Am I overreacting? Christmas card etiquette?

you address ppl the way you r comfortable with. if they object then next time take note. some ppl call their inlaws by their 1st names, others by their surnames and yet others use mom/dad. prefernce is the word

I'm still a little confused. How many people are there in your family? I don't send Christmas cards much, but when we used to we would always address them as to "the ___ family", because it's much easier than listing the 8 names of any given family that was receiving it. As well as that some people I know use "the ___ family" as a term of affection. Personally I think it's silly to put "to mom and dad and family". Either list everyone or none.

I think if this card were from just anyone you would be overreacting a good deal. Since it's your own daughter it does seem a little strange that she didn't just list everyone's name. But perhaps she meant extended family that might be visiting you as well?

I really don't think they could have meant to offend, it's just personal opinion, I would take it as a very friendly way to address a card.

Its proper to address the whole family if the greetings are intended for the whole family. Your mother seems to have etiquette confused with her personal preference.

Lucy is right of all the Charlie Browns in the world you are the Charlie Browniest. You take the most wonderful holiday in the world and turn it into a problem. Merry Christmas.

of course you are overreacting, most people send cards like that, the offense is unintentional. its how a lot of people address cards.

of course ur overreacting.... did they mean to offend u? of course not. i see nothing wrong with this at all, and ur the only person ive ever heard of whos this picky. god.

maybe they thought they were being cute. I wouldn't ever do that, but if someone did that to me, i'd not pay much attention. BUT, if they continue to do stuff like that , i'd start to wonder about them.

no