It isn't always easy to think of a way of making a birthday card special, and I thought other Gransnetters might like to know about a simple idea we use, which means cards are kept and valued for years. We paste a good photo of the birthday person into the card. If its for a child, and isn't an age card, we add 'Happy 5th (or whatever age it is) Birthday!' For adults we just add the date. That's it! For children we use a recent happy picture of them (or as recent as we can), for parents we sometimes include a picture of them with their whole family. I've noticed that the family keep these cards, sometimes still on display, for years. For a child, to have a 'complete set' when they are older may prove to be a bit special, and they are reminded of our love for them.
They don't really care do they
Things you find stressful that other people don't notice.