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lady_birchwood

Annual Newsletters/Holiday Cards

Dec 22, 2011 08:52

To send or not to send? 'Tis the season to read in blogs, Facebook updates, and advice columns about how folks don't like getting a card with only a signature or a printed name and no personal note at Christmas time. 'Tis the season to read about how folks dislike the newsletters people send out. So braggy! So impersonal! They think other people ( Read more... )

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lady_birchwood December 22 2011, 23:25:15 UTC

It's disappointing when certain friends and family no longer exhibit any interest in sharing and closeness. I know that well myself. Those changes in relationships are usually hurtful and often bewildering. It's understandable to feel negative emotions when you know a once-close friend or family member is holding you at arms' length. I'm sorry that this has happened to you ( ... )

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lady_birchwood December 23 2011, 13:24:23 UTC

I think that people would be a little less stressed if they didn't concentrate so much on what others do or don't do around a holiday and focus instead on what happens the other 364 days of the year. The Christmas holiday in particular seems to create a lot of demands and expectations, and as many disappointments go with that as well as joyful celebrations.

I hope you get to visit that cousin with the three teenage daughters soon! I'm sure that each day brings new adventures and experiences to her life! ;-)

Happy Holidays!