• Replies 3 replies
  • Subscribers 28 subscribers
  • Views 677 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

NEW YEAR AND THE MEDIA

yellow sunflower

 The media has just made me a bit down. The news is showing pictures of how amazing the new year is  and how sociable everybody is and how they'll all be celebrating the new year.Estimating a thousand pounds of money the government claims they don't have is being spent on too many fireworks. When other people need it.It's  Making me sad that i am isolated and will be spending new year with my animals. Seeing my dad for an hour this afternoon, he hates new year, parties, socialising, doing anything that doesn't involve staying at home and reading. My friends have children and so are busy with them and making their new year memorable, so am on my own.

Parents

  • My husband and I went out for new year for the first time in ages. We went to a small country pub. We went early to get a seat, and took a couple of travel games to occupy the early part of the evening. He is more sociable than I, so I listen to other people chat more than joining in. I join in a little as there is always someone else who will say something if I run out of ideas. I  like spending time with strangers because it doesn't matter if I get things wrong, as we will never meet again.

    I had forgotten the old lang syne nonsense, so ended up holding the hand of some strange man. Then we had all the hand shaking and kissing to contend with. I managed to stay behind a table and so offered a hand shake to the ladies and men who approached. 

    We went outside to watch fireworks. Another lady approached and kissed me. I was so put out, that I said goodbye instead of happy new year. I felt such an idiot, but how can you say to a non too sober woman at new year, that I don't do kissing, but prefer hand shakes. I feel that I have failed in my resolve to avoid kissing, embarrassed myself by saying the wrong thing, and must try and shake off the memory of this one blot on an otherwise lovely evening. 

    We walked backin the moonlight to where we were staying.

Reply

  • My husband and I went out for new year for the first time in ages. We went to a small country pub. We went early to get a seat, and took a couple of travel games to occupy the early part of the evening. He is more sociable than I, so I listen to other people chat more than joining in. I join in a little as there is always someone else who will say something if I run out of ideas. I  like spending time with strangers because it doesn't matter if I get things wrong, as we will never meet again.

    I had forgotten the old lang syne nonsense, so ended up holding the hand of some strange man. Then we had all the hand shaking and kissing to contend with. I managed to stay behind a table and so offered a hand shake to the ladies and men who approached. 

    We went outside to watch fireworks. Another lady approached and kissed me. I was so put out, that I said goodbye instead of happy new year. I felt such an idiot, but how can you say to a non too sober woman at new year, that I don't do kissing, but prefer hand shakes. I feel that I have failed in my resolve to avoid kissing, embarrassed myself by saying the wrong thing, and must try and shake off the memory of this one blot on an otherwise lovely evening. 

    We walked backin the moonlight to where we were staying.

Children
No Data