So many things in this thread but I'm going to just say in my family of 3, our birthdays are Christmas Eve, 12/30, and the day before Valentine's Day. We're all around holidays. It can suck.
My step dad is 11/30, his daughters are 12/5 and 12/9, and I'm 12/15. Tell me about it. LOL!
My birthday is April Fool's Day and I can't tell you how many times people just give me a Pringle's can with a snake popping out of it, and try to pass it off as a birthday gift.
My bday is Feb. 14th. I'm sure all of you holiday babies can relate - any time I have to give my DOB, it's "Oh, you're a Valentine's baby - how nice!". Ummm...sure, but in my eyes they are 2 separate occasions which require 2 separate cards and 2 separate gifts.
My birthday is Feb 10, and I too insist on separate cards and gifts. Its annoying enough for me, so I can't even imagine how annoying it is for you.
Also, my youngest is a V day baby. He was due Feb 18, and when I went into labor with him, I was irrational and emotional and literally crying for him to my husband that any of his partners in life are going to try and steal his birthday thunder.
eta - my dad is Dec 26, and as someone above mentioned, we do go out of our way to wrap his bday gift in birthday paper. As the 5th of 9, his birthday was often overlooked growing up. I do not at all think there is anything wrong with wanting your birthday to feel special even if it falls on a commercialized holiday.
Post by karmasabiotch on Dec 10, 2014 9:24:28 GMT -5
My Birthday is April 8th and it always used to fall during Passover. Matzo cake anyone? Feel bad for me. Now I pretend I don't have birthdays because getting older isn't fun. I'll skip presents and lets pretend I'm not an old.
I'm just going to wrap everyone's birthday presents in Christmas paper from now on, just to make a point. I'll also start telling everyone that when I give them a gift it's for Christmas AND their birthday, even if they're born in June (sorry H and E!).
Seriously guys-let me get out my tiny violin-my bday is December 28-but you're saying you wouldn't be a little bummed or disappointed (especially when you're a kid) if someone tried to lump your birthday along with a holiday? Or were too lazy or cheap to wrap your present in non-Christmas wrapping paper?
And for those of us with birthdays around Christmas or other major holidays it kind of sucks that it gets lost in the holiday rush while others get to just enjoy their birthday as a separate day. (Cue tiny violin again!)
Signed, The girl who never had a lot of kids come to her birthday parties because it was Christmas and everyone was celebrating with their families.
Listen, I fully admit, I may be a smidge bratty about my birthday. But only to my immediately family. I get that I am probably more annoying to them about my birthday than they are to me. But we're all pretty annoying about our birthdays, so it all evens out. Lol.
Reminder to self: Never date anyone with a birthday in February.
My birthday is February 23 and I expect separate gifts for my birthday and Presidents Day. You have NO IDEA how disheartening it is to get gifts that say "Happy Presidents' Day....AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY". I also expect separate wrapping papers, and separate celebrations.
;P
Mine is Feb 22nd. It's Washington's birthday AND now I have to share it with my daughter too.
How DARE she be born on the same day as me?? How rude!
Seriously guys-let me get out my tiny violin-my bday is December 28-but you're saying you wouldn't be a little bummed or disappointed (especially when you're a kid) if someone tried to lump your birthday along with a holiday? Or were too lazy or cheap to wrap your present in non-Christmas wrapping paper?
And for those of us with birthdays around Christmas or other major holidays it kind of sucks that it gets lost in the holiday rush while others get to just enjoy their birthday as a separate day. (Cue tiny violin again!)
Signed, The girl who never had a lot of kids come to her birthday parties because it was Christmas and everyone was celebrating with their families.
Oh you mean like when your own parents forget it is your bday because it falls near a major holiday? That's pretty awesome as a 12 yo (and a few other years). I thoroughly enjoyed the bday card that was signed, "we'll go shopping." Totally the same. Or the friends that you buy two gifts for every year and the are all, "I'm giving you something awesome as a combined gift!" Bitch, it had better be an awesome gift (of course it never was). As an adult, I don't care. As a kid it was hard being gracious every year about being shafted.
Seriously guys-let me get out my tiny violin-my bday is December 28-but you're saying you wouldn't be a little bummed or disappointed (especially when you're a kid) if someone tried to lump your birthday along with a holiday? Or were too lazy or cheap to wrap your present in non-Christmas wrapping paper?
And for those of us with birthdays around Christmas or other major holidays it kind of sucks that it gets lost in the holiday rush while others get to just enjoy their birthday as a separate day. (Cue tiny violin again!)
Signed, The girl who never had a lot of kids come to her birthday parties because it was Christmas and everyone was celebrating with their families.
Hear hear! I don't throw a fucking fit like a DB, but I'm a little sad trombone when people are like "oh yet, btdubs, totes forgot you were born until like 2 seconds ago, but I got these christmas cards on discount at an after holiday sale and you can have them (THIS REALLY HAPPENED TO ME)." I'm super defensive about L's birthday because I know how much more it matters to kids. I'm like YOU SHOW UP WITH CHRISTMAS PAPER AND I'LL CUT YOU.
Signed, The girl who had to cancel TWO different childhood birthday parties due to winter flu/illness outbreaks literally taking down the entire attendance list
My niece's birthday is December 5. I'm going to combine her bday and Christmas presents until she's old enough to realize what's going on. She's 2 now, I'm guessing I can get at least another year out of it. This may be flameful?
I always wrap anyone's birthday gifts with whatever the fuck paper I find. Brothers birthday is 12/20, so Christmas paper for you. If I'm out of Christmas paper, it was the Sunday funnies...I'm lazy
My niece's birthday is December 5. I'm going to combine her bday and Christmas presents until she's old enough to realize what's going on. She's 2 now, I'm guessing I can get at least another year out of it. This may be flameful?
I don't think it's flameful (especially at that age) if you actually combine gift budgets. Like instead of two $20 items, you get something bigger she'd want. It's more people who use it as an excuse to not buy a gift for one or the other.
Yeah, I wouldn't do that. I like to spoil her too much! Really, I only got to see her for her birthday and won't see her for Christmas, so I wanted to watch her open all of her gifts from us.
My niece's birthday is December 5. I'm going to combine her bday and Christmas presents until she's old enough to realize what's going on. She's 2 now, I'm guessing I can get at least another year out of it. This may be flameful?
I'll tell you when it REALLY matters: ages 6/7-15/16. Then again on the big birthdays (18, 21, 30).
I always wrap anyone's birthday gifts with whatever the fuck paper I find. Brothers birthday is 12/20, so Christmas paper for you. If I'm out of Christmas paper, it was the Sunday funnies...I'm lazy
My niece's birthday is December 5. I'm going to combine her bday and Christmas presents until she's old enough to realize what's going on. She's 2 now, I'm guessing I can get at least another year out of it. This may be flameful?
I'll tell you when it REALLY matters: ages 6/7-15/16. Then again on the big birthdays (18, 21, 30).
I always wrap anyone's birthday gifts with whatever the fuck paper I find. Brothers birthday is 12/20, so Christmas paper for you. If I'm out of Christmas paper, it was the Sunday funnies...I'm lazy
Good to know! I'll have to remember the wrapping paper thing too... We generally don't have any non-christmas paper in the house.
Well MY birthday is on St. Patrick's Day, and it's super depressing because no one showers me with undivided attention.
Signed, a former college student who watched all of her friends go out drinking instead of NEVER MIND, I WAS THERE WITH THEM BECAUSE IT WAS A SUPER AWESOME DAY TO BE GETTING OLDER. Green beer for errybody!
Also, getting a clover plant for a gift every year from my Grandma makes me feel like a total boss.
L's birthday is 12/5. It pains me just a little to have to wait until after it to decorate for Christmas now, but I don't want her to resent that we didn't separate the occasions when she gets older, so separate we will.
Though we did just throw her a "winter one-derland" birthday party and her cake had a Christmas tree on it, so maybe we're already toeing the line. Good thing she won't remember.