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Share your trees

Pats

Pats

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Thought it would be fun to share our trees as we put them up, or any other favorite holiday decoration. It'd be interesting to see the different themes and styles.
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Our decs won't be going up until December, but I'll share a pic when they do :)
It's a strange one decorating this place - I'm not that bothered but my OH* loves decorations... only I'm the one who does most of the work getting everything set up - something askew there o_O

* Other Half - for anyone unfamiliar with the acronym - is this "Hungarian" again?
 
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@Autistamatic

What's an "OH"?


Not part of water.
Maybe......."other half"?

I really have never seen anyone use this abbreviation before,
but it's the only thing that makes sense, given the context.
 
Yes it's "other half". Odd 'cos I've seen it many times and it even gets used in verbal communication here too. OH and BH (better half) are quite common on some of the forums I've frequented.
 
Graphin said:
can I send a picture of a room without a tree? Because that's how it will look
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that's why I said 'or other'. :) I like uniqueness and if you draw a picture or write something, I'd love to see it.
 
I know I'm early with the Christmas stuff. My mom always decorated for Christmas beginning the day after Thanksgiving. Her house looked like a Christmas store and all her grandkids will remember her for that as much as anything else about her. I doubt I would decorate just for me, but as long as my kids and grandkids will be coming, there will be a tree and a few other decorations - not even close to my mom's though. But another thing about her going all out is that her memory is always very strong during the holidays. Even her final days at home, I put a tree up in her bedroom and my sisters and I was with her for her last breath with gifts under the tree that she didn't get to give out. Anyhow, Christmas time I have good memories of my mom and I carry on some of her traditions.
 
We have our tree up, but it's bare at the moment, still have to put on the lights and ornaments, but once it's all ready, if ever, I'll take a couple snappy snappies and post em in here :D
 
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This shoe tree is about 6 miles from here.

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going a little off topic here

There's a similar tree on the highway where I am that's decorated with a crap ton of shoes (like, it's so loaded you'd think it's a Natural Shoe Tree) in memory of all the missing Aboriginal Girls and Women from on or near said highway over the past several decades; The Highway of Tears it's called... lots of different interviews and documentaries on the whole thing
 
Pats said:
I know I'm early with the Christmas stuff. My mom always decorated for Christmas beginning the day after Thanksgiving. Her house looked like a Christmas store and all her grandkids will remember her for that as much as anything else about her. I doubt I would decorate just for me, but as long as my kids and grandkids will be coming, there will be a tree and a few other decorations - not even close to my mom's though. But another thing about her going all out is that her memory is always very strong during the holidays. Even her final days at home, I put a tree up in her bedroom and my sisters and I was with her for her last breath with gifts under the tree that she didn't get to give out. Anyhow, Christmas time I have good memories of my mom and I carry on some of her traditions.
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The longer one can be in the Christmas spirit the better :)
 
I thought this was going to be a thread about the environment! I was like, "Wow, Pats is more of a hippie than I thought!"

We usually get a tree just a couple weeks before Christmas!
 
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Autistamatic said:
Yes it's "other half". Odd 'cos I've seen it many times and it even gets used in verbal communication here too. OH and BH (better half) are quite common on some of the forums I've frequented.
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Do you mean the abbreviations are used verbally or the phrases? I've heard the phrases before but never seen them abbreviated. And do people often or ever complain that it implies humans are only half a person without a relationship and require romance to be complete? I'm not trying to tell you that right now like I'm the stinker (lol) here and have a problem with you saying it, I'm just curious because if anyone where I live uses the phrase, they are basically attacked with that logic.
 
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Fino said:
Do you mean the abbreviations are used verbally or the phrases? I've heard the phrases before but never seen them abbreviated. And do people often or ever complain that it implies humans are only half a person without a relationship and require romance to be complete? I'm not trying to tell you that right now like I'm the stinker (lol) here and have a problem with you saying it, I'm just curious because if anyone where I live uses the phrase, they are basically attacked with that logic.
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Curiosity is a good thing and I don't for one second resent your enquiry ;)
In the UK both phrases are common parlance and the abbreviation of "OH" I've come across verbally many times, although "BH" only in written form.
I can't speak for the rest of the world but only my own interpretation of the phrases.
I now regard myself in two perspectives. I am myself, Quinn - an individual with my own thoughts and feelings. In 2008 I married and became legally, as well as emotionally, part of a union which makes me half of a second unit and identity. In addition to the identity of "ME" I am also part of the shared identity of "US".
I am a spokesman not only for myself but also for that union that means so much to me that I would sacrifice anything in my personal (ME) life for the good of the woman I love. I never thought I could feel this much for another human, but I have been very lucky and found something which many of us on the spectrum never do.
Terms like "Other Half" and "Better Half" do not imply a void or a lacking in the lives of others who have not found the same in their lives to me. They acknowledge only their relevance to our lives once we have found them and bonded with them. I am half of the whole of my marriage in addition to being all of myself. To describe my darling wife as my "Other Half" is an affirmation of how big a role she plays in my own life, a mark of respect and of love that demonstrates the immense value I place on having been so lucky as to have her in my life.
I was no less "ME" before I met her, but I am lucky enough to feel more comfortable in my own skin since since I did. In my terms, my wife does indeed complete my life and I wish for everyone else on the spectrum to meet someone who does the same for them.
Forgive me for ending it here, but this has aroused powerful emotions in me and I must deal with the tears both of joy for my fortune in having my wonderful wife, but also my sadness that not all of us have someone like her to rely on.
 
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