Those abominable bragging Christmas letters !

[mirime]

I have to admit that I like those letters a heck of a lot more than a holiday card with just a signature (or even worse, a stamped/printed signature). Why waste $3.00+ and postage to send me a card and I haven't heard from you or about you in a whole year?

 

[pips&peeps]

I love it!!!!

I get a couple of those Christmas letters every year too. I just can't fathom where these people get the time to #1 type all that cr?p up and number #2 do all the things they say they have done in the past year.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I do like Christmas letters - the ones where a little bit of reality is part of the action, and where there's a photo of the whole family, not just the cute little cherubs. It's the adults who are my friends and who I want to see.

Also, do parents just wither away on the vine while their children grow up and flourish? I would hate to just live through my children, errr... chickens and have nothing to say about my own interests and dreams.

 

[mirime]

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exactly!

 

[orcasislandchickens]

Dear Buff;

And of course the entire, lovely, Hooligan family.

I must say that although we have never met you, and likely never will, our family feels so close to yours that we knew you would enjoy our little annual Christmas note. Over the last several years we have expanded our freinds and family database to include many others whom we hope to inspire to better and greater acheivement through our modest expample.

An exemplary life is difficult not only to achieve but maintain, yet as you all know, my husband Neebish, the head of our tiny clan, is never daunted. He was born to lead as he is fond of saying, and he has in fact, recieved another promotion. The rise up the corporate ladder has infact been so regular we have come to anticipate the modest six -figure increase with almost as much pleasure as our yearly correspondence with all of you near and dear ones.

Of course after our charitable donations, the children's private schooling, and finishing the additions to the poolhouse and the spa, there is just so little left. I know many of you may worry that our gifted little orpington, Puff, may have to forgo her dreams of becoming a concert pianist. May I assure you that is not so. We have managed to find a small child's grand piano for the coop, and she seems delighted. No recognizable ditties yet, although Neebish claims to periodically recognize a bar or two after a couple of martinis. Her piano teacher however, assures us it is only a matter of time......

(can someone else insert a paragraph or two, I am out of ideas and this is not near long enough) Going for coffee now.

Best to you, and all of yours,
Orcas

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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Oh, darn - that's what I forgot to include - the huge amount of cash the chickens have been earning with their multitudinous talents! Maybe it's not too late to rewrite it...

 

[momma's chickens]

I love it, I also get a few of these we are so great letters and they drive me crazy. I like Christmas cards and letters but like the rest of you, I want the down to earth real life stuff and the whole family pic.

This was a great post and definitely made me laugh.

 

[lesliet]

 

[purr]

The one I get is from a friend she is a close friend so close that when he dad was sick and then passed away she spent 3 weeks with me not her family but I still get a form letter at christmas that practically screams
Hi,
Insert name here
Buff I love your letter

 

[the simple life]

I hate those letters. For one thing if I haven't talked to you in that long and don't already know what is going on in your life to begin with then we aren't really friends and it doesn't warrant a card or one of your mass produced zeroxed letters.
I recieved one a few years ago that really took the cake.
Three sisters got together on the letter and each one took a turn writing about the other's children.
It was nauseating to say the least.
It add little excerpts of all the accomplishments one of the boys made, every single team he was on and every trophy his team won.
No mention of all the trouble he was having with the law or that he was kicked out of the house by his mother.
One little tidbit went on to say how incredibly bright the little girl was and her vocabulary was only exceeded by her conversational skills, which were attributed to her mother.
(I kid you not)
One little brat was mentioned as being all boy and quite the little man, no mention made that he was the biggest brat of all time and not allowed in alot of people's homes.
This went on and on and was 4 pages long.
I saw one of the sisters shortly after and she seemed uncomfortable about the whole thing.
Apparently they mailed out over 200 letters to everyone from family,coaches, doctors and their dentists.
Their mother was livid and embarrassed when she got wind of it and alot of people either ignored the subject when they saw them or made comments about its inappropriateness.
It was truly uncomfortable to read, although it didn't stop me from calling all my friends to read it to them over the phone.