When grandmothers start blogging about their extended families, we’ll know it’s over.
The Morning News, always funny, takes on The Family-Update Christmas Letter.
—The only reason relatives want to hear about your family’s achievements is so they can despise you and mock your children. Avoid accolades and instead choose one of these fine topics for discussion: embarrassments; tragedies; public humiliations; travel.
—In general you should write as brightly as possible and have fun with your letter, but make sure to avoid any points that are unnecessary. For example, here’s a paragraph that could be improved with editing:
Our son Philip continues to attend Yale and enjoy his chemistry classes, and also his work with homeless children in Bridgeport. He is dating a woman named Amy, which is a Jewish name.
Improvement:
Our son Philip continues to enjoy a woman named Jewish Amy.