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Family drama AND Xmas cards - in one!
So I'm not tight with my dad, never have been. Nor his family. There's about 20 or so of them, all within a half hour radius of us, most within 5 miles. We see each other maybe 2-3 times a year, never on holidays. I never had direct drama with any of them until my wedding. They and my dad were annoyed at his lack of involvement. It's 3 years ago now, and things are a little more awkward, but we're still very civil.
I didn't invite any of them to Mr.P's graduation party. We were running low on space, it felt like a gift grab. There's a lot of them, we'd have to invite them all, and they're not all Mr.P's favorite people in the world, they're not even mine. My dad did ask recently, and I told him he graduated, but I said we didn't make a big deal of it since he's continuing with his Masters.
I've planned to put a picture of us at Mr.P's graduation (he in cap & gown) on our Christmas cards, along with a picture of us from Mexico. Should I skip that for my dad's family? I'm printing them myself, so logistically it's not tough. Or am I making too much of nothing and shouldn't bother?
Re: Family drama AND Xmas cards - in one!
You're overthinking it way too much. Send everyone the same card and don't worry about it.
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that pic sounds fine. Graduation =/= graduation party, especially if its not highschool, lol. I think of most higher ed graduation parties as not family affairs but just peers getting together for some fun anyways.