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To never send Christmas cards

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Moanaohnana · 17/12/2017 01:56

I never do. Haven't for years. Some years I buy them and intend to but I never do. A couple of times I've even written them but not got around to posting. The only one I send is to my mum (and I send her a parcel anyway) because the one year I didn't she sulked about it for weeks.

Every year when the nice cards arrive from all our friends I feel guilty - but not guilty enough to actually sit down and write cards. I wouldn't care if we didn't get any and I think it's a waste of time and money and card at a hugely busy time of year so it never ends up happening. I'm not sure if anyone has ever noticed. I think if I had not had a return card as many times as our friends have not had a return card, I'd stop sending to me, so maybe they haven't noticed...

Am I an awful person?

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ferntwist · 17/12/2017 10:28

YANBU. Other than for your mum and for elderly family friends/great-aunties who don’t have Facebook and who might really appreciate a warm message and pic of the kids/pets/holiday and to know you’re thinking of them at this time of year.
Other than that, forget it!

BulletFox · 17/12/2017 10:29

Savage there was a thread about Xmas cards recently, I commented as I'd just bought a donation charity pack, think it was something like £3.60 for 6, and only 30p went to charity

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