Do you have some people as your family?

I just ordered two Christmas cards to send to family and friends, in addition to the one I sent my sister and brother-in-law.

My sister and her family are the only relatives I have left. My only living uncle blew me off several months ago. I have three cousins. Two of them I don’t know where they are or how to contact them. The third cousin I don’t have anything to do with.

So of the extra two cards, one is for my case manager who I talk to a lot, and the other is for a friend and her boyfriend that I see a lot.

I see my case manager and two friends as family now.

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Can you try contacting your lost cousins through facebook?

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I don’t have Facebook, but that’s an idea. Thanks

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I do have a lot of family. Some that I am closer to than others.

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Thanks @Bowens 15

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I am also attached to my care team too. I am loosing my pdoc next week and will talk to her for the last time tomorrow. I’m closer to my team than I am with actual family which isn’t healthy I think because the team changes.

But that’s nice of you to send cards to them.

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My friend and her boyfriend are clients at my psych clinic I got to know.

It’s kinda sad, only three cards to send out now.

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It’s nice receiving cards. me and my spouse usually alone for the holidays, but cards from friends brighten our days.

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Thanks @Kxev. I’ve been sending cards out for years. I learned it from my grandfather.

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I think it’s really beautiful tradition. We still have a bunch of old cards from an aunt that passed away. It’s really nice to have the cards. She was very loving.

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That’s cool. It’s like the saying, there’s the family you are born into. Then there is the one that you create for yourself

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Thanks @Cragger @Kxev

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I know this sounds a little weird, but last Christmas I sent a card each to the hospital psych ward that I frequent, the city police for always treating me well when they’re taking me to the H, and the nearby fire department that responded when I was delusional last summer and believed that doctors in the walls were trying to kill me. I don’t know if they liked them but I felt good letting them know I was grateful for their services.
It helps that I have a whole box of new Christmas cards that I found at the dump a couple of years ago.

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Thanks @WhiteRaven I have done some strange things too. Hopefully everyone you sent a card appreciated it.

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