Merry Christmas...Maybe...

I mostly wrote this in 2011....

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MERRY CHRISTMAS...

If you're reading this -- maybe your day sucked. At least a little bit. Christmas is a time for families... And we all have this vision in our head of what the PERFECT FAMILY CHRISTMAS LOOKS LIKE.

Of course, the truth is -- nobody has a perfect family.  Every family has their share of problems.

In this blog, you will only read the Pollyanna-ed version of my family, that's for sure!!

My point is -- everybody is dealing with something. Nobody is happy all the time.  Life can be lonely.  Husbands and wives disappoint one another.  Maybe your adult children aren't nearly as much fun as you once hoped.  You could be dealing with a bad job, or NO job,  children with behavior problems, drug addiction, economic problems, unpaid bills, a cancer diagnosis --

HEY -- LIFE  IS NOT FOR SISSIES!!

But problems are magnified at this time of year.  Because it looks like everybody around you is having a Normal Rockwell holiday.   Which is why Christmas OFTEN SUCKS.  Most of the time, we are victims of our own high expectations.

If you are feeling sad, or alone or hurt today -- I am giving you permission to have ONE BAD DAY.

You can eat whatever you want...Snickers can be your main meal.  Or buy dinner at the mini-mart. My local Casey's has awesome pizza -- and they're open until 6:00.

Veg out in front of the television.  LIFETIME and Lifetime Movie Network are both running marathon Christmas movies ALL DAY LONG. They'll be sad...bound to be tear-jerkers....which is exactly what you need. Just go with it. Let the snot run down your face...you can have a 24-hour-pity-party...

Or --Plan B -- TNT is running A Christmas Story all day long.  Watch it at least three times, while eating hot, gooey Caramel Corn and you'll be warm  all over...really...

With streaming videos, you could create your own television marathon.  Get on your computer and watch five full episodes from the new Project Runway Junior (which is surprisingly good). Go to YouTube and watch the Britain's Got Talent winners.  Last week, Ross watched 50 YouTube videos about how to make his own concrete counters (he swears he could do it now)...

Then -- roll out of bed tomorrow morning and GET OVER IT. Pull up your big girl pants and do something that matters. The good news is -- YOU get to decide what that is...

More good news -- Christmas is just ONE DAY, babe. That's all it is. ONE DAY.

And SURE -- on this day -- somebody, somewhere, is having the very BEST day of their life...

But tomorrow it could be YOUR TURN.

And you are not alone...