Holiday Christmas family cards

[Agent Orange]

I know this is a bit early to bring this up, but I have a slew of friends / coworkers most of whom just got married and are in the process of having kids.

I don't know this became a thing, but I'm almost certainly expecting and dreading the spam of family photo cards (glossy 5"x7" professional photos with generic holiday greeting) that's going to bombard my mailbox this Christmas. For the record, I have nothing against Christmas, or families, or kids, but I'd really prefer not to be subjected to the fact that I am still single and their lives are full of joy. :teeth

Is there a way to even politely refuse these cards?

 

[Mike95060]

No.

 

[Godsdarling]

Don't be a grinch!

 

[auntiebling]

You're looking at this wrong.

send a card to them as well. Make it a collage.

pictures of yourself sleeping in on a weekend
picture of "recently watched" list that doesn't have kids shows
picture of your refrigerator full of adult food/beer
picture of you wearing clothes not covered in baby debris

etc etc

 

[Agent Orange]

haha good point!

 

[stan23]

haha good point!

Please do that and post the card here and imgur.

 

[gixxerjeff]

I'd really prefer not to be subjected to the fact that I am still single and their lives are full of joy.

Speaking as someone who is very happily divorced, don't assume their lives are full of joy. :laughing

 

[aminalmutha]

Put a Santa hat on your cock and send out a photo of that. arty

 

[mikev]

 

[CocoLoco]

Put a Santa hat on your cock and send out a photo of that. arty

I was going to suggest that and a gif of you walking around your house/apartment with only that on. Of all things I'm looking forward to when we finally get all the kids out and on their own will be taking nice strolls around the house in my skivvies.

 

[MrIncredible]

Or just get a bunch of photos and make up a family. The more unrelated they are, the better.

 

[HeatXfer]

Just hope none of them are so full of themselves they send you an obnoxious "Humble-Brag" Christmas Letter chock-full of narcissistic gushing about how tough their perfect lives are and their precious, adorably perfect little lords and ladies.

Maybe you should pull a preemptive strike and write one to all of them first but follow auntibling's recommendation on content.

Obnoxious

Humble Brag

 

[mikev]

Or just get a bunch of photos and make up a family. The more unrelated they are, the better.

Literally just send the ones that come in picture frames.

 

[Lex Talionis]

You have a little over two months to find a Significant Other and then also share Holiday Joy. I don't see the problem.

Lex

 

[rsrider]

Accept them, then round file them (would be epic if you did it right in front of them). And also reciprocate as per "barf" suggestions.

 

[bruceflinch]

Kinda Grinchie OP.
Last Christmas was my first Christmas minus the X.
I got a canvas @ Hobby Lobby & hot glued all the pictures ( cut off the wording) to it, to make a collage. Hung it unframed in my office.
I sent out generic cards, myself.

 

[sckego]

OP, what's your address? :teeth

 

[Agent Orange]

The cards themselves aren't the problem. If they were handwritten or even something generic. Just cant stand the photo cards.

 

[BMW]

I am not even joking, We are taking pictures tomorrow for our Christmas card. So stupid. Ahhhh the forced smile. Send me your address. I will send you one.

 

[TripleSeven]

You know how I know you have an easy life? You made this thread.