Invitation cards

Oh no, not another wedding! I wail silently, as I pull out an ostentatious box from the mailbox. It almost broke the mailbox. I do not enjoy loud music and dancing and we have already spent a lot on gifts this season.

The name of the sender does not inspire positivity. It is not a wedding that I’d like to attend. I reach home, and keep it on the corner table. It is one of those rare days, when my daughter has voluntarily taken up the task of cleaning the house.

“Not another one, Ma! Look, I’ve pulled out a pile of old invitation cards to be destroyed. I wonder why you guys collect this junk.”

“Thanks, Esha! I’m happy you are cleaning it up.”

“Listen to me, carefully, Ma, and this is final. I will not have invitation cards printed for my wedding. I don’t want the elaborate designs, pictures and decorations to end up in junk in hundreds of homes. Electronic invitations will be sent.”

She has a point. Electronic messaging is good for the environment, and for our mental health. Bye, bye … snail mail — you were romantic as long as other options were not available.

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS March 23/19