tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post4264385553296852154..comments2023-09-23T00:57:31.206-07:00Comments on WyndedWords: Tomorrow's menuSarah Wyndehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-46404985249134624802012-12-26T15:08:32.308-08:002012-12-26T15:08:32.308-08:00The best thing for me this year was reading the co...The best thing for me this year was reading the comments on this post on John Scalzi's blog: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/12/20/hows-your-christmas-spirit-this-year/<br /><br />...and realizing how many, many people there are out there who having the same struggles. The television commercials are all filled with happy joyous families and that's just not how it is for lots of us. <br /><br />It's funny, I just realized that I know enough not to be envious of the super-skinny beautiful women and the huge fantastic houses in cleaning commercials; and I never fall for the toy commercials where the kids are having insane amounts of fun with plastic junk that won't last twenty minutes...but I guess the Christmas commercials somehow crept under my defenses! <br /><br />Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story! It was fun to write. I just re-read it because apparently there's a missing word somewhere -- I didn't find the missing word, but Toby still made me laugh, so I hope he makes you laugh, too. Happy holidays! Sarah Wyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208314684112329427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695112188059052762.post-88336206149127837412012-12-26T14:23:25.592-08:002012-12-26T14:23:25.592-08:00I totally understand struggling with Christmas joy...I totally understand struggling with Christmas joy. My father suffered from depression most of his adult life, and hated Christmas; that attitude was absorbed by his kids. I didn't really experience the Christmas spirit until I had small children of my own. And thank you for the book - what a nice Christmas present! ClaudiaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470927972375998880noreply@blogger.com