Have you ever wished someone would get cancer after reading their Xmas letter?

[bull]

Not really but fairly often we get the "we have the perfect family" Christmas letter from people saying that in 2005 their kids are at the top of their class, they took nine vacations, they made their first million and the wife just won the Mrs. America pageant. It's so phony. I swear they are in denial about their life, or they are trying to impress everyone with their perfection, because no one has it so good. Nothing bad happened at all this year? You never even once got annoyed by someone on the freeway, your kids never spilled any milk and you had way too much money and time on your hands? Sorry, I guess I'm a little stressed this time of year, but those letters don't do anything to make it better. I'm lucky if I can get organized enough to send Christmas letters or cards at all, let alone use them to brag about how perfect my life is.

[andy74]

im with bull,some people are just so full of shit,it makes me sick

[TruckDriver]

im with bull,some people are just so full of shit,it makes me sick

I can't stand people who brag about themselves all the time

Of course, I never get any cards from anyone anymore

['CUDA360]

 I don't know what to think anymore...

The neighbor with the perfect family was killed in a car accident this year. The Christmas letter we got this year was alot different then the one we got last year   

[73dodge]

Not really but fairly often we get the "we have the perfect family" Christmas letter from people saying that in 2005 their kids are at the top of their class, they took nine vacations, they made their first million and the wife just won the Mrs. America pageant. It's so phony. I swear they are in denial about their life, or they are trying to impress everyone with their perfection, because no one has it so good. Nothing bad happened at all this year? You never even once got annoyed by someone on the freeway, your kids never spilled any milk and you had way too much money and time on your hands? Sorry, I guess I'm a little stressed this time of year, but those letters don't do anything to make it better. I'm lucky if I can get organized enough to send Christmas letters or cards at all, let alone use them to brag about how perfect my life is.

Dude I know exactly what you are saying. I hate getting the smarmy Christmas letters that tell how wonderful things are and everything is just moving along beautifully.

There are some people that when I get their letter I don't bother to read it

[last426]

Wow, I'm with you guys.   My life is so crappy that we can't even afford to heat the house.   My daughter just came up pregnant, we are getting a divorce, my wife, God bless her, just lost her job and now, to top it off, that dumb Court in PA won't let the schools teach creationism.   I hope everyone is a miserable as I am.   Happy Holidays my butt -- I can't even say Merry Christmas. Is that what we are supposed to say?

You guys are pitiful.  If your life is so terrible get off your butt and change it.  Heck, you're such sourpusses that it's no wonder your life is miserable.  Personally I have a great life, by anyone's measure, every part of it.  I pity those who think that having a great life is bragging and who wish cancer on someone.  What a horrible thing to think and write.   

[Charger_Fan]

Dayumm, I laughed outloud at this thread title!

Here, send them this card back...




...or this one.

[TK73]

Screw the "holidays", I cancelled festivities in my life this year.  I got one card(from the ex), mailed it back unopened.  Don't have to wade through throngs of nasty minivan driving fat soccer moms since I'm not buying a GD x-mas thing for anybody.  Not getting a thing so I don't have to feel guilty about not returning the favor.

Got an extra day off work thanks to the Xians. 

[PocketThunder]

My step-mom sends out christmas letters and only includes her kids and not the others (me, my brother and sister)...  doesnt bother me though, its kind of funny when my cousins get the letter and ask me about it....

We dont do christmas letters, it took us till February last year to get ours mailed out.... better late than never!!

[hemihead]

I guess these perfect families forget to talk about being in debt so deep they can't sleep,the alcoholic soccer mom who drinks all night while hubby is screwing the business world and the young secretary.And don't forget the son who is the closet Homo and the daughter who is the class slut that sells herself and shoplifts to support her meth habit.I'm glad I'm poor, money has it's own trappings.

[Tom_440]

I have a sister in law and "aunt" that writes those smarmy letters. My wife and I enjoy making fun of them and get a good laugh out of it, but I've never wished cancer on them.

[Shakey]

I suppose you guys would be happy if you received letters that stated how shitty things were (daughter needs braces, wiper motor is shot in the car, the son got suspended for smoking grass, wife gained 12lbs), it would make you feel pretty good about yourself now wouldn't it!

[Shakey]

The neighbor with the perfect family was killed in a car accident this year. The Christmas letter we got this year was alot different then the one we got last year   

By the sounds of this thread, a letter like this would send some of these guys out the front door to dance on the lawn!

[derailed]

I dont wish cancer on them and im sure you dont really either but yes you are right Bull. The thing that gets me the most is its a printed out Christmas card with about 3 paragraphs of BS on it and everyones card is the same. They are so busy they cant even take the time to hand write it as well and make it look just a little sincere. Next year im going to tell him never mind the card, a pic of his oldest daughter in a bikini will do just fine 

[triple_green]

Hi Curtis,

I see you got my Christmas letter.

3X

[Troy]

Christmas/New Year's is generally a time when people focus on the positive. Sure, there were probably some bad things that happened during the year but you have all year to complain about those. No one wants to get letters from people explaining every bad thing that happened all year. If you're close then you probably heard all the bad things as they happened anyway since people are usually too focused on the negative. As for the kids, most people would want to brag about their accomplishments instead of their failures. Look at it this way, if they were bankrupt or dead you probably wouldn't get a Christmas letter to complain about so you could feel better about your own life.

Troy

[PocketThunder]

Curt?  How could you be stressed at a time like this when your 68 is in progress of getting painted and being on the road for the summer!  you should be the happiest guy on the board....

[NHCharger]

wife gained 12lbs

I wish that's all my wife gained.

[PocketThunder]

wife gained 12lbs

I wish that's all my wife gained.

My buddies wife gained some extra weight since they got married and she wanted a baby real bad. (dont they all) so he told her if she lost 20lbs he'd agree to start making babies.   .....  she lost the 20 lbs.....

[andy74]

wife gained 12lbs

I wish that's all my wife gained.

i hear that

[Johnny SixPack]

I suppose you guys would be happy if you received letters that stated how shitty things were (daughter needs braces, wiper motor is shot in the car, the son got suspended for smoking grass, wife gained 12lbs), it would make you feel pretty good about yourself now wouldn't it!

D@mn, how'd you know, bro?  

Time to stoke up the effigy and get to roastin'.

[TruckDriver]

wife gained 12lbs

I wish that's all my wife gained.

I don't even celebrate the holidays anymore. Don't get me wrong here, I have nothing against it. But even as a kid, I never enjoyed Christmas. My mom always would find the dumbest things to bitch about, it eventually drove everyone away that used to come over on Christmas. Then eventually, since I was the only child, we didn't even exchange gifts. I HATE Christmas music because it has been the same thing for well over 100 years with VERY little new music for Christmas. On Christmas 4 years ago, my now EX, first tells me she wants a divorce, AND in front of the kids Every Christmas since, she always HAS to have the boys. As now they are in Florida til Jan. 6th. So we did our presant thing last week already. So, I am all by myself til they come home... Not very Christmasy is it

Now before you guys start calling me the Grinch, or Scrooge..... That's not it, I have nothing against people celebrating Christmas, I just personally don't enjoy it. I do buy my boys and my parents something, but for me, it's just like, "ok, is it over yet?"

[Charger_Fan]

Hi Curtis,

I see you got my Christmas letter.

3X

[dart3404]

im with bull,some people are just so full of shit,it makes me sick

I can't stand people who brag about themselves all the time

Of course, I never get any cards from anyone anymore

Christmas Card for all... Merry Merry...
--------->   http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=0212320003

['CUDA360]

wife gained 12lbs

I wish that's all my wife gained.

i hear that

If only 12