DC names on cards, in order of age, right?

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A friend mentioned today she does DC names in random order.

So,

From her, DH, DC2, DC1, DC3 in one card and then her, DH, DC3, DC2, DC1 in another card.

I was

It's always me, DH, DD1, DD2 in that order.

I also often address cards in the same way - so put the kids’names first.

My mom said one year she was going to do it differently switch the names around because I always looked like the "afterthought" it went mum dad sis....and slippery she found it surprisingly hard to do

Age order for kids. Also my name goes first. If I'm writing the card then my name is going first even if DH is older.

So me, DH, DC1, DC2.

I swap DTs names about cause I feel sorry that DT2 is always second despite only being a minute younger.

I also made sure DT2's name came first alphabetically for when it comes to calling out registers

Random is probably fairest, but I think that what happens in practice is that people spend a few years writing cards from them selves; then as a partner when the time comes; then the first child when it arrives; then the second child etc. The order of names just evolved naturally.

I do it by favourite first

Disclaimer: I only have one DC

Do it in order of your favourite children

I do it by age but I think she is right actually to switch it.

I always felt by being last on the card I was least important.
I'm going to change it up from now on.

Usually but occasionally I vary like when sending to god parents, I put god child’s name first.

My aunt has four children whose names are consecutive letters of the alphabet which is not age order so their cards are from Auntie Jane, Uncle John, A, B, C & D!

I do it by age. If its DHs family they get DH, ME, DC1, DC2, DC3. If its mine they get ME, DH, DC1, DC2, DC3. We change but the kids dont. I also call them in name order if I want them all and say their names in order if people ask how many children I have.

When I send anything to grandparents / DPs / Aunts etc from me and my siblings I do us in age order as well. Regardless of who has arranged it. I have one sibling (who I tolerate) that will put my name (3rd child out of 4) first on anything if she does it. So "Grandma, love BLUE, X, Y and Z". Everyone else in age order. It riles me up no end and I dont see the need for it, it just screams "blue is demanding and had to be first" when I couldnt give a damn and think it should go age order. DH thinks shes just being nice...but shes being passive aggressive

dogs by age (you can't do dogs by size! shockshockshock)

Yes indeed - that would be breedist!

We sign all cards from the 5 of us, but had to move away from age order when DS was born as our first two DC were Ddogs and it seemed wrong to put him at the end DH name goes first to cards for his side of the family and my name first for my side, I presumed everyone did it that way.

Depends who the card is for.
My friends and family, I go first, DHs friends and family, he goes first, DSs friends, he goes first

I'd always assume it was in age order for kids.
The only people I know do something different is because their initials spell their surname, so they go one on each line to spell the surname.

@KillZill with you on the twins I switch them around. Probably would if they were not twins as I don’t like the idea that the oldest gets priority. I also make sure i mix up saying the names in different ways both when speaking to the kids and when for example writing a text to my mum.
I write my name first if I write the card!

@Ellmau

dogs by age (you can't do dogs by size! shockshockshock)

Yes indeed - that would be breedist!

Yes you can useful when age doesn't match length of time in the family. And when everyone knows which one's the boss.....

If you want real controversy though - which should come first, dogs or cats?

Sons first obviously......no, age order.
Dogs cannot send Christmas wishes so are not included - unless it’s a card to grand dog or grand pup.

@SunInTheSkyYouKnowHowIFeel

Does't it depend on what order the names sound best in? What do you do about the grown up names in the card?

Whoever writes the card puts their name first. (me)

Mine/ DHs name order in relation to the connection (e.g. my name first for my family). Kids in age order, but I've never really considered it!
The more I think about this the more my head hurts

Another person with twins who mixes it up. Default order is me, DH, dd1, DT1, DT2 (DH older than me, but I'm making the effort), but I do switch the kids around when I remember.
DT2 is first in the register too.

Age order here too BUT Dd2 aged about 3 or 4 asked why it was always dd1 then her last so I do try to mix it up elsewhere.

My name is always first as I'm writing the card, then DH, then children in age order.
When you one child you write their name, then the next comes along, so you add that one to the end and so on and so forth. Why do you need to mix it up? Who gets upset or offended that their name is always last? I'm the youngest and it never bothered me. Just a logical list of family names.