A couple of years ago I visited my son shortly after his birthday. He had a stack of post under some paperwork that looked unopened. "Oh", he said when I pointed it out to him, "I think it's just birthday cards".
It was. One of them was mine. I had spent a while choosing the right one, writing something heartfelt and rushing to the post with it.
He thinks they are pointless "just more junk".
He sends no cards now. Neither Christmas nor birthdays. For a few years it was hit-or-miss.
He says he knows who loves him, that he loves his family, and doesn't think cards are relevant any more.
Maybe if I made a fuss he'd send one. But who wants a card sent out of duty anyway?
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Is there anyone who still thinks that Israel's actions in Gaza are justifiable?