No holiday photo card?

[Anonymous]

I honestly do not care what kind of card you send or if you send one at all. There are plenty of reasons people do what they do. And if you are friends with someone who thinks poorly of you for sending a generic card, do you really want to be friends with them? I have no desire for people like that in my life.

[Anonymous]

I love photo cards. Just have a couple of single pics of your kids or like someone mentioned get them in sweaters and a quick pic. People love seeing the kids grow up. I personally love seeing them age and turn into their particular selves. You can see a lot more of
Who’ve they’ve become from a picture than a written “Johnny loves school and is a genius” message.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing “generic” about sending a traditional greeting card and ***hand-writing*** a brief sentiment, such as “Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! Love, The Wilson Family”

What IS generic is family photo cards that have pre-printed sentiments and not even a handwritten “Love, Sally and family.”

You don’t realize this yet, but you’re fighting a losing battle. Times have changed. Those mass produced cards are absolutely generic and lame. The photo cards show effort and time. People like to see their friend’s faces a lot more than a scribbled signature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing “generic” about sending a traditional greeting card and ***hand-writing*** a brief sentiment, such as “Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! Love, The Wilson Family”

What IS generic is family photo cards that have pre-printed sentiments and not even a handwritten “Love, Sally and family.”

You don’t realize this yet, but you’re fighting a losing battle. Times have changed. Those mass produced cards are absolutely generic and lame. The photo cards show effort and time. People like to see their friend’s faces a lot more than a scribbled signature.

I disagree. The photo cards require uploading a photo (optional), selecting a template, and providing addresses. Then click the button and you're done. It's as generic and hands-off as can be besides taking a couple photos on your phone.

When we still sent family photo cards, I had the cards delivered here so I could sign and maybe include a note by hand. Slap on address labels from the printer and mail - easy.

[Anonymous]

I love cards and the photos the most - I actually never throw away photo cards I keep them in a file (I’m not an old lady … just they’re cute!)

But as someone who has gone through rough years with family loss, and times I just can’t do it or don’t want to myself, I honestly think nothing different or less of anyone who doesn’t send something or changes what they send

It’s the holidays and it’s about love - I hope you make it through this patch stronger

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love getting cards. I don't care if the kids are old!

I also don't mind getting plain cards.

Exactly this! The point is, you thought of the recipient! That is it! I would love a card, any card. It is the thought that counts. So sad this tradition is dying out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love getting cards. I don't care if the kids are old!

I also don't mind getting plain cards.

Exactly this! The point is, you thought of the recipient! That is it! I would love a card, any card. It is the thought that counts. So sad this tradition is dying out.

+
1 I love any cards! I’m always grateful someone cared about my family enough to send us any card at all.

[Anonymous]

I would absolutely think the kids were not cooperative for a family photo.

Plus a “real” signed card can be far more personal than a mass-produced photo card that is printed and labeled with little actual thought.

[Anonymous]

I love holiday cards, specially those with pics.

[Anonymous]

I would 100% assume things are just busy. I like sending cards but there have been a couple years where I either didn’t do a photo card or didnt send one at all. In both cases it wasn’t anything to do with family problems, time just got away from me and I didn’t plan ahead well enough.

Anyway, I would likely not notice or figure you didn’t have time to do the whole family photo thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a petty, first world problem, but it crossed my mind just now after receiving an email from Shutterfly.

For the past 16 years, since we had our first baby, we have sent out photo cards with a nice family group photo adorning them. I also love the cards we receive from others, and I’d say 95% of them are also photo cards, the rest being regular cards from older relatives.

We hit a rough patch in our marriage this year and have no family photos, no fun vacation pics, and our teens wouldn’t be keen on a photo shoot just for the holiday card; I didn’t ask them, I just know!

I don’t want to lose the correspondence from others by NOT sending a card, because I know people are trying to lighten their card loads already, stamps are ridiculous. What will people think if I send a generic card this year?

A lot of people will be happy if you send anything at all as so many don’t anymore.

I am not sure if I will be bothered this year. I love getting and receiving cards but it has been a rough year for our family health wise. I don’t think real friends and family will mind.

Anyway best wishes OP and just do what is right for you.

[Anonymous]

We didn’t do cards last year because our dog was dying and it was too much to explain but also felt weird to not explain. Maybe people thought something was up with our marriage?

This year we are debating sending them again. I kind of want to do it only out of curiosity to determine who is also no longer doing cards vs. who was sending us cards only because they had received one from us. I think we were on a lot of people’s “b” card list.

[Anonymous]

I think your family needs you to be able to pull it together and sit down for one phograph together. Not a professional photo shoot, just a shot to affirm that your kids and their parents can be peacefully in the same place together for a moment. If you can't do that, you have much worse problems than a bad holiday card or a rough patch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is nothing “generic” about sending a traditional greeting card and ***hand-writing*** a brief sentiment, such as “Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! Love, The Wilson Family”

What IS generic is family photo cards that have pre-printed sentiments and not even a handwritten “Love, Sally and family.”

You don’t realize this yet, but you’re fighting a losing battle. Times have changed. Those mass produced cards are absolutely generic and lame. The photo cards show effort and time. People like to see their friend’s faces a lot more than a scribbled signature.

We see people on social media all the time. There is no need to kill trees so you can send out your Family Ad. Especially when (as evidenced by two recent threads) the product being sold is not real.

[Anonymous]

People are donating money to a charity instead of spending it on card stock and stamps. Get with the times.