Cards for a first Christmas as a mum
Your first Christmas as a mum is not quite the one you imagined, and also somehow better. The photos are blurry, the tree has been rearranged by small hands, and you have been awake since the dawn chorus. Meanwhile your own mum is on the phone asking what time lunch is.
Some cards on this page are for you to send, and some are to say thank you to the people holding you up. A message to your own mother, your partner, or the friend who dropped off dinner. Pick a card, write your own words inside, and send it as a link, by email or text, on Christmas morning if you like.
5 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet I understand you so much better now, Mum. Thank you for every Christmas you made magic out of nothing. Love, [first name].
- funny First Christmas as a mum, [first name]. I have been up since four and there are no biscuits left. Send help.
- quiet You helped me become this. Thank you, [first name]. Merry Christmas.
- sweet You held me up all year without being asked. I am so grateful, [first name]. Merry Christmas.
- funny Merry Christmas, [first name]. Nobody warned me that I would still be wrapping at midnight and calling it joy.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a card for a first Christmas as a mum?
Write what the year has actually been like, in your own voice. A line of honesty and a line of thanks goes a long way. If you are writing to your own mum, say one thing you now understand about her.
Can I send a card to my own mother for my first Christmas as a mum?
Yes, and many mums say it means a lot. A short thank you for the way she looked after you can land harder than a gift. Send it as a link and schedule it for Christmas morning.
Is it okay to be funny in a card when I am exhausted?
More than okay. A dry line about no sleep and cold tea is often the most honest message in the pile. People who have been there will laugh, and those who have not will understand.