![Anyone Else Love The Trend Of Kids Pranking Their Parents By Sending Them Christmas Cards From Families They’ve Never Met?]()
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Gotta keep mom and dad on their toes.
Nothing beats "the most wonderful time of the year." The holiday season is all about giving gifts, spending time with friends and family, and eating inordinate amounts of food (and drinking an equal amount of alcohol if you are into that).
And while you are spending time with family, it never hurts to pull a little prank every once in a while. Obviously the saying is "respect your elders," but occasionally you have to change that around to "confuse the hell out of your elders." For the sake of the meme, of course.
Which brings us to the trend that has really taken off over the past couple of years of kids pulling a fast one on their parents by sending them a Christmas card from a family that either a) doesn't exist or b) the parents have never met. It has quickly become my favorite thing on the internet, and there's a multitude of hilarious examples.
Christmas cards are a bit of a dying breed, are they not? I feel like the younger generation just posts a picture on Instagram and/or Facebook and calls it good. I remember how big of a deal they used to be back in the day though. Posing for a family picture in Christmas garb - usually in July - so you could have the cards ready to roll by the Holidays was a right of passage.
Though it was definitely something valued more by the older generation, which is why I think this pranking trend has such a high success rate. If someone is going to take the time to put together a card, write a personal note in it, include a gift card, and send it your way... you should probably know who it's from. Here's one variation that I saw pop up on my social media feed:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCTKb4YO_ib/
I think including the gift card is really what sends the parents into a tizzy.
Because like I said, you don't just get a gift card for everyone around the holidays. There's a fine line somewhere amongst the people that you know that categorizes them as either "gift worthy" or "Christmas card worthy." If someone gives you a $50 gift card to the Cheesecake Factory, you should probably know that someone.
That's the beauty of the prank though. It's relatively harmless, the people being pranked come out ahead since they get a gift card, and the prankster can keep the prank-ees on the line for as long as you want them to suffer in confusion. And there's easy access to the joke. All you have to do is find a Christmas card filled with strangers out on the internet, print it out, and stick it in a believable envelope.
Like these people did:
I simply love everything about these pranks, and I hope this trend continues. Is it mean? Yes, a little. But is it damn funny? You bet your ass it is. Never hurts to mix a little Christmas mischief into the holiday season...
