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OT help with our Christmas letter

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  1. Bogeydog Bogeydog is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:39pm)

    Yeah, I know this is a cheesy thing to ask about but I'm still looking for some help. Each year for the last 10, we've written a reasonably creative letter to our family that tells them about our year. We ARE NOT the people who write 5 pages of single spaced type detailing every hangnail and conversation that occurred. Our family enjoys our letters and looks forward to them.

    My problem is that this year kind of sucked. My wife lost her Dad (60) in January and less than a month later lost her Grandma. She thinks we should skip the letter this year and I think a lot of people will be disappointed and question us, which could dredge up more feelings.

    I'll leave it up to OT to decide which way to go.

    Oh, and being a lurker, I'll just GTFO now...
  2. TXGal141 TXGal141 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:41pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    This may be hard considering we really don't know anything about you or your family...

    And the guys will probably ask for pics of your wife before they'll help.
  3. Hazy_Cat Hazy_Cat is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:45pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    All the more reason to write imo. You dont have to recap all the issues of the year but you can just let them know how important they are to you and the like. Know what i mean.
  4. doomed222 doomed222 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:46pm) in reply to Hazy_Cat

     
    Originally Posted by Hazy_Cat View Post

    All the more reason to write imo. You dont have to recap all the issues of the year but you can just let them know how important they are to you and the like. Know what i mean.

  5. m4tth3w1 m4tth3w1 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:54pm) in reply to Hazy_Cat

     
    Originally Posted by Hazy_Cat View Post

    All the more reason to write imo. You dont have to recap all the issues of the year but you can just let them know how important they are to you and the like. Know what i mean.

    Man talks sense. Make sure you include pictures with your letter
  6. Futon Futon is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 1:55pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    Pretty you just shorten the letter and say that while this was a trying year but it made you realize how lucky you are to have such wonderful family and friends and all that other BS
  7. normlfella normlfella is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 2:02pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    If its really been that bad of a year then you shouldn't feel guilty about skipping one...... but if theres been plenty of high points and positives as well, then you should still write it. Perhaps instead of including some of the unfortunate happenings of the year you could compose a section detailing how important they all are to you and how much everyone needs to appreciate one another. Just a thought

    edit: Futon beat me to it
  8. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 2:09pm) in reply to TXGal141

     
    Originally Posted by TXGal141 View Post

    This may be hard considering we really don't know anything about you or your family...

    And the guys will probably ask for pics of your wife before they'll help.

    pics of said wife
  9. R_U_Nuts R_U_Nuts is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 2:12pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    You should still write the letter and include those things. Just make sure the good memories are more than the bad.
  10. ShortyJacksn ShortyJacksn is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2009 (11/20/2009 2:25pm) in reply to Bogeydog

    Write the letter. Don't shy away from the death of your wife's family. Address it in the manner that best works for your family's dynamic. Don't dwell on it. Address it and move on. Dying is a part of living.
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