On the Sending of Christmas Cards of Just One's Children (or Grandchildren)

Goldwater's Ghost teed this one up for me, so here's the drive.

I know I've discussed this before, but what in the world is with the Christmas Cards that have only children on them?  C'mon, admit it.  Every year, year in and year out, you get a ton of Christmas Cards that have pictures of merrily frolicking children apparently unaware of their Dickensian lack of parentage.  I'm sure you do as I do--stare blankly at these strange small humans and wonder, "who the hell these kids are."?

So then you open the card and see "ah, its from the Morrises" or something like that.  And you say to yourself "I've not seen the Morrises in ten years.  I've never met these children before.  I wonder what the Morrises look like these days".

Total Disclosure:  The Kitten's cards feature only the Kittens.  Though we've lived together for nearly three years now, we have not merged our lists, though I was mentioned this year in her pre-printed cards (as in, "Merry Christmas from The Kitten, Kitten 1, Kitten 2 and CW).  The Kitten is hard over on her approach, which is one reason we've not merged our lists.  

Total Disclosure 2:  I sent my cards out this year with my standard update letter.  It included a picture of the Kittens frolicking.  Some have accused me of blatant inconsistency.  I object to that classification, as the letter was discretely tucked into my standard, annual "COW" themed Christmas Card.

To all my friends who read this and shake your heads saying, "that CW sure is a pill", I get it.  I hear you.  But deep down, you know I'm right.