Ok, I'm just going to put it out there. I realize I am in the minority in this line of thinking, but I'm going to say it anyway, and maybe someone can help me see the error of my ways in the comments section. BUT, honestly I really don't like holiday cards with family pictures on them. Now, I totally get sending those to relatives or friends who don't live near you, etc, but otherwise I just don't get it. And here is why: To me, you send Christmas cards or Holiday cards to tell people you are thinking of them. Its nice to get a card from someone and realize they took the time to think of you and send you a card. But when you put the picture on there I think it turns into "look at our family" and it looses the meaning of thinking of you, it no longer becomes about the receiver, it becomes about the sender.
SO, if you like these cards and can give me a new way to think of them, please let me know. (And remember, I said it was ok for people who don't see you often, etc).
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Well I guess my thought is to collect them and "share" them with my friends and family who maybe don't see these folks every week. Personally I love them from others but it would be pretty gay to send one of just me sitting in front of my Christmas Tree. Also couple cards I am not a fan of...unless it is a wedding photo. I'd probably do it anyway if I was married.."Hey Look, I'm married!"
I have a family and I will never ever send a holiday family card. Ever. If I do you can touch my eyeball. That is how serious I am. I don't need to show off how cute my family is or how nice our trip to the mountains was this fall. If I were to send one out it would include the bug with a pack of smokes in her pajama pocket and a tiny bottle of vodka laying next to her passed out body. But, I am pretty fud up so whatever.
Nice. Glad I'm not the only one who feels so strongly about this!
I'm scared to say it, but they don't bother me at all. I don't have a compelling reason that I think will convince you though. I don't care for the way I look in photos, so I wouldn't do it, but overall I am fine with how cute your family is or whatever. I just like getting mail. I support your bravery in putting it out there.
I'm alright with the family photo Christmas card - whatever. Where I start to have a problem is with the family holiday newsletters. Do you know what I'm talking about? Last Christmas I received more than one homemade newsletter from a family - with an "article" by each member detailing all that's going on at school, work, with the dog, etc. Nope - don't like it.
Okay, Have to comment. I came over via Bossy bar Wife so if you don't like my opinion well, you can just blame her. Now, I love the holiday photo card. Yes, I have a family and yes, before I had a family I still sent out a lame picture of myself, my husband, and our dog. Now I just send a picutre of the kids and the dog because my husband hates to be in the picture and i also am not a big fan of the way I look these days as BBW mentioned.
Now, I love sending and receiving them because we don't live enar any family or friends so I think it's just a nice way for peole to see my kids haven't been strangled and are still alive and to see how much they've grown and what they look like. I love receiving them for the same reason. I live far away so I want to see how much all teh kids have grown!
Okay, now you are probably going to take away my Crazytown membership card, but last year I started sending out the holiday letter. It was VERY brief and very sarcastic. Again, since we live fara away, I thought it was a good idea. Now I will will tell you that one year my sister got a little carried away with the holiday letter and it was 4 PAGES (4!!!) folded into a book form (one 11x14 page, printed and folded like it was a book to read)and are you ready... IT WAS IN COLOR!! That was a bit much I'd say and she sure did hear it from us! Anyway, there's my 2cents and I'm sticking to it.
P.S. Sorry for all the typos! WOW! That is some BAD spelling on my part!
Monogram- thanks for your comments- and your reasoning I said was ok- for family and friends who don't live near you, etc. I'm talking more about sending it to people you do see all the time.
My parents always send out holiday cards like that, with all the usual information. And they get their share of cares from others. I've always felt a little annoyed that information about what I've been up to has been going in those letters every year to people - some of which I've never met. Of course now that I'm getting ready to move out and get my own place I've started thinking about sending my own holiday cards to certain people just because I can. But then at least this time I'll be in control of what information goes in the letters.
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