Momhood Culminates in Surrendering to Holiday Card Apocalypse
KEY POINTS
- •The author continued her family’s holiday card tradition with perfectly coordinated outfits and careful photo sessions until it became too stressful.
- •Two years ago, she stopped sending cards, cutting out the photo shoots, card designing, and tedious mailing process.
- •Since then, the family enjoys more authentic, candid moments captured in informal photos, leading to greater holiday satisfaction.
Growing up under Mom’s iron dictatorship of holiday photo perfection—the sailor suits, velvet dresses, and tactical eye-open bribes—our author held the torch with her own kids, tackling Chicago weather and itchy sweaters just to nail that one mythical photo. Hours spent online tweaking font-choices and layouts with dedication rivaling NASA’s countdown followed by the annual envelope-addressing marathon squeezed between holiday chaos. Then, in a December revelation of epic laziness two years ago, she dropped the tradition like a mic, escaping the glossy card treadmill for candid selfies, snowy ski shots, and silver faux-tree chaos. The mailboxes still flooded with brag cards—but she didn’t miss the faux-perfection, trading stamps for sanity and realizing intimate connections don’t need cardstock or coordinated ties.
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Who needs family war zones staged with velvet dresses and hot chocolate bribes when you can have blurry selfies and actual fun? The holiday card machine finally stopped chewing one poor mom alive.
Turns out the most authentic holiday snapshot is just a tired mom’s relief face, no retouching needed.
If your holiday card battle involves icy Chicago winds, Pinterest outfit stalking, and kids bribed with hot cocoa, congratulations—you’re officially a Hallmark martyr.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/7/2025 | Author: Kate Loweth
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