Tried to avoidgrief triggers bydoing allholidayshoppingonline.Felt bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsStreamed allmedia in Dec toavoid holidaymovies andcommercials Cried in publicwhen you sawa gift your lovedone would haveloved.Criedwatching aholidaycommercialRegrettedturning downeveryholidayinvitationSpent timejounraling tohelporganize mythoughts.Ducked out ofa holidayparty earlywithout sayinggoodbyeArgued with arelative overhow tocontinue,change, or letfo of a tradition.Donesome typeof physicalactivity.AttendedGood GriefSupportGroupPlanned tomake yourloved one'sholiday recipe,but never did.Overcompensatedfor a miserableyear by trying tocreate the"perfect" holidayWishedthere was away to sleepuntilJanuary.Spent timevolunteeringor helpingsomeone.Accepted aholidayinvitation,blocked it outcompletely, andforgot to attend.Repeated themantra "I justhave to throughit for thekids...family,etc.Cried inpublic uponhearing aholiday songFelt guilty forfeeling bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsTurned downeveryholidayinvitation youreceivedExplained"No, Ishouldn't beover it bynow"Taled tosomeoneabout how Iam feeling.Boughtholidaycares andnever mailedthem.Explained,"thefirst holidaywasn't theworst, it was ablur".Spentquiettime.Made yourloved one'sfavorite recipe,burned it, hada meltdownVowed tospend nextholiday on atropicalisland.Hung amemorialornament orother memorialdecorationPut up aChristmastree butneverdecorated it.Tried to avoidgrief triggers bydoing allholidayshoppingonline.Felt bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsStreamed allmedia in Dec toavoid holidaymovies andcommercials Cried in publicwhen you sawa gift your lovedone would haveloved.Criedwatching aholidaycommercialRegrettedturning downeveryholidayinvitationSpent timejounraling tohelporganize mythoughts.Ducked out ofa holidayparty earlywithout sayinggoodbyeArgued with arelative overhow tocontinue,change, or letfo of a tradition.Donesome typeof physicalactivity.AttendedGood GriefSupportGroupPlanned tomake yourloved one'sholiday recipe,but never did.Overcompensatedfor a miserableyear by trying tocreate the"perfect" holidayWishedthere was away to sleepuntilJanuary.Spent timevolunteeringor helpingsomeone.Accepted aholidayinvitation,blocked it outcompletely, andforgot to attend.Repeated themantra "I justhave to throughit for thekids...family,etc.Cried inpublic uponhearing aholiday songFelt guilty forfeeling bitterlooking athappy familyphoto cardsTurned downeveryholidayinvitation youreceivedExplained"No, Ishouldn't beover it bynow"Taled tosomeoneabout how Iam feeling.Boughtholidaycares andnever mailedthem.Explained,"thefirst holidaywasn't theworst, it was ablur".Spentquiettime.Made yourloved one'sfavorite recipe,burned it, hada meltdownVowed tospend nextholiday on atropicalisland.Hung amemorialornament orother memorialdecorationPut up aChristmastree butneverdecorated it.

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