For many people, the weeks leading up to Christmas can be as fun as the holiday itself, especially if they enjoy decorating their homes, baking cookies, and taking part in all sorts of holiday customs.
However, not everyone is equally excited about having to spend a ton of time—and, often, money—just so they can follow certain traditions. Take this TikToker, Abby, for instance – in a video that went viral, she explained why her family has only done Christmas cards once; and they’re not planning on doing that again. Scroll down to find her video below, where you will also find the netizens’ reactions to the TikToker’s thoughts.
Some holiday traditions can be a beloved festive activity or a pain in the neck
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This woman went viral on TikTok for her reasons not to do Christmas cards
“My husband asked me one year why we didn’t do Christmas cards, and he has never asked me again since.
We have done Christmas cards one year, and that was when our oldest was a baby. And my husband was like, ‘Why don’t we ever do Christmas cards? You should do Christmas cards.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I mean, it’s just cards, right? Like, why don’t you do the Christmas cards?’”
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“I said, ‘So then you can source a photographer, and then you can find a date that aligns with her and with our schedules.
And then you can decide on what kind of clothes we should all wear and the location.
And then you can pay her, and then you can pick the edits.
Then you can find whatever website you wanna use to print out the Christmas cards.
Choose which picture or pictures you wanna put on there, what you’re gonna say.
Then gather up everybody’s mailing addresses that you want to send them to, your side and mine.
Then go buy the envelopes for them, then address them, then go to the post office and get all the stamps that you’re gonna need, then mail them out.’”
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“And he was like, ‘Huh?’ I was like, ‘Yeah. It’s not just Christmas cards, is it?’ The mental load behind Christmas cards has never seemed worth it to me.
Anybody that I would send a Christmas card to, I see regularly. If you don’t see me regularly, then you wouldn’t be getting a Christmas card for me to begin with. That is what the mental load of sending out Christmas cards is.”
Abby made it clear why she didn’t think doing Christmas cards was worth the hassle
@abbyeckelChristmas cards just arent a priority for me.♬ original sound – abbyeckel
Netizens shared their views on the matter in the comments
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