him.

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intheknow Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 234	The Dreaded Holidays With the holidays coming up, I wanted to get your advice and opinion on how to handle it. RAH has been gone from the family home since mid-September. Went to rehab and is now back at work - but not living at home. We have four children, two at home and two not at home. I told myself that I am not doing anything - filing for divorce, legal separation or likewise - until January 1st. But, how do I handle the holidays? We normally have everyone (25-30 people) at our home for Thanksgiving. And then we spend Christmas going to each of our parents homes, and have another family Christmas with just us and the kids. How do you handle it when your life has been turned upside down by this person? When the last thing you want to do is spend the day with them? But my kids are asking and they miss him.