Objects of Ridicule, Holiday Letters Endure


Despite all the ways we keep in touch these days, the Boston Globe says the holiday letter, the object of scorn and ridicule, is still very much alive. Many holiday letter writers say the annual exercise is a way for them to take stock of their own lives while telling friends and family what’s happened over the last year. One author tells the Globe holiday letter writers can’t win: If they share good news, it sounds like bragging, and if they have bad news, it sounds like they’re complaining.

SOURCE: Boston Globe

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