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I find it very hard to get into the Christmas spirit these days, I have that association from Christmas 2017 where my Dad’s illness came to a head and by January 2018 he was gone.
I also seem to always be suffering from some sort of cold/flu around Christmas too. This year in the space of a month I have had the flu, norovirus, and after getting over that just before a trip to Berlin I now have a cold. Merry Christmas to all these germs as well!
Not to mention my Seasonal Affective Disorder too! I sound like a hypochondriac!
I caught norovirus from my youngest Niece and Nephew (I had gone to my Sisters as it was her birthday). How can you not pick them after they decide to majorly barf in front of you? Looking so helpless with bits of chip vomit in their hair, you have to clean them and comfort them!
So for days I was carrying around norovirus whilst waiting for it to erupt out of my stomach like the Alien film!
The General Election - the ‘most important’ election ever to help solve the Brexit debacle took place. My socialist heart is a-hurting! What the fuck is wrong with the UK? Specifically England and Wales which seems to be rife with right wing leaning populist voting nationalists?
If you didn’t like Jeremy Corbyn you could’ve just voted some other bollocks party, why the bastards responsible for fucking our country up for the past 9 years? For the record I didn’t think Labour was going to win but thought we would’ve had a hung parliament at least.
The next day was my work Xmas doo and I felt like shit. The ‘alien’ started stirring in the middle of my work Xmas lunch and I had to go home. I felt so sorry for myself whilst worrying about the world. On top of the UK Election there is also India’s nationalist government pushing through the CAA! What is wrong with the world? Are we just going to implode with hate for one and another?
This was the backdrop whilst I vomited my guts out at home.
Anyways I somehow managed to get it together for the Berlin trip. It was for my Wife’s cousin’s 40th Birthday. I originally went to Berlin in 2007 when I was in my twenties. It’s a really inspiring city and was amazing to return there when my life is so different.
When I went with a friend in 2007 we went to places that were mentioned in the Bloc Party song ‘Kreuzeburg’. Like the East Side Gallery, so I took an ‘update’ photo there.
It was really nice to hang around with everybody and be in a city that’s politically active and socially conscious. Not like London where life is beginning to drag to be honest.
Me and Wife are starting to talk about the future and relocating. It’s a hard decision to make as we love our London but we are unable to afford a decent place to buy. With the Conservative government winning another 5 years I can’t see it getting any better. I am born and raised in London so it’s very hard for me to consider leaving.
Back in London Christmas Day was lovely with my family. Me and Wife did a lot of the cooking. I have to admit though I really missed my Dad. I was watching a classic episode of Simpsons where they find out why there are no photos of Maggie in the house and I burst into tears at the end. I realised that I was having to make a choice for the sake of my future family and it was a parallel to my Dad making similar decisions for us.
I look at my Nieces and Nephew - this is why we carry on.
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