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to think its rude to put "to sibling & family" on close family cards?

43 replies

StripedCandycaneOss · 21/12/2014 21:35

I'm talking in-laws here, if you know their name, their spouses name and their kids names, you put all of them on, like "To John, Sandra, Gary and Jane" not just "To John & Family"

Its not something my family has ever done.. its something in our books that you do on cards for colleagues or friends who you know but don't personally know their partners or kids...etc, its an acquaintance thing... you certainly don't relegate your family members spouse of 10yrs+ and their children to 'and family'

Is it just me? Or does anyone else think its rude, and would you feel slighted if you received a card from your family or your in-laws that was addressed like that?

OP posts:
Trills · 21/12/2014 21:38

Lazy yes, but not actively rude.

BuzzardBirdRoast · 21/12/2014 21:39

No, it's not rude, it simply means you don't want to write out a load of names on a card as it looks odd.

NCIS · 21/12/2014 21:40

Wouldn't bother me at all, neither lazy nor rude in my family.

sooperdooper · 21/12/2014 21:41

Writing cards is boring, and if they're close family anyway you'll see them anyway so they can say merry Christmas, why bother with a card at all

vintagesewingmachine · 21/12/2014 21:44

I agree with you, OP. If you know the names of the family residing in the household, then you you should write them in full.

gamerchick · 21/12/2014 21:47

why do people care what people write on cards man? There's been loads of these threads this week.

Just be happy you're on somebodys card list 'weeps'

WomanScorned · 21/12/2014 21:48

My dad does this; to Woman & family, from dad & family.
But I AM his family.
I avoid any offence/misunderstanding, by giving a tenner to a beggar instead of buying cards!

Pico2 · 21/12/2014 21:48

You would have had a fit at the card my PIL sent. There was no "To..." or "Dear..." and they just signed their first names. Not Mum and Dad or Nan and Grandad. I just assumed that they were busy.

batgirl1984 · 21/12/2014 21:49

'And family' is code for 'oops I've forgotten the baby's name'. Or possibly code for 'I write too many Christmas cards and should probably cull some for next year'.

averageanomoly · 21/12/2014 21:52

I just did this on a family bereavement card to my sister in law (who is happily married to my brother with children) as her dad has died and I wrote to doil and family' because I meant her mum and brothers as well as my brother and niece and nephew . But it did feel rude

WorraLiberty · 21/12/2014 21:53

Please please please please!! Xmas Grin

to think its rude to put "to sibling & family" on close family cards?
StripedCandycaneOss · 21/12/2014 21:56

this baby pic is better ;)

to think its rude to put "to sibling & family" on close family cards?
OP posts:
spiffysquiffyspiggy · 21/12/2014 22:02

The card from my inlaws said "to Spiggy, Mr Spiggy and the Pests" Grin

WorraLiberty · 21/12/2014 22:03

Can't argue with that. Yes it is! Xmas Grin

maudpringles · 21/12/2014 22:04

That would annoy me, to be honest.

ConfusedInBath · 21/12/2014 22:07

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SunnaClausIsComingToTown · 21/12/2014 22:07

Why write who it's to inside at all? It's already written on the envelope.

Seems a bit odd to write inside as well.

Bulbasaur · 21/12/2014 22:07

This is why my cards include our signature as part of the design. No writing required on the cards, a little impersonal but I get to avoid stupid Christmas card politics.

Redglitter · 21/12/2014 22:11

Not another thread on card writing 'etiquette' Hmm

I've lost count how many of these threads there's been.

I can't believe people care about this enough to get annoyed by it.

DealForTheKids · 21/12/2014 22:19

I have a cousin with 5 kids (and a dog)...

The outside of the card says "The Surname Family" but I do list them individually inside the card (including the dog!)

CassieBearRawr · 21/12/2014 22:26

So much angst over cards! Come on guys, unless someone writes "Dear [you], I fucking hate you. Have a shit Christmas" I think you can safely assume no malice was meant and accept said card gracefully.

Topseyt · 21/12/2014 22:33

Doesn't bother me at all.

I am one who finds writing Christmas cards a real chore. I tend to assume that some others might also feel that way.

I don't think this is something I would even really notice.

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wobblyweebles · 21/12/2014 22:43

I buy the kind of cards where there is no space for writing everything, and it's just pre-printed with 'Happy Christmas from Wobblyweebles and family'. Saves so much time and effort, and best of all it probably gives the OP something else to be offended by.

Here to help.

DeWee · 21/12/2014 22:45

Does anyone really mind?
I don't mind what people write. There's usually a few cards where they spell at least one name wrong, one or two where they get a name totally wrong, and occasionally one where they have obviously forgotten one of my dc's names and added it later. Do I care? Not a bit. Occasionally it gives us a giggle.
Also, we are central of our own little world. I don't expect everyone else to have on tap exactly what my dc's names are. Heck, I call them the wrong name often enough.

But I'm probably wrong, because I enjoy most of the Round Robins we get becaue it's nice to have news from people I like, even if we don't see them often. But worse we actually send one. It seems to be well received, because we have had a few people ask if we wouldn't mind sending them one too. We might even have mentioned we got a new (to us) car this year... but a once in a decade event is perhaps reasonable to mention.

Redglitter · 21/12/2014 22:46

wobbly I'm amazed none of your friends have started a thread saying how offended they are that you don't hand write your cards Wink

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