1.
jail or prison sentences
45 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
2.
abortion/unwanted pregnancies
40 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
3.
puberty updates
Please don't let us know that your daughter started menstruating or that your son's voice has changed.
35 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
4.
addiction relapses
Most people don't chronicle their family members' (or their own) roller coaster rides to sobriety in the holiday letter.
30 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
5.
income
Not really appropriate to reveal raises or drops in your personal income here.
25 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
6.
sex life
25 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
7.
detailed financial woes
20 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
8.
repossession of house or car
15 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
9.
filing for bankruptcy
15 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
10.
failing out of school
10 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
11.
being fired from job
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
12.
affairs
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
13.
physical illnesses
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
14.
dropping out of school
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
15.
dead animals
Deaths of family members are sometimes mentioned here, but generally not losses of pets.
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
16.
neighborhood gossip
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
17.
political views
The holiday letter isn't the place to persuade others to vote in a particular direction.
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
18.
family gossip
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
19.
car breaking down
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
20.
pet abandonment
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
21.
drug use
0 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist -
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