Sadwife said: I know I'll put on a happy face. I just wish I could mean it.
This is perhaps the hardest part of making it through these times. Because our family, our kids, our friends...they see it, they know it,and they hurt for us just as much as we hurt for trying to hide it. Yet the merry go round continues, until we find our way to make it stop.
As someone who just finished my own ski trip full of false smiles and longing for it to be real, I wish for you at least a few moments of pure joy with your family...just for today. You and they deserve it.
Hugs and support.