So many people with problems....

Most of the families have their own problems and they get depressed because of them. But this shouldn't mean that all the families have an unhappy life. I've seen some really happy families and they weren't the richest people on earth. So if we are philosophically and morally strong we can live a happy life. And we can also encourage people to do the same and we might have a better world.

Hi ctryhnny, Everyone has problems, it's the way we deal with them that is different. Attitude is what matters most in life. There is always a bright side if we search for it. Blessings.

Even the most poorest families at Christmas can be happy and yet some people with all the money in the world seem to have more troubles and find it depressing! It is true money can't buy happiness, it's a shame your family are like this, they put you down as well, don't you agree that negativity spreads like a virus. One Christmas my partner was swearing and cursing when we were going around the shop buying food, yet they had a job, lovely home with me, and yet they still found reason to curse and swear. Is it any wonder I refused to spend Christmas with my partner, each year I would go and see my mum for Christmas, it was more for my own sanity and to make my mum happy. My partner hated Christmas on their own, but they only had their self to blame. Believe me even the most positive, happy person in the world would be brought down by my ex's shere negativity, misery and moods.

We rarely know what sorts of problems others are facing. People we have known for years can be walking around with physical or mental health issues that are not apparent. The well-dressed, smiling young woman could be hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. The seemingly husband in a seemingly happy couple could have a child by another woman in another city. We each face our own problems, and those problems seem so huge to us. Sometimes, we forget that there are others struggling--sometimes with even bigger problems--outside our walls.

Everyone has problems, even those people that seem so happy. They won't share it with you though. What?! Trust someone with any kind of feeling you may have? All feelings, happy, sad, any emotion should be shared with the people you love. We are happy when our family is happy, we are sad for our family members when they are sad. Often if you can share your feelings with the people who love you, you wouldn't have to hold onto those negative emotions. Life is about sharing, the good and the bad. I think some families are like that, but not all families.