Those "family" bragging Christmas newsletters

[JimFitz]

What ever happened to going to the drug store, picking up a box of cheap cards and signing your name?

 

[DVC Sadie]

We actually got a Christmas DVD from a family member, filled with "our year in photos". While I was mildly interested in what they had been up to, I got really annoyed with the the photos from their FOUR vacations (including the Bahamas, New York and Colorado), followed by the photos of financial charts showing what a "difficult year" it had been for them. Puh-leez!

You win!


When friends or family start putting in charts and graphs in the family newsletters i n regards to their finances I will then feel free to either throw the letters away or I will start posting them on the internet.

 

[browneyes106]

It's hard to say if a lot of those letters are bragging because often people don't their relatives at all and they just want them to know a little bit about their kids, careers and spouses.

 

[believe]

I do think you have to know the individuals to know if they are truly bragging or just really wanting to give an update on their family. This is the first year in a long time that I haven't sent a letter, I didn't even send cards. Several individuals approached me asking if I had not sent them a card this year and that they were wanting to read the letter. I have even had some of DDs aunts write back to them. I figure if they want to read it they can, otherwise toss it.

As for the OP I do not think that letter was bragging at all, just telling who was doing what.

 

[blowinbubbles]

LOL, I love these types of letters-- they're always good for a chuckle! We used to know an elderly lady who's Christmas letters were all about her garden club stuff and her cats, who's names were things like "Sissy-poo" and "Muffy-puff" and "fluffy-butt" , or whatever. LOL. . but she was a sweet old woman.. we just got a giggle from her letters and knew she had a heart of gold.

Now my letters definitely would go along the lines of . . "A is doing much better in school now (He's gotten his F's up to c minuses); C is very active in volunteering in our community (he is having to do community service because he's on probation because he popped a neighborhood kid with an airsoft gun for calling him fat); we've moved into a wonderful new neighborhood (because our old house went back to the bank); D has been doing lots of wonderful projects around the house (except for looking for a new job, since he hasn't been working for two months!)

LMAO, I guess it really *is* all about presentation!

 

[Andy B]

We send one to keep people p to date with us, and if saying that it rained on every day of our vacation in bragging then perhaps we over did it. We would not have to send one if family returned a call or accepted an invitation so we could keep in touch.

 

[travelmel]

Are you serious? You are just joking right?

I was thinking the exact same thing. Creative writing gone astray.

Her ideas were sweet and fun and required imagination and TIME. I think that's great. Most people these days just want to write one or two sentances to be rude and run (note the sarcasm directed at these two posters above)

The one I received this year has a word scramble on it. It has a couple of sentences describing what happed and then you have to unscramble what the word is. I'm sorry but I do not have time to do this. I'm all for letting family know what's going on in their lives, but my life is too busy to unscramble words.

I received one with a quiz at the end. Way too long. But I received another with a lot of humor and I giggled and giggled. They're a mixed bag the brag letters. lol

LOL, I love these types of letters-- they're always good for a chuckle! We used to know an elderly lady who's Christmas letters were all about her garden club stuff and her cats, who's names were things like "Sissy-poo" and "Muffy-puff" and "fluffy-butt" , or whatever. LOL. . but she was a sweet old woman.. we just got a giggle from her letters and knew she had a heart of gold.

Now my letters definitely would go along the lines of . . "A is doing much better in school now (He's gotten his F's up to c minuses); C is very active in volunteering in our community (he is having to do community service because he's on probation because he popped a neighborhood kid with an airsoft gun for calling him fat); we've moved into a wonderful new neighborhood (because our old house went back to the bank); D has been doing lots of wonderful projects around the house (except for looking for a new job, since he hasn't been working for two months!)

LMAO, I guess it really *is* all about presentation!

Now YOU are probably somebody who can write a fun brag letter!