The Ghost of Christmas Just Past

For those that don't know, I keep a very much more personal journal on my PC at home and there is one or two paragraphs from that that I wanted to share with those that made my christmas so wonderful this year.

The Ghost of Christmas Just Past 26/12/06

Well Christmas day has been and gone. I stuck to my decision and didn’t go to the big family breakfast. Instead I spent Christmas eve and Christmas morning at Beth and Jason’s place, with them and Belinda. I felt so much more at ease and even more loved there. The people that surround me and accept me for exactly who I am without question, these are the people, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion, are my family.....

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....When she was about to hang up, Beth said, “Why don’t you tell him yourself?” and handed the phone back to me. On the phone was Jess and when she said, “I love you dad.” it was all I could do to stop myself from crying right then and there. I admit that later I did take myself off to the bathroom and have a bit of a cry.

Simple acceptance from Beth and four very simple words from Jess, I could think of no better presents to receive.

I hope you all had as good a christmas as I did. Thank you to all those that made my Christmas so special!