The holidays are the most magical time of the year. For many people, it's traditional to be with family and friends during the celebrations. It does happen that families become estranged, family members may not be close, and they may even have no contact with each other. It can be rough to not want to see your parents for Christmas, but it's even worse for the parents. No parent wants to feel like their son or daughter doesn't want to see them.
In this Reddit thread, it's about just that. The original poster (OP) is a woman who's refusing to come to her mother's for Christmas. But her decision doesn't exist in a vacuum; it's based on a lifetime of neglect. She shares her entire story, the story of her dad's abandonment, and her mother's remarriage. She shares the downfall of her relationship to her first best friend, and how all of these things entangled her to feeling alone in her life.