People that send christmas cards about themselves?

Things change I've changed · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:09

Whats your thoughts on this?

My cousin usually sends christmas cards with a big photo of herself with her & family on the cover, all smiles, all very idyllic, I shall be placing it in my bathroom in the hope that I run out of loo roll one day.

This year I feel she took the lemon puff, she sends a card to my mum and it's basically filled with bullet points of all her achievements, everything, a list of her degrees, properties shes owns, a new property venture she has recently gotten into, her son getting a bursary for university, the list goes on, it honestly felt like a christmas CV, I'm half temped to ring up and say "Congratulations, you've got the job, we have been looking for someone to fill the role of a narcissist and you fit the bill perfectly".

Now maybe I'm missing something but how would you feel receiving a card like this?

Kronos · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:12

Is this not yet another piece of nonsense that has come over from the USA which seems to revel in bigging themselves up?

Flubble · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:15

sounds like more of a awkward catch up if don't see each other at all

but it is weird

PlacidCasual · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:19

I have a number of cousins and Aunts I don’t t see often I always write a little something about my year in it with each one getting an update from a different perspective. But not bragging just news they may not have heard.

Feek · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:23

Some of my friends that I don't see very often send cards like this, I like it.

RoboCod · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:25

Sounds more like OP is jealous of cousin

200sols · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:28

She has probably plastered her life all over social media and the only way she can get gratification is to tell people how amazing she is

Chojin · 30 Dec 2018 at 15:32

You could post a drawing of a big thumbs up to her.

Diddums · 30 Dec 2018 at 16:08

Feek said:
Some of my friends that I don't see very often send cards like this, I like it.

Yep, this. I like it, it's harmless and a nice little personal touch. Granted if it's someone I hardly know or a colleague it could come across as cringey but family and close friends? Go nuts.

Ayahuasca · 30 Dec 2018 at 16:22

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

GGizmo · 30 Dec 2018 at 16:23

I think its a sign of the senders insecurity.

It's like on facebook when people like their own post.

Tony Edwards · 30 Dec 2018 at 16:51

Things change I've changed said:
My cousin usually sends christmas cards. it honestly felt like a christmas CV, I'm half temped to ring up and say "Congratulations, you've got the job, we have been looking for someone to fill the role of a narcissist and you fit the bill perfectly".

PlacidCasual said:
I have a number of cousins and Aunts I don’t see often I always write a little something about my year in it with each one getting an update from a different perspective. But not bragging just news they may not have heard.

Oops this is awkward. Are you two cousins?

NoobCannon · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:30

I think we need to see a pic of said cousin before we pass judgement

Diddums · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:34

NoobCannon said:
I think we need to see a pic of said cousin before we pass judgement

I was gonna say that the reason they do this is for photoshop threads but your reasoning is sound too.

timmy85 · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:34

NoobCannon said:
I think we need to see a pic of said cousin before we pass judgement

+1 vote

Tee Hee Johnson · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:35

I hope you run out of loo roll and papercut your ass for moaning so much about a simple christmas card.

Moothead2 · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:40

Tee Hee Johnson said:
I hope you run out of loo roll and papercut your ass for moaning so much about a simple christmas card.

Found the narcissist!

Honestly though, a family photo card to family members is fine, at least if you don't see each other every week. The list of achievements though is cringey as **** and honestly embarrassing.

HungryHippos · 30 Dec 2018 at 17:42

I'd not want to receive such a card no.

You could send one back saying how badly you are doing and how getting started on heroin was the worst choice you'd made this year.

Kenai · 30 Dec 2018 at 18:00

A list of things that have happened in your year, sure, that's fine especially if you don't catch up with someone as much as you'd like.

A life history of qualifications, properties owned, children's achievements etc. seems a bit over the top though.

Participant · 30 Dec 2018 at 18:23

I'd find it weird getting a Christmas card like that, to say the least. I've not received one yet. We did get one of a photo of a lovely country house, which turned out to be owned by the senders of the card.

That made me a) think it was a bit weird having your own house on a Christmas card and b) envious of their house.