DP's family tradition (Christmas)

[Flamingoose]

They have a tradition where every single person must write a card to every single other person. That means if I spend Christmas day with MIL, FIL, SIL, her husband and their 2 boys, I have to write 7 cards from me (one for each of them), DP has to also write 7 cards, both my girls have to write 7 cards each, and all 4 of us will receive 7 cards each! There are over 50 cards being exchanged by 11 people all sitting in the same sodding room.

OMG this is so mental, thanks so much for the laughs!

I love hearing about batshit crazy family traditions!

Victoria Wood (RIP) did a wonderful sketch about spending Christmas with someone else's family - arguing over who gets certain Monopoly pieces etc - makes me howl with laughter.

Oh I love it, that's proper bonkers

Oh, but, we ALSO get a card in the post to all of us, from all of them. That's separate.

I don't do cards at all much tbh.

Different family Christmases are tricky to understand etc.
So for 20 years you've all exchanged cards on Xmas day which are personal, albeit usually with crap jokes.

I can't really see the problem. Isn't it similar to exchanging presents? I don't get the point of cards but my parents etc seem keen. Why no go along with it?

This Corona Xmas seems even more. I don't know. My in laws are really into stuff that I find... ???? But also. My parents are total snobs. And. Dunno.

I just feel that now more than ever these things are so irrelevant.

We would all love for my MIL to be around to give properly shit gifts.

My parents give lovely classy gifts. But they're not very friendly. No one would spend Xmas with them unless they were related.

Sorry. Rambling. What's this about?

Scrolled back. OP. Seethe quietly. Get the sodding cards.

There are way worse family traditions. And way worse families.

You could get a nice family pic and give that instead of a card? So it's like a present?

Can't you try to see it as nice at all?

My MIL had interesting ideas about Xmas. Weird little gifts. Pre Xmas things... ? Which were... Erm. Odd. Then the traditions I found odd.

But. My family Xmas traditions are. Boring. Tbh. Etc.

And mil died years ago. Young. We had a 1yo and a 3yo. DH was only early 30s.

I say. If they are nice. Go along with it. It makes them happy. They won't be around forever.

Sorry to bring the thread down.

Yes - go along with it. Enjoy it…

… but escalate it…

Ha ha. Some family traditions are just bonkers and this one of them 😂😂😂