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Christmas card etiquette

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AlexaShutUp · 22/12/2018 19:17

My neighbour has very recently lost an elderly parent. We are not close but on friendly terms and help each other out from time to time. We sent a sympathy card and invited neighbour to pop round any time for a cuppa or whatever.

We would normally send a Christmas card at this time of year but DH says it's not appropriate and I'm not sure. I think a fairly muted card with a "thinking of you" type message would be ok?

Not sure if it's relevant, but said neighbour has had a shit year in all sorts of ways, lives alone following a marriage breakdown and probably won't really want to be "celebrating" this year.

Should we pop a card through the letterbox or not? Will probably send dd around with some home cooked goodies at some point over the holiday season as we know that neighbour has a sweet tooth!

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WatcherintheRye · 22/12/2018 19:28

If it says 'Seasons Greetings' rather than 'Merry Christmas' etc. with the message you suggested, I think it would be fine, and nice for them to know people care. What a lovely neighbour you sound!

AlexaShutUp · 22/12/2018 19:31

Thanks Watcher, I have some nice "season's greetings" cards so perhaps that's what I'll do. As for being a nice neighbour, I'm not sure really - always feel we could do so much more, but we're very lucky to have really nice people all around us!Smile

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averylongtimeago · 22/12/2018 19:34

I lost my DM just before Christmas some years ago.
Cards which arrived with a nice message were welcome and a help, just not the "merry Christmas " type full of enforced jollity.

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