Cried in publicwhen you sawa gift your lovedone would haveloved.Criedwatching aholidaycommercialFelt bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsAttendedGood GriefSupportGroupExplained,"thefirst holidaywasn't theworst, it was ablur".Spent timejounraling tohelporganize mythoughts.Argued with arelative overhow tocontinue,change, or letfo of a tradition.Spentquiettime.Repeated themantra "I justhave to throughit for thekids...family,etc.Vowed tospend nextholiday on atropicalisland.Boughtholidaycares andnever mailedthem.Overcompensatedfor a miserableyear by trying tocreate the"perfect" holidayExplained"No, Ishouldn't beover it bynow"Hung amemorialornament orother memorialdecorationRegrettedturning downeveryholidayinvitationPlanned tomake yourloved one'sholiday recipe,but never did.Felt guilty forfeeling bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsDucked out ofa holidayparty earlywithout sayinggoodbyeTried to avoidgrief triggers bydoing allholidayshoppingonline.Taled tosomeoneabout how Iam feeling.Accepted aholidayinvitation,blocked it outcompletely, andforgot to attend.Streamed allmedia in Dec toavoid holidaymovies andcommercials Wishedthere was away to sleepuntilJanuary.Cried inpublic uponhearing aholiday songTurned downeveryholidayinvitation youreceivedPut up aChristmastree butneverdecorated it.Made yourloved one'sfavorite recipe,burned it, hada meltdownDonesome typeof physicalactivity.Spent timevolunteeringor helpingsomeone.Cried in publicwhen you sawa gift your lovedone would haveloved.Criedwatching aholidaycommercialFelt bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsAttendedGood GriefSupportGroupExplained,"thefirst holidaywasn't theworst, it was ablur".Spent timejounraling tohelporganize mythoughts.Argued with arelative overhow tocontinue,change, or letfo of a tradition.Spentquiettime.Repeated themantra "I justhave to throughit for thekids...family,etc.Vowed tospend nextholiday on atropicalisland.Boughtholidaycares andnever mailedthem.Overcompensatedfor a miserableyear by trying tocreate the"perfect" holidayExplained"No, Ishouldn't beover it bynow"Hung amemorialornament orother memorialdecorationRegrettedturning downeveryholidayinvitationPlanned tomake yourloved one'sholiday recipe,but never did.Felt guilty forfeeling bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsDucked out ofa holidayparty earlywithout sayinggoodbyeTried to avoidgrief triggers bydoing allholidayshoppingonline.Taled tosomeoneabout how Iam feeling.Accepted aholidayinvitation,blocked it outcompletely, andforgot to attend.Streamed allmedia in Dec toavoid holidaymovies andcommercials Wishedthere was away to sleepuntilJanuary.Cried inpublic uponhearing aholiday songTurned downeveryholidayinvitation youreceivedPut up aChristmastree butneverdecorated it.Made yourloved one'sfavorite recipe,burned it, hada meltdownDonesome typeof physicalactivity.Spent timevolunteeringor helpingsomeone.

Grief and the Holidays - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Cried in public when you saw a gift your loved one would have loved.
  2. Cried watching a holiday commercial
  3. Felt bitter looking at happy family photo cards
  4. Attended Good Grief Support Group
  5. Explained,"the first holiday wasn't the worst, it was a blur".
  6. Spent time jounraling to help organize my thoughts.
  7. Argued with a relative over how to continue, change, or let fo of a tradition.
  8. Spent quiet time.
  9. Repeated the mantra "I just have to through it for the kids...family, etc.
  10. Vowed to spend next holiday on a tropical island.
  11. Bought holiday cares and never mailed them.
  12. Overcompensated for a miserable year by trying to create the "perfect" holiday
  13. Explained "No, I shouldn't be over it by now"
  14. Hung a memorial ornament or other memorial decoration
  15. Regretted turning down every holiday invitation
  16. Planned to make your loved one's holiday recipe, but never did.
  17. Felt guilty for feeling bitter looking at happy family photo cards
  18. Ducked out of a holiday party early without saying goodbye
  19. Tried to avoid grief triggers by doing all holiday shopping online.
  20. Taled to someone about how I am feeling.
  21. Accepted a holiday invitation, blocked it out completely, and forgot to attend.
  22. Streamed all media in Dec to avoid holiday movies and commercials
  23. Wished there was a way to sleep until January.
  24. Cried in public upon hearing a holiday song
  25. Turned down every holiday invitation you received
  26. Put up a Christmas tree but never decorated it.
  27. Made your loved one's favorite recipe, burned it, had a meltdown
  28. Done some type of physical activity.
  29. Spent time volunteering or helping someone.