Sidechat logo
Download TikTok Instagram X
Sidechat icon
Join communities on Sidechat Download
LGBTQIA+ icon
LGBTQIA+ 4d
Feeling bittersweet today. It’ll my first Christmas after cutting off my parents, and while I don’t miss them, I miss having A FAMILY that is mine. Still, I feel extremely lucky to be invited to two other families’ festivities and to know I’m loved. ♥️
comment

4
upvote 30 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 4d

Celebrated 4 years no contact with my dad on Friday. It does get easier. You realize you long for parental archetypes that your parents never actually were (ex: I miss having a dad, but I realized my father was nothing but an abuser and that I never had one to begin with)

upvote 7 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

That’s exactly it. I realize for certain that I’m better off without them (my PTSD diagnosis is proof enough) but I’m missing what I could’ve had.

upvote 11 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

My recommendation: listen to Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call by Bleachers, cry about it (if your parental relationship is anything like mine), listen to Season’s Greetings by Linneah as a chaser, do something for yourself: eat something, do something you enjoy, or even just self-care and go take a shower. If you want to feel less alone, my DMs are open. The holidays are a rough time for me, too, so at the very least we can commiserate. 🫂

upvote 10 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁☃️ If you want to talk to someone, I’m free for most of the day. DMs are open

upvote 4 downvote