How cool is it to send a photo of your child dressed as santa?

[robinpud]

Just wondering.. have received 3 so far..
Anyone got any thoughts?

This is what I sent....

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Yay! Another thread killer!

I sent cheesey photo of ds in santa hat and am PROUD!!! I plan to put a copy in his cheesey memories box I've been keeping to embarrass him with in years to come.

WHY do you send photos full stop?
how odd

So when you turn up with a teenager they don't wonder why the dd/ds doesn't look like they did when they last saw them 15 years earlier? Then again, perhaps they wouldn't really be friends then...

I don't think "it's cool",I think it is cute to those who may feel the same....how's the back fishy?

It's not necessarily cool but I don't see anything wrong in it. I send a photo of my DD in a (rather tasteful I might add) Christmas hat last year to family and some close friends. They loved it, especially my nieces and family abroad. I wouldn't necessarily send it to all my friends though - I know some of them would barf at it. It really depends on who the recipient is and what they are like/how interested in children/your children they are. Having said that, I also used to send cards with a photo of my dog with reindeer ears and I get photocards of various pets/children. It's just a bit of fun at the end of the day. And before anyone says how cruel it is to dress up animals - cats mostly hate it and i wouldn't go their but dogs generally don't give a monkeys and are usually glad for the attention.

Not cool

I have gone for it this year and put my ds in a full santa suit he is 14 months. Last year his first hristmas was spent in St James Hospital so I have gone a bit christmas crazy. I love it and it will certainly be going in his memory box.

I do suffer from first time mum syndrome tho - and not remotely embarrased about it

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p.s only meant to attach the xmas pic.... don't bother looking at rest PLEASE!!!

We do a 'picture trail' site as in-laws are so far away they only really get to see her via the net!!!

Update here! DS was a king in school nativity play and a photographer put together a great montage of it all. Fab photo of DS on his own as he says "I bring this baby the gift of myrrh" so have asked for copies of this to include with cards for my parents and MIL and her mother and her sister as they love stuff like this.

Don't care if it's tacky!

I would much prefer to recieve an interesting letter (even if it is the same as one sent to fifty other people) and a nice tasteful Christmas card then a photo of someone else's kids dressed up. My dh dressed up our dd for a Christmas card last year - fortunately he didn't have time to make it into a card (we don't have digital).

I love getting photos in Christmas cards!

SittingBull - I don't feel that strongly about it! If I do get a card with a photo on, it will take pride of place on my mantle place

Sorry to butt in.... this is our first Xmas with our 1st baby. We waited a long time for dd following many years of heartache & several cycles of IVF. It maybe considered a bit self indulgent by some & cute by others. I haven't sent to friends who are going through similar. Have sent to all our friends & family as a celebration of our wonderful precious daughter.

I LOVE to see pictures of my friends' children - pictures of children are lovely because children are lovely. I certainly did not mind receiving photos of other people's babies even in the midst of my Difficult Pregnancy History - I don't really see it as insensitive.
I haven't ever done a child as Santa card, but I did once send a picture of my bunny in a santa hat, but only to those who would appreciate it.
he did look rather sweet in it, mind you

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i feel the pressure to put up the pics of other peoples children i get in cards

especially those who say their children are extra special cos they tried for a zillion years to conceive

which is why i would never do that to others

sorry

I think you're making a bit of a leap there nailpolish.
I think the vast majority of people don't feel pressure to display them, they are just interested in their friend's children I would have thought.
maybe I'm wrong about that.
it's only a photo after all.

im just saying i feel the pressure to display these cards, pride of place, when friends come round they would wonder why i didnt display their childs picture would htey not

icod & nailpolish very insensative comments. It wasn't my intention & I don't think I indicated that our baby is anymore special or loved than any other baby. To us as parents she is special, but I consider all babies are special. True friends & especially family appreciate the heartache we have gone through to achieve what is considered to be the easiest thing in the world(for some it is, but that isnt a bad thing). I certainly wouldn't be disappointed or hurt if the receipant of the photo decided not to display. maryhadaharpsichordyeahlord I agree with you.