{"id":9915,"date":"2020-12-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2025-05-15T02:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:34:22","slug":"sending-holiday-cards-to-those-who-have-recently-lost-a-loved-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/holiday-cards-and-tidbits\/sending-holiday-cards-to-those-who-have-recently-lost-a-loved-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending Holiday Cards to Those Who Have Recently Lost a Loved One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/15234317\/56785845245245.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/15234317\/56785845245245-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/15234317\/56785845245245.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you flip on the television and view countless holiday commercials, tune in to some Christmas carols on the radio, or attend a holiday party, the same message is constant.&nbsp; People are selling, singing, or talking about positive, happy things during the holidays.&nbsp; This is often very welcome, but it can actually be quite challenging to those who have recently lost a loved one.&nbsp; The sadness and loss are painfully magnified in the light of others perceived utopian holiday festivities.&nbsp; It can become a dreaded time of renewed or increased mourning.&nbsp; If you know someone in such a situation, they might still very much appreciate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/christmas-cards\/all-cards.htm\">holiday card<\/a>, but the greeting card must have the right tenor to achieve a positive effect.&nbsp; The card must not be too positive in tone while concurrently not become a sympathy card either.&nbsp; Writing a holiday card for such an audience is somewhat challenging, but when done correctly, can positively impact its recipient.&nbsp; The following may be helpful when crafting your holiday card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Ignore the Situation<\/strong> \u2013 As a friend or family member, you are aware of the struggle at this time of year.&nbsp; It\u2019s okay and actually welcome to acknowledge this fact in an easy, indirect way.&nbsp; It lets your recipient know that you care about their situation without bringing them to the point of dragging up negative emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send Realistic Good Wishes for the Holidays<\/strong> \u2013 Aside from briefly acknowledging that your recipient might be having a difficult time, the rest of your card should be sensibly positive.&nbsp; By sensibly positive, I mean your kind wishes should be things that are actually attainable this year.&nbsp; It might not be prudent to say something like \u201cI hope you have a happy, wonderful holiday season\u201d because that likely will not happen this year.&nbsp; Instead, wishes such as \u201cI am looking forward to seeing you at Joe\u2019s party on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u201d or \u201cHope Edna sends us some of her delicious fruitcake again this year\u201d are achievable aspirations or goals that can potentially bring a smile to your recipient\u2019s face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whether you flip on the television and view countless holiday commercials, tune in to some Christmas carols on&hellip;","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":9916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1296,1300,1302,28,26],"tags":[37,41,50,1006],"class_list":{"0":"post-9915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-occasions-and-celebrations","8":"category-tips-and-trends","9":"category-comforting-messages","10":"category-welcoming-messages","11":"category-holiday-cards-and-tidbits","12":"category-personalized-christmas-cards","13":"tag-greeting-cards","14":"tag-holiday-cards","15":"tag-christmas-cards","16":"tag-christmas-advice","17":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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