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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

Barf.

If you were a real friend and actually kept in regular touch with these people, they’d already know all that.

DP but this is SUCH a stupid take. I have lots of friends that I have made in my decades on this Earth and quite frankly, I do not have the bandwidth to actually keep up with all of them, especially as people move all over the world. It is still super nice to see pictures and read these little updates once a year.

Why does it have to be all or nothing? Why do people have to keep in touch regularly or never? Once a year is fine for lots of folks.

That’s a very shallow relationship then, if you can even call it that. More like an acquaintance at that point. I don’t get the point of wasting time and money to write little shallow and trite brag notes to people you don’t even see or speak to anymore. That sounds so sad to me.

Anonymous wrote:PP- I do admit, every year I get some that are over to top... professional photos and a write up on the humble brag accomplishments of their children.

I see this has been posted several times in this thread, what are some examples of things that people write about their family and kids on these cards?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

Barf.

If you were a real friend and actually kept in regular touch with these people, they’d already know all that.

DP but this is SUCH a stupid take. I have lots of friends that I have made in my decades on this Earth and quite frankly, I do not have the bandwidth to actually keep up with all of them, especially as people move all over the world. It is still super nice to see pictures and read these little updates once a year.

Why does it have to be all or nothing? Why do people have to keep in touch regularly or never? Once a year is fine for lots of folks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

Barf.

If you were a real friend and actually kept in regular touch with these people, they’d already know all that.

Aren’t you elegant!

Anonymous wrote:My family has never done this. What do you do with all these cards after Christmas, just recycle them or throw them in the garbage?

This whole tradition seems like a massive waste of resources and time.

I keep last year’s in a Christmas box with my decorations. We look through them all after our tree is up. Then we save the good ones in a different box and recycle the rest. Start it all over packing up the current year cards when taking down the tree.

PP- I do admit, every year I get some that are over to top... professional photos and a write up on the humble brag accomplishments of their children.

I love photo cards- it gives me a chance to see how my far away friends and relatives are aging and watch their kids grow. Our cards now include just a photo of just DH, myself and the dog now that we are empty nesters... I always write a quick note and enjoy the process as it brings back memories of various friends and family.

It’s sad that you all put so much more effort into curating the perfect Christmas card rather than just picking up the phone to call the person or spend time with them and build actual relationships and memories.

I wonder how many of you are the same posters that complain about being lonely and having no friends.

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Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

Barf.

If you were a real friend and actually kept in regular touch with these people, they’d already know all that.

My family has never done this. What do you do with all these cards after Christmas, just recycle them or throw them in the garbage?

This whole tradition seems like a massive waste of resources and time.

I’m surprisingly interested in this thread! I’m late 30s, have young kid, and send ~70 cards with a picture and a very short handwritten note. We send to a mix of relatives and friends and I kind of assumed we were sending less than average. It doesn’t take a ton of time.

Nope, but every year I address them, stamp the envelopes and get stuck not finishing personal notes. Then pile them into a box, lose them by next year. Only buy FOREVER stamps now.
Then buy a new batch of cards, and start all over. I have envelopes prepped to people who moved and people who died.

If you didn’t get a card from me, it doesn’t mean I don’t like you.

Anonymous wrote:No. Years ago I realized how stressful the holidays had become because of all these types of tasks. I removed everything nonessential to my family enjoying the holiday and it got much better.

Truth be told, I don’t even look at the ones I get. They’re about as interesting as junk mail to me.

+1 Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

You’re not a friend if you are sending people junk mail that serves no purpose but to show off your Family Ad.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My weird hang up is when the photo is from the beach. I get you were all looking tanned and pretty, but it isn’t Christmas-y. So now your card isn’t a holiday greeting as much as it’s a gratuitous glamor shot.

I do the cards with 8-10 photos and I do a quick summary on the back of the kids ages and interests and what DH and I are up to. If someone hates me for this, I don't really care because I guess they weren't my friend to begin with.

You’re not a friend if you are sending people junk mail that serves no purpose but to show off your Family Ad.

Bye Felicia!