Glad that the festive period is almost over🙏

Boxing day is almost over. It’s been a tough few days.

I really wasn’t sure how I would get through Christmas day with the boys on my own and my Husband not being here with us.

However I feel that yesterday was easier than Christmas eve or today.

Today we went for a boxing day lunch out with the inlaws. It was really nice… Lots of tasty food and wine.

The tough thing is that they put us on a 6 seater table. There was my 2 boys. My inlaws and I. Then there was an empty chair. Sitting there where my Husband should be, with his wife, his children and his parents.

My heart breaks for us all.

Prison is like a temporary bereavement. It’s hard not to feel that there’s a huge gap in everything we do, without him.

As for my side of the family: no cards and no presents for the boys.

They really don’t need them. They got lovely presents off Santa (us), my inlaws and money and vouchers off my husbands extended family.

However; it astounds me how my their Aunties and grown up cousins can punish them further when their Dad is in prison at Christmas. Then again, their gifts and cards would be tokenistic / obligatory when they do not want to acknowledge my children have a father who they love.

So, we have got through it, just about.

For the first time in my life, I am glad that Christmas is almost over.