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First Christmas without Mum - how did you get through it?

Lauren Whitfield · 9/13/2026

She did everything at Christmas. The cooking, the ridiculous crackers, the singing. I can't picture the day without her in the middle of it and it's still months away. I'd love to hear what other families did that first year.

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Marianne Hale · 9/13/2026

We changed everything the first year. Different house, different food, walk in the morning. It didn't fix it but it stopped the comparison.

Susan Wainwright · 9/13/2026

We kept one of her traditions and let the rest go. Her crackers, nothing else. It was enough.

Amara Bello · 9/14/2026

We laid a place and put her photo there. Some found it hard, but nobody had to pretend she wasn't missing.
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