Longing for a father's presence on Christmas.

Oh kabz, I feel you but you are fortunate than me because you know that your father will come home though it is not on Christmas day but anytime of the year. my father left us for good for his other woman and I don't think he will come back to us to complete our family. You are also lucky to have your mom beside you because my mother isn't coming home on Christmas day too because she works in Kuwait.

How sad. I hope that someday soon you will be able to celebrate Christmas with your father. You can Skype/any video call with him during Christmas eve though. So that you & the rest of your family could still feel his presence.

My father used to go abroad and come home once a year too. That was several years ago and then things happened in life and he decided to stay for good. I can't say it was a good move but I'm just happy everything is better now. I hope that in some way you could celebrate Christmas eve with him, like through online video chatting.

Your father loves you so much that he sacrifice the time to be with you during your growing years just to provide you with a bettter life. There must be a good reason why he can have his vacation during christmas time but maybe next year you can ask and request your father to have his vacation on yuletide season. But nonetheless you can celebrate christmas daily with your dad through constant expression of love and care.

I know how you feel, although my dad has been away working in Saudi for 6 years only. But during that time, he was only able to come home once. He was caught up then in the gulf war so it was really impossible for him then to come home without risking his safety. For 6 Christmasses, 6 birthdays, and 6 recognition days, my dad isn't here with us. My youngest sister even grew up calling all men with a moustache "daddy" because that's all she knows of our dad back then. If there's really no chance for him to be home, why not bring CHristmas to him. At this day's internet revolution, I'm sure you guys will be able to call him via video chat. Try to schedule the call at the same time you guys are having a Christmas dinner. You're lucky that you have a father who would bravely bear being away from his family just to be able to provide for you. But don't worry, I know that this too shall pass and your dad will be home for Christmas soon.

I am so sorry for you that you cannot celebrate Christmas with your father. Remember to call him and say Merry Christmas. your father maybe want to be with you all the time, but for some reasons he had to go to Saudi Arabia for work. Pray to sky and tell your father you want to get present from him. Maybe he can feel that because you are his child.

hi kabz__peg oh that would be so wonderful if he could just come home for Christmas., Do you email him or talk on the phone to him to try to keep in touch with him?Maybe enough prayers sent might enable him to co me home for Christmas. I will send my prayers that he can come home for Christmas for all of you.who knows mylotters prayers sometimes do work.

Yes you are. it is very hard for the children to be far apart from their parents. But always think that your father is working in other countries for your future. time will come that your father would be together with your family in the future.

My heart goes to the kids who doesn't have one of their parents, whether during Christmas or any other season of the year. It is unfortunate that parents who experience going abroad prefer to stay more abroad than being with their loved ones. It is my prayer that one of these days, your father will be with you to have a complete family during the Christmas holidays. Hopefully, not in a negative situation.

Well, just think that he is away because he wants to make sure of your good future. I know the feelings of no father or family during Christmas time. Very sad and lonely. I celebrate Christmas for more 8 years with no parents because it is me who is away from them. In my heart, I feel so lonely but at the same time happy because I provide something for them. However, this year, this is the loneliest Christmas I ever had for the first time knowing that I cannot hear and great Christmas message to my beloved father because he is now gone away forever.

so sad about this. why don't you and your mother and brother go to saudi to celebrate with him. I know some families go to their loved ones in saudi that's different. oh well, just enlightening you.. I just hope that he celebrates Christmas with you...