Posted by Noa on November 1, 2000, at 16:46:34
In reply to Re: Plans for getting through the holidays?, posted by R.Anne on November 1, 2000, at 15:17:27
I just was talking to a friend the other day about her finding an alternative to going "home" for more abuse. It is a hard transition to make--to stop going back to be mistreated and start creating your own holiday traditions, or seeking out friends as "family".
When I lived in another city, they had a great program where you delivered festive holiday meals to older people. I used to go with a freind and it was so much fun. One year, my friend really hit it off with this one lady and she started visiting her on a monthly basis after that. The lady was really interesting and fun to be with, but was really shut in, and was quite vulnerable to all kinds of tv and mail scams.
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