I was just thinking about when there was a little person in our house (we were much younger too of course).
The exciting preparations we made on Christmas Eve. Choosing which glass Santa would like best and should he have milk or something stronger, after all he shouldn't really be drink driving should he? Maybe he is fed up of mince pies and it might be best to leave cheese and crackers. Making sure the carrots were well washed for the reindeer.Teasing our little boy that if he didn't stay in his bed Santa wouldn't be able to find the right house. Us worn out and longing for him to sleep so we could play Santa. Finally get to bed at 3am only to be woken at 4am by little fingers prodding at you, to show you that Santa has been. The sparkle in the eyes of that little boy cos everything was magic to him.
Do you wish you could see that look in your childs eyes again?
2007-12-24 01:37:48 · 34 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
My Daughter’s Gone (Unedited)
My baby-girl is far away
I think about her every day
On my knees regrets are found
And tears well up then hit the ground
She’s not around so she can’t see
What her absence means to me
I want to be her closest friend
My love for her will never end
These words extend far past my reach
And hopefully they’ll help to teach
I beseech her; listen dear
This poem’s meant to make it clear
I hope you’ll hear me with your eyes
I need to make you realize
You’re my prize. You’re heaven sent
When you’re around my heart’s content
Time well spent is time with you
It’s nothing but my dreams come true
It’s nothing new you’ll always be
The angel I want next to me
2007-12-24 01:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by Ju ju 6 · 9⤊ 0⤋
It's funny you should ask this Sylvia because we were only just talking about when the girls were younger and the magic of Christmas back then. Sitting up until 3am frantically trying to finish off the knitted Barbie clothes I'd hoped to have finished and wrapped before Christmas Eve or waiting for them both to go to sleep so we could creep upstairs to get their gifts that had been hidden away from prying eyes lol....Karen was the worst for snooping to try to find her presents!
The time has just flashed by and Karen is now probably trying to get CJ and CM to go to sleep so that she can go upstairs to get their presents to put under the tree!
Steffi went out this morning to see her friends and then the b/f this afternoon with promises that she would be back at tea-time.....it's probably going to be 10 o'clock before we see her tonight as she is still at the b/f's mum's house now! (really hope she isn't tiddly when she walks through the door!!)
Nostalgic memories creep their way in every year and there is nothing in this world that can better the look in a young childs eyes on Christmas morning. God bless xx
2007-12-24 07:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I think we all do.This is a mix of good and bad memories.I don't have very good memories of Christmas as a child.We were very poor and I never got the things I wanted.I Know my single Mom did her best.She worked very hard as a waitress.There was just never any money. As an adult I wanted to become a mother more than any thing but, It just never happened. So,I was robbed of the wonderful Christmas memories again.It just became a sad time of the year. As my marriage fell apart,I swore I would never marry again.After meeting my now husband I was to old to have children of my own. He has 2 children all grown up and I was not really a part of their lives. So, Never having the joy of seeing the wonder in the eyes of a child.I really missed out on this part of life.Hold your memories in your heart,and you can always pull them out at Christmas.
2007-12-24 14:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by lotteda717 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish even more that I could experience again that magic of waking to find an old sock stuffed with little things, wax crayons, colouring book, an india rubber ball all coloured with fancy swirls, an apple and a tangerine if we were lucky,some chocolate pennies wrapped in gold paper to look like sovereigns, but then came the war and fruit from overseas disappeared from sight.
2007-12-24 09:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see it again. I can still remember the look on his face. He loved Christmas. Our daughter has 2 little ones and we sometimes get to go there for Christmas. Our son died last January. His memories keep me laughing though. AT on point he decided he was the only one who could decorate the tree. We had some funny looking trees. That is the joy and magic of Christmas. Don't mean to bum you out. I am not really bummed just nostalgic. The magic of Christmas can be drawn out at any time if we let it.
2007-12-24 03:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by sniggle 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hi well dont think you are going to like this but yes done the mince pie things etc as you said but at 7 years old I told my kids Santa wasnt real and that mummy didn't like lying to him anymore. But mummy and Daddy had been Santa for years. Saving up every year to buy them presents. Expecting to get tears instead we got ok mum what about the tooth fairy? Nope no tooth fairy but we will still put the money under your pillow. No problem they replied.Dont undersatnd why we lie to our kids knowing that one day we will have to tell them the truth.
2007-12-24 11:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sylvia, I know where you are coming from but you will always have your memories in your heart. Memories are the BEST thing because you remember with love and nostalgia and only the very nicest things are imprinted in your brain.
I was very touched by JuJu and Sniggle's contribution. I have never experienced anything like this during my life time and I hope I never will.
I can only say God Bless You! and may He continue to give you the strength throughout the coming years.
2007-12-24 06:09:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I always get kinda nostalgic and emotional on Christmas............but I don't long for the past, the present and future is too exciting. We have two new babies in the family and are looking forward to them growing up and learning the joys and excitement of the holidays. My husband has already got plans for future gifts! He was looking at toys in the toy store with acquisitive eyes, and I had to haul him away! They are not old enough yet! lol! So it looks like we will be seeing that look in their eyes for many years to come.
2007-12-24 02:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by Isadora 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I have been married for 34 years and were not blessed with children.
And yet we have been blessed in so many other ways that I often think we were more blessed than those with children.
have a great Christmas and enjoy all those great memories.
Most of the toys have been forgotten, the meals are long gone, there may even be family members that have passed on but those memories remain.
Precious Memories, the greatest gift of all.
2007-12-24 01:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by drg5609 6 · 10⤊ 0⤋
I'd LOVE to be able to go back for a bit and experience that once again! I really and truly DO miss those times. Christmas just doesn't seem 'right' without little ones in the house.
BUT my grown kids STILL have that look in their eyes when they open presents, so I will just have to wait until tomorrow and muddle through tonight!
2007-12-24 01:54:14 · answer #10 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋