Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine. I don’t even know anyone who sends photo cards or holiday cards since Covid.

Really? I send them and receive a ton.

Ditto and I just find picture on my camera no need for a photo shoot.

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

I also don't mind getting plain cards.

Same!
Martial problems would not occur to me.
Though I do remember being surprised when one friend announced her divorce months after sending out a gorgeously professionally shot family holiday card.

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.”

+1. Hate it!! And they even have pre-printed address labels. Nothing handwritten. What's the point? I would much rather get a nice Christmas or winter scene box card.

I don't know that there is a point that everyone would agree on but my mom always saved all the cards we got growing up and I do the same. I have 15+ years worth of cards with friends and their families and it's always fun to flip back through them and see everyone get older. I'm 45 although I feel like that statement makes me sound like I'm 85, but whatever. For many of my friends I have cards showing weddings, new houses, new babies, new pets, graduations, etc. For what it's worth I don't love social media so maybe that's why I enjoy cards.

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine. I don’t even know anyone who sends photo cards or holiday cards since Covid.

Really? I send them and receive a ton.

Anonymous wrote:Scrape together some photos and call it a day. It's not that deep.

+1
I'm sure you have some candids of the surly teen.
I'm still one to open them and say OMG! They are getting so old. Then I cry a bit and pop you a text.
Who doesn't want that?

I have a disabled teen who loves opening Christmas cards and seeing them hung up. If you feel like sending them, please do. Some recipients will be thrilled and won’t judge at all the type of card you send.

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.”

+1

Also, agree: use Holiday, in place of christmas, to be inclusive.

Scrape together some photos and call it a day. It's not that deep.

I think it’s weird that anyone would think I’d want a photo of them. I also don’t know why anyone would want to see a photo of me. Partly why I’m not on FB or Instagram.

Anonymous wrote:That your kids outgrew the tradition and vetoed it.

Hope next year is better for you

This. You have teens. My many of my friends with teens have stopped sending cards at all.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your teens won’t be keen on it? So what? They can throw on sweaters and smile for 15 minutes.

Yeah I'm sure those will have lots of holiday cheer...

It’s even better if the teens have a surly look.

Our cards are usually more casual, candid pictures in a collage format. Maybe a picture of my husband w one kid and me w another kid doing some fun activity. We hardly ever have a staged/posed or holiday themed photo of all 4 of us as the “happy family” (we are a happy family…we just rarely get pics of all 4 of us together all smiling looking nice 😆)

I send cards still simply because I enjoy receiving them so I figure others do too.

But this year I’m not really feeling it and may not send them…the election, the state of the world, my MIL is dying, I just don’t feel very cheerful or spirited. But maybe it’ll happen at the last minute and if so it’ll just be random cute pictures from the year. Don’t overthink it. Your loved ones will be happy to hear from you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll be honest, I’ll think you guys are having a rough patch. Others may not, but this would be my first thought – I am the poster on the Fairfax double murder thread that initially thought there were marital problems because their Christmas only had a picture of the child on it.

Never crossed my mind. I would assume there was no time or they couldn't get a family photo they liked, or didn't feel like posing for a photo or they just really liked that child photo. I would not think anything negative if I got a generic card with no photo. You people have too much time on your hands or are too judgy to read into a Christmas card. I like getting cards. Any cards. I don't see hidden meanings.

It’s not too much time on your hands. It’s just being intuitive.

Nothing like holding paper in your hand and thinking of the folks who bothered to take out a pen and sign it.

If sending cards is a tradition you’d like to keep, send a card from a box.

If you’re worried about the environment, send one made from recycled paper.

Every time I see a family photo card I think- when did you dress up in all that matching stuff and pretend it was Christmas? It’s always fun to see the kids, though.

Do what you want.
-owner of a paperless post account

I hate photo cards and miss traditional cards. That said, I realize people overwhelmingly send photo cards. If you really can’t get your kids to take a quick photo just do a collage. I’m sure you have some pics in your phone.