Kidstmas Kards

Why do people insist on sending me pictures of their kid(s) in the form of a Christmas card? I didn't say "Holiday Card" because the Jews don't typically don't this. Who knows why? But just about every parent I know sends us a card with their kid dressed up. Doesn't matter if I see them once a month or once a year, it's always the children. The kids are typically dressed in fashionable sweaters/santa hats and are set in a winter or Christmas scene. Now, if you have an infant, I can see why you might do this. It's excusable. Some people perhaps haven't seen the baby yet and let's face it, new parents aren't much to look at. What, with the bags under their eyes and correlating double chins. But much older children are arriving in my mailbox every day. And all this really says to me is "Look, they're still alive!" or "I didn't feel like dressing myself."