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?

[MostWicked]

Oh good grief - get a grip!

[Jackthebodiless]

Lol at 'card nazis' and 'doggedly specific'!

Although have to confess dsis and I buy DM 'mum' cards. She's not materialistic and couldn't care less if she gets presents or not (she does), but goes all misty-eyed over cards from us and has kept every one we've ever given her (we're in our fifties!).

[KatieScarlett2833]

I only buy cards for birthdays.
Thank fuck.

[Rachelx92]

Are you actually upset that you didn't get a £3 card with the word 'sister' on it?!

[KeatsiePie]

Caitlin hahahahaha! Love it.

Er, did I catch it that most of you don't do relationship cards on birthdays either?? I don't send Christmas cards at all but I always give the To My Darling/Awesome/Perfect Husband/Mom/MIL/Dad/FIL cards on birthdays. I would be rather startled to get birthday cards back that didn't say Dear Daughter/Dear Wife on them. It would just feel really generic.

[bishbashboosh]

Nope

Don't think my brothers card got off the table

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

I thought about this thread when my Christmas card from dsis and dbil arrived. Not only had my sister not written it (dbil had), but it wasn't even addressed to us - just the printed greeting, and their names!

I momentarily considered being horrendously offended, and having a massive fit of the vapours - but didn't! It was a lovely card, and I know that dbil knows my name and dh's name - and probably the dses names too, and I knew who the card was for, so it was not worth getting into even the tiniest tizzy over it.

I saved that for when ds1 wasn't dressed when we had to head off for our appointments at the dentist on Christmas Eve. Why I thought it would be a good idea to take these appointments when the receptionist suggested them, is beyond me! Clearly I thought I would welcome a bit extra stress on Christmas Eve, and utterly deserved the inevitable meltdown - please, all feel free to point and laugh!

[DziezkoDisco]

What a load of fucking snobs.
I hate cards full stop.
Hate named cards too.
But not as much as a hate low life snobs.

[woozlebear]

Oh fgs. Social observations and judgements are a fact of life. Certain types of people tend to send relationship cards. Other people think they're naff. Certain other types of people - as has been observed on here already- tend to have scruffy long haired sons who wear tutus. And I bet there's no shortage of posters who would call them posh and poncy.

For every example of snobbery on here there's at least one of inverse snobbery. As there is in rl. Cuts both ways.

[YouStayClassySanDiego]

Dh's mum does like a ' Dear Mum' Christmas/ birthday card especislly with a gushing sentiment inside.

I dont buy that kind of card, I find it false and overly sentimental but if dh is with me and picks that sort, fine.

She doesn't throw a hissy fit if she gets my choice.

Why would she?

[DziezkoDisco]

Woozle, I hate any form of snobbery. Don't care who's dishing it out.