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Old 01-19-2020, 10:09am   #21
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One of my cousins used to do that. A page and a half to two pages about what fantastic people they were, and how fabulous their lives all were. It was like reading a long Monk post. I never responded, and eventually, they stopped coming. I don't know if they stopped writing them, or just took me off the mailing list, and I'm sure I don't care.
Have an aunt that did the same thing years ago. Hate to say it, but I just didn't give a shit. They quit coming, so I had to quit throwing them away.
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I'm sure some people enjoy getting them, I just don't qualify.
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When people sent Christmas cards years ago we always got one from a cousin explaining their past years kids accomplishments. We haven't gotten one in a while.
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Used to get half a dozen or so in Christmas cards. We significantly culled our Christmas card list over the last couple of years so the number of cards we receive has declined quite a bit. Now we don’t get any of those letters.
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Used to get half a dozen or so in Christmas cards. We significantly culled our Christmas card list over the last couple of years so the number of cards we receive has declined quite a bit. Now we don’t get any of those letters.
We haven't done cards in probably 5-6 years.
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We haven't done cards in probably 5-6 years.
Same here, and as our family ages there's not as many to send the cards to.
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I think that is another thing that social media has almost killed.
No need to send that letter so everyone knows what little Johnny did this year when it is all out there on the web.
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I think that is another thing that social media has almost killed.
No need to send that letter so everyone knows what little Johnny did this year when it is all out there on the web.
You would think so, but................
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Old 01-19-2020, 12:42pm   #29
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don't send them. Sometimes my sister will send us one.
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Old 01-19-2020, 12:47pm   #30
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My wife does one at Christmas that is focused on the kids. I got one line... "Buzz is still blah blah blah".

She sends it out with the Christmas card to about 15 people. Everyone else gets just the card.
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and when someone sends one as a poem...painful
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and when someone sends one as a poem...painful
Ouch.
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and when someone sends one as a poem...painful
They must not like you.
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I figure it this way: if I don’t bother to keep in touch during the rest of the year, what makes somebody think I ****ing care about their family newsletter?

It’d be nice if they start writing the letters on triply ply so I can at least put the paper to good use.
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Wouldn't read.
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Wouldn't read.
Hellz no.
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Old 01-19-2020, 9:40pm   #39
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Never heard of anyone doing that. I like the idea of it but wouldn't actually read one or write one.
We used to get one from the folks that ran the Canadian fishing camp we went to. Very brief, a short description of how their kids were doing and would let us know if rates were changing.

But they stopped coming as he took the business his Dad had perfected over 40 years and ran it into the ground in six years
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Old 01-19-2020, 11:28pm   #40
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We used to get a couple at Xmas time but those have dropped off, always peeved my wife off
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