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| 3213 | Article | MarshMellow | Wow, this is awesome, we must be around the same age. I had smiley faces and daisies on everything, too. And I 100% agree with your assessment on flares vs. skinny jeans. | Dec 13, 2015 |  | |
| 3212 | Article | Vaporman87 | Indeed. My parents eventually became friendlier to each other as well. By the time mom was in the late stages of her cancer, they had all but forgotten the "bad old days". It was very difficult to deliver the message from my father to my mother that he was sorry for the way things turned out for them. He wanted her to know it before she left this old world. If nothing else, Christmas is a reminder to me to let everyone I care about know my appreciation for them. Even if it's awkward or uncomfortable. | Bah Humbug! | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3211 | Article | NLogan | The important thing Tony, is that you made the effort and didn't deprive your children visiting their grandmother. Your wife is worth way more than her weight in gold and she was right (they usually are, don't tell mine I said that). My parents and my wife's parents are divorced. There have been plenty of awkward get togethers. But if they wanted to see the grandchildren they had to at least be civil to make it work being in the same room together. My mom and dad are now good friends, but it wasn't always so. My wife's parents have a ways to go but at least are no longer being juvenile and petty. It is hard when people feel deprived of their most precious things in the world their own children, whether in decision making or just quality time. That is the magic of Christmas however, the season brings people closer together. | Bah Humbug! | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3209 | Article | NLogan | How did your parents find out you knew? | Operation Santa | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3208 | Article | Vaporman87 | It's a cliché, but an accurate one - "You don't know what you have, until it's gone." This hits very close to home for me. My relationship with my mom after my parents divorced was strained. There were a lot of things at play there, but it amounted to feeling unappreciated. So, by the time I became a parent, that relationship was almost non-existent. My wife actually convinced me to make things better, putting aside the past and forging ahead. So going to visit her with my wife and kids was an awkward and nervous affair. I was always glad to be leaving more so than anything else. Now that she is gone, I feel like I would give most anything for one more of those awkward Christmas visits. | Bah Humbug! | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3207 | Article | Vaporman87 | I am reminded of a similar tale from our very own fuschnikt from last year, 1990 - The Year Santa Died. I enjoy these stories of that final year that we actually believed. And, instead of feeling a tremendous sense of disappointment, we instead come to appreciate the efforts of the "real" Santas. Here, it seems it took little more than a sticker to "open your eyes". I'm guessing you already had your suspicions before that moment, being so easily swayed. Would that be an accurate assumption? | Operation Santa | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3206 | Article | vkimo | Whoa dude, heavy ending. Being a father myself, I've come to know that us men are the real Santa Claus! | Operation Santa | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3205 | Article | mickyarber | Very good read. I always like it to hear stories of when kids realize who the real "Santa" is, and especially stories where you can feel the heartfelt gratitude coming through for him just like in this story. Good job. | Operation Santa | Dec 13, 2015 | |
| 3204 | Article | mickyarber | @vkimo...as a matter of fact, I do. I have a shop on Etsy that you can get to directly by going to www.mountainheirlooms.com Ad anyone that orders a Goodie Pack this year here on RetroDaze will find a hand crafted wooden Christmas ornament in them from our shop. | Christmas Yuleogy | Dec 12, 2015 | |
| 3203 | Article | Vaporman87 | @vkimo: You'll get to see his work up close if you order a Christmas Goodie Pack. | Christmas Yuleogy | Dec 12, 2015 | |
