12.15.05
What do people put in your Christmas Cards?
Today I received a number of cards, and two of them contained those round robin letters which seem to be an increasingly common custom among families in this country (and perhaps around the world?). I find these, often closely typed, letters quite irritating, and I am really not quite sure. However I am torn between throwing them in the bin unread, reading them intensely and firing one off to all and sundry myself. The thing is if I had seen either of the senders of the letters this year, I probably would have been quite interested in what has been going on in their lives over the last 12 months, but I haven’t and I am not quite sure I need the detail they offer me. I wonder if my life is as boring as theirs seems, or perhaps having said that I love Christmas am I suddenly turning into a female scrooge? I have posted off my cards today so I guess it is too late for me to tell my long distance friends of the stresses of my daily life, the blow by blow accounts of my son’s education and social life and the fact that we spent 2 pleasant weeks sunbathing in Tenerife this year.
Anyway, I am off to get ready for tonight’s meal out; it is my dad’s birthday and we are off to a Chinese restaurant. At this rate I will need to wear a tent by New Year’s Day!
HypnoKitten said,
December 18, 2005 at 6:20 am
What is a round robin letter? I’m not familiar with that. Is it just a “year in review” sort of thing, detailing their life? Are you expected to send one back to them?
One of my cousins sends out a letter written as if his 4-year-old is dictating it “my mommy” did this and “daddy” did that… ugh.. and it’s a page long! Just a bit too sappy for me.
Julie said,
December 19, 2005 at 6:10 pm
Yes I guess that will be it. Thankfully I haven’t had any further letters like that; so far!