Well, this was quite a moment. It is our first Christmas in 20 yrs or so. We called with a card and a present. My Gran is 80 next year and lives alone. She has never been ‘in the Truth’. She is partially sighted and not very able. She has a number of carers who call to clean and look after her. The house was tidy and there was a nice tree with lights in the corner of her living room. This was the first ever Christmas present she had received from us. We stayed for 30 mins or so. While I was in the Borg, I rarely called as I was too ‘busy’. There was some small talk about the family. My 7 yr old daughter sang a Christmas song. At the end there was hugs. She was delighted we had called and had tears in her eyes. It was one of those things that will stick a while. Whatever Xmas does...it serves a good social purpose...I am so glad I can be part of it now.
It was a tender moment. I have to say I could hardly say good bye to her at the end. I feel like there was some mighty symbolism involved. Its like exorcising the WTS demons! You have to experience it yourself to know.
One of my biggest regrets is that I never bought my Grandma & Grandad anything for Christmas and they always went out of their way to make it special for us when we were kids. Now it's too late of course .
The Christmas tree always had chocolate decorations that had been 're-stocked' each time we visited and she would let us pull some Xmas crackers with dinner if mum wasn't with us. So many trivial little things that seem so important now I remember them.
I wonder what my kids will remember of their Grandma? Probably not much - the stupid cow has not even called to see them in ages and now I don't think I want her to hae anything to do with them. She lives all of 10 minutes away and of course goes to the hall about 1 minute away from us all the time.
Still, they have their other nana's & grandad's in Wales and Canada and they love it when they get to see them.
It's gotta be a tough time for you - enjoying the holidays with your wife and your boys, receiving cards and e mails from all over the world, and having a family in the same town who doesn't know how good, loving and important you are to others.
I hope I didn't make you cry, but it almost made me cry, thinking of it.
