Weird Christmas
Christmas day was weird as hell. I'm not a part of my birth family. Not a part of my chosen family. After I took the kids to their dad for the three hour allowed visit (but I was willing to give him the whole day for their sake) I wandered town, lost. Looked for a lonely Christmas lunch in a shut down town. Waffle House is never closed, but also never fails to upset my stomach. So I passed. Same for IHOP. No reason to even try there. Every brilliant idea I had (beer and nachos, loaded baked potato and ice cream, roast beef sandwich and incredible curly fries with cheese sauce) was a non- starter. I wound up at the movie theater. Cried in the parking lot a little while. When I finally got the nerve to go in, it felt a little like Disney World for more than one reason. First, it was crowded. Second, overpriced in food and attractions. And finally, probably most important to me, there were smiling, patient "cast members" to deal with...