To put a photo of DS in Christmas cards?

[JasonPollack]

Last year I combined Christmas and 'thanks for the babygift' cards as DS was born in late November. I included a photo of DS since I don't use social media and older relatives won't have WhatsApp photos. Also I like printed out photos. I thought it would be nice this year to do the same & include a photo. Cards just go to very close friends and family. DH doesn't want to though and doesn't think anyone would want a photo. Would you think it was strange to receive one? Not like a professional pic, just a nice photo normal sized.

It’s a no from me, it’d go straight in a drawer or the bin if I received it

Nice for close family who wouldn't otherwise be able to see photos elsewhere. Don't be like our extended family whose christmas card is made from a christmassy type photo of their children! It's gone on for years! Embarrassing.

Do it! I would love to receive a card with a photo in, from family or friends. When I see a picture on social media or whatsapp I rarely pay much attention, it if I was given a printed photo I would keep it.

When we were kids the family photo from my dads friend in the US was always one of the highlights of our Christmas. We especially loved the dog.

I think now most people are on Facebook, I wouldn’t bother, but for relatives not on Facebook, I’d send a photo.

Also I love Christmas cards with family photos on the front!!

It's a no from me. My friends have gorgeous children but I'm glad I can "like" their photos and then scroll along on social media. If one of them sent me a physical copy I'd wonder what I was meant to do with it. Keep it in a drawer and take a look at their kid every time I need new batteries or a spare button? Frame it and hang it on the wall next to the photos of my own children? Have a mantelpiece dedicated to various friend's offspring? Bit random for me OP.

I like getting these, some of my friends not on social media do it. I'll probably do similar this Christmas but it people I think might appreciate it.
You know your friends and family best and know if they'd like it

I’m in America. Photo cards are the default at this point. if people have kids, they send photos. Always. People without kids often send pictures of grandchildren or of themselves.

@FuzzyPuffling absolutely don't mind that one bit - each to their own! But I'm not forcing anyone to send one back, or forcing them to frame the card and create a small shrine to my child in their entrance hall!

I also have absolutely no issue with the idea of the recipients opening the card, rolling their eyes and saying to each other "good grief Jetset is such a Christmas loving saddo!" (everyone receiving a card already knows I'm a massive Christmas loving saddo), or "good grief look at this! that Jetset just loves her kid TOO MUCH!" (You're damn right I do!) so I fail to see the harm!

As I said, I got about 15,000% more joy from doing a little photoshoot, seeing the final pic, writing the cards, and seeing the few friends I've already given them to opening them and say awww, than I got from writing generic Sainsbury's xmas cards as I have done for the past 3 years... and frankly that's a good enough reason for me!

In future years I look forward to whole heartedly embarrassing my child with my over-enthusiastic approach to Christmas and to her, just as my mother did to me, and providing her with a shoebox of shameful Christmas card photos to look back on and laugh at when I'm dead.

(By the way some people have already opened the cards because I had to do "xmas in October" with some long distance family that we visited last month... I'm not THAT a much of a Christmas loving saddo!)

When ours were little i dressed them up "christmassy" and got some cards made up for family, not for friends and neighbours though.

It's pretty standard fair in the US where we have family so we were getting theirs for many years before we joined in :)

I love receiving photos of peoples kids (and dogs) with Christmas Cards. Don't know why anyone would judge you for doing it. 🤔.

Family we always do, the oldies love it! Friends no

I wouldn't expect anybody to keep it but I think it's quite nice to see other people's kids especially if I don't see them much. Even if it's just so I go, 'gosh, little whatsisname is four already?'

I miss the days when most people put pics of their kids on Facebook as I never see all those lovely family pics I used to enjoy. These days most people are too paranoid to do so.

Blimey there are a load of old grumpy guts on here! I’d love to receive a photo of any of my friends children. I’d only raise an eye brow if it came accompanied with a letter detailing all their various splendid achievements.

Isn’t this perfectly normal in families and very close friends?

I just send out photo cards
They are stuck with my smiling face

I love getting photos of friends / relatives children, especially if I don’t see much of them

We did it several times but we only send actual cards to grandparents and relatives of the same generation who normally loved getting a photo of DD.

Everyone else gets an email or e-card.

I used to pop a photo of DD into Christmas cards of friends and family that we hadn't seen during the year and who weren't on social media.

I wouldn't send it to people on SM or who we saw regularly though, as they wouldn't need one.

It’s weird how so many Windsor Windsor men have that 10 minutes of being good looking in their late teens/early 20s. William was the same.

Blimey there are a load of old grumpy guts on here!
No, not grumpy, I just wouldn't know what to do with a photo of someone else's child, apart from a quick look and in the bin with it. Waste of your effort. No grumpiness required!

Do you think I could convince my cats to dress up in Christmassy outfits to make a photo card? Oh, my goodness, they’d look utterly adorable. I must be able to photoshop something.

Oops, wrong thread.

its a lovely idea

Older relics yes.
Friends, fuck no. I have received such exhibits they are cringeworthy.