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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP! I am wondering if you have written a draft letter yet? If not, I think that writing one might help you sort out your feelings about it. Write it, set it aside, read it again, and think about who you're trying to reach and what you're trying to accomplish. Also, having written one, is it something you feel you want to keep up each year, or just this year? Anyway, after you've written it and thought it through, you can decide if you want to send it.

I am not against Christmas letters. My uncle has included one in his cards for many years, maybe 30+ years. I save and treasure them, actually. His Christmas letter works, in spite of the fact that he is very rich and fancy, because he is a brilliant, funny and self-deprecating writer. He includes both the good and bad, so over the years, he has written about his child being receiving a terrible diagnosis, for example, among other things like his family's travel. The letter makes me laugh and cry every year. I read it out loud to my family --  it's a tradition. So anyway, I think there's a way to do a really great Christmas letter or even just a fine one.

I am really sorry about your mother. I have a similar mother and I empathize strongly. It sounds like you cut off contact with her, is that correct? If the letter gets into her hands, or if other relatives discuss it with her, that might trigger her into a whole new round of crazy, right? So it could backfire. Who are these people who you hope to sway? Do you have real relationships with them? Maybe let them go. Remember it's "not your business what other people think about you." Even if it's based on lies. I would hope you could really truly detach from that and build your own family/friend group and never worry about your mom's again. Look at your Christmas card list. Who really needs to be on it?[/quote]

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