[redwitch]

Fortunately, I don't do Christmas letters. I got one from a friend once that had me dying laughing even though I knew everything she wrote was true. I don't remember the wording but she bragged about her son who dropped out of high school, her mother who was on her 5th marriage to her 3rd alcoholic husband, her daughter who thought joining a commune and having babies would be a wonderful idea, how liberating it was to break an arm and not be able to write a check (and how much fun it was to tell creditors she'd pay as soon as the cast was off probably in another 3 months).

But, yes, I agree those letters are nauseating, especially if your year has been not-so-stellar. Maybe you could turn this thread into having everyone write an honest annual holiday letter?