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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Handling holidays
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Date: Fri, 6-Jan-84 12:49:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  6 12:49:51 1984
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Handling holidays has often been a problem for gay men and women,
since it forces a confrontation between the private individual and the
extended family, bringing up issues that aren't always resolved.  I
guess there are many ways of dealing with holidays, some more
satisfactory than others.  It might be interesting to ask what other
gay USENETters do for the holidays.  Has "coming out" to your family
made celebrating the holidays easier?  What about those of you who
have not come out?  You can post to me, directly, and I will summarize
after an appropriate period OR, of course, express yourself directly
here in net.motss.

My SO (significant other) and I celebrate Christmas apart, each at
our respective families, which are about 1000 miles apart.  This
turns out to be the easiest.  Thankfully, both our families shy away
from the "and when are you bringing your girlfriend home" kind of
questions, so the visit isn't particularly unpleasant.  And, we use
the time as a chance to get a bit of breathing room in our relationship
before hunkering down for another 50 weeks.  We exchange gifts when we
get back, while we catch up on what's gone on.
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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