Would it be weird to include a photo?
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Anonymous
| I’m writing out Christmas cards tonight. I send only a few cards, but the are traditional cards that I write in. I also don’t use social media. We have a distant family member (came to the family as a second wife, but her husband—the family member—passed about a decade ago) who we haven’t been keeping in touch with as much as we should have this year. She was important in our children’s lives while the family member was alive, but drifted after his death. Anyway, when filling out the card, I include info on kids, ask about her family. Would the tacky to include wallet-sized school pics? I don’t want to appear like I’m looking for presents or anything (since, as I mentioned, we haven’t been the best about keeping in touch this year) but just genuinely wish to share how the kids have grown, and figured she’d get a kick out of photos. Thoughts? |
Anonymous
| No, it'd be nice! |
Anonymous
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That's the best of both worlds, a handwritten message and the photo!
Personally I like seeing the whole family more than just the kids but if you only have the kids that's fine, too. |
Anonymous
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It’s always nice to include a picture.
Several relatives send school pics to my parents each year in their holiday card. |
Anonymous
Not at all. Catching up is what Christmas cards are for. |
Anonymous
Yes! |
Anonymous
+2. I would love to receive that. |
Anonymous
Me again, actually I would want to see you too, not just the kids 
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Anonymous
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Different perspective here.
I always think it's weird when people think anyone but them wants school pics of their kids. |
Anonymous
| I think it would be lovely to include a school photo of your child w/their Christmas card. 😀 |
Anonymous
My mother absolutely loves getting "real" photos of her grand-nephew that she can put on the fridge or mantle. She wouldn't bother to get digital photos printed, but she really enjoys when she gets something in the mail with a hard copy photo. |
Anonymous
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I low key miss the old days when we'd do letters inside cards with the wallet photos you'd get from the school picture package.
That's exactly why you would get them. To pass them around to relatives at holiday time. Now everything is digital and just not the same. Like we used to have morning papers delivered before 7am, if not 6am, and you'd read them in the kitchen with hot coffee early in the AM. Now people just look on the internet or turn on the TV to see if the world is ending. Or something |
Anonymous
| Not tacky, this is how it was originally done, when people first started doing photos (unless they did a Christmas letter too like my mom!) |
Anonymous
| Send a photo. She will love to see it. |
Anonymous
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Definitely agree, send the photos! Older relatives will love them printed.
I get one card like this each year - from a former colleague who is older with grown kids. He sends a regular Hallmark type holiday and and there's a regular photo print inside, usually him and his wife on vacation it's great! I don't see any connection to gifts or creating that obligation. |