To expect a 'sister' card for Xmas from my brother

[mightyducks]

His card arrived today in the post, just a bog standard one out of a box of cards. I always get him and his wife a 'to my brother and his wife' card every year. He used to but the last two years it's been a box one. AIBU?

[Jins]

We have one of these threads every year and it always makes me laugh. At least it proves that somebody buys the over priced ridiculously sentimental shite 'relationship' cards I suppose.

OP yabu.

[BorisJohnsonsHair]

Why not do what we do in our family? No cards between me and DH, and the kids. I worked it out one year and we'd spent £16 between us! My parents get the same card returned to them every year, as do DH and I from them. Saves a fortune which you can then spend on wine

[GinOnTwoWheels]

Talking of swirly text ones, some of you may have seen the 'To a Special Cunt' card that's going round on facebook (if you haven't, clearly it doesn't say this, its 'to a special aunt' but with unfortunate swirly writing).

I've just remembered that the joke in DPs family was that his DGM would send him the filthiest card she could find . Much better tradition than twee 'relative' cards.

I don't know how it started, but we used to look forward to receiving it. Sadly she is no longer with us, but when MIL (her DD) was sorting through her possessions when she passed away, she found a blank offensive joke christmas card, which she gave to us as it was likely that the DGM had bought it for DP.

[TikkaTurkey]

It's the pet ones that get me. "To my extra special cat at Christmas." FFS, the sodding cat won't care if it's got a Christmas card or not.

[GinOnTwoWheels]

Tikka, you can also get cards (Mother's and Father's day at least, although I'm not sure about Christmas) from the cat/dog.

However, I'm to mean to give my cats pocket money, so I won't get upset if they don't get me one. .

[ShitOnAStick]

This a wind up, right? Yabu.

[sunmonkey]

Must say some of these posts are making me lol. Seriously, I wouldn't worry. My sister-in-law was just saying this to me yesterday about her birthday card from her brother and his GF ho she hates, apparently it was from a 'box set' and not even a proper birthday card and she even thinks it was the same one they sent prev. a few years ago. My ds made her a birthday card and she loved it although it wasn't very birthday like- so was a bit confused as to her angst over the card from her brother. My brother and his wife get these personalised cards for each other and for their 6 yr dd. Its sweet but not everyones cup of tea -including mine. My dh and I don't exchange xmas cards with each other. I just send handmade all the time now and get my 5 yr old ds to make them. I've been too late to send any through to anyone whos not family - pretty sure no-one will mind though.

[Topaz25]

YABUAU (you are being unreasonable and ungrateful.) It's the thought that counts and he thought of you and sent you a card. Cards for specific family members are just a way for greetings card c

[Topaz25]

Just a way for greetings card companies to make more money because it costs more to buy cards individually than in a pack. You don't need a card to tell you that you are his sister. I gave my brother generic birthday and Christmas cards this year and he didn't mind.

[DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn]

'to my brother and his wife'

That sounds horrible. As if your SIL is just an after thought.

[gemmaj66]

We've got an unusual-ish old car.

One year the car received a Christmas card from an admirer in our street with a modern version of the same vehicle. It was signed as from the other car...

[Pobblewhohasnotoes]

Oh this is funny! Those cards are so naff. Yabu.

[usualsuspect]

Yabu.

Everyone is being unreasonable on AIBU today.

[Creamycoolerwithcream]

I got one of my SIL who must be a mumsnetter as it was just signed with the initial of each family member.

[Caitlin17]

Yes you are being unreasonable. Why do you need a card to tell you he is your brother?

[Caitlin17]

I agree with Pobble very naff. I think my brother knows me well enough not to.

[Coumarin]

Yabu

People can send whatever they like or not at all.


However, there are some nasty people on this thread. Calling those who send them 'relationship' cards "freaks" and saying how naff they are and how they all have a good laugh at them. I'm sure your relatives who spent time choosing what they thought was a lovely card would love to know they're having the piss taken out of them. How horrible.

[WitchWay]

I hate cards dedicated to a particular person

[quesadilla]

This has to be a wind-up?
personalized name cards are naffer than naff itself. I'm amazed to find anyone who actually prefers them... I just always assumed they were bought by people who found themselves with no other options....you life and learn.

[Caitlin17]

I like the car sending a card to another card.

[Caitlin17]

I like the car sending a card to another card.

[BigBirthdayGloom]

Dh and I give each other a special card each year but that's because the dc get the presents! I went soft I'm John Lewis yesterday and choice cards for the dc to give each other and for them to give dh and then I got a hold of myself and decided that the £12 it was going to cost could be better spent on wine and chocolate

[LonelyShepherd]

Yabu. Personal cards (although they're not, just mass-produced with vomity rhymes) are my pet hate. I would only send one as a joke and despair of my ILs who are obsessed with them.

[ChillieJeanie]

I spotted a good one on TheDogsDoodahs.com for all of you who want to express your loathling of Christmas cards.