Christmas Birthdays

Fixer · Post by **Fixer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:34 pm

In the spirit of giving, I was wondering how many people believe the above should be true.

Every year, my birthday gets acknowledged seperately from Christmas, if times are good. If times are bad, I get one 'happy whatever' for both holidays. My ex-wife had it worse, as her birthday was a week closer to Christmas than mine. My cousin, born on December 24th, has it worse than that.

What I am asking is if people who are born so close to Christmas should be given an opportunity to have a seperate birthday party at a different time of the year so as not to get lumped into the 'Christmas/Birthday Present' category. Perhaps even a time in June/July on the same day as their birthday in December.

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:36 pm

Good call
I have been saying the very same thing for years

Sola · Post by **Sola** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:40 pm

Makes sense. Presents can be a hassle.

Post by **Blaze** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:45 pm

Indeed they should. I always see my christmas-birthday cousins getting shafted on gifts, because people just can't AFFORD extra gifts around that time.

dmpotter · Post by **dmpotter** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:49 pm

Both my dad and my brother have birthdays that fall right next to Christmas. My brother turns 16 tomorrow (the 23rd), and my dad will turn "even older" the 26th. In both cases, we mark their birthdays with a cake and maybe cards. Then, later, we do the standard birthday party, cake, and presents for their half-birthdays in June.

So, yeah, Fixer, you should celebrate your half-birthday if you need to (although you're a more border-line case - but that's probably close enough to make it a pain to do both - go for the half-birthday). Your ex-wife and cousin should definitely do the "normal" celebrations on their half birthday.

Always worked for us...

Garr_The_Sane · Post by **Garr_The_Sane** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:20 pm

Hmmmmmm,.... so,. i'd get 2 birthdays?,.... just like teh queen

,..... twice as many gifts,..... yeeeeeah,. I could get used to that

Fixer · Post by **Fixer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:25 pm

Garr, you and I have the same birthday. You should not be getting shafted for gifts unless your family is cheap or times are hard.

Mew Guy · Post by **Mew Guy** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:13 pm

People born on February 29th have it even worse.

Fixer · Post by **Fixer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:17 pm

[quote="Mew Guy";p="243618"]People born on February 29th have it even worse.[/quote]
Not really. The only guy I have ever known who had that birthday had a great time messing with people. He would tell them three different days for his birthday and watch them get confused. He celebrated on the 28th or the 1st, depending on his mood that year.

document · Post by **document** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:22 pm

My father was born on Christmas day and we've talked about a middle of the year birthday, but it just isn't as special. I love it, we open our gifts on Christmas Eve, and he opens his (birthday) gifts on his birthday. He gets just as much gifts.

Garr_The_Sane · Post by **Garr_The_Sane** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:36 pm

Fixer, my family can be horribly stingy when it comes to such things,.....

dmpotter · Post by **dmpotter** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:40 pm

[quote="Mew Guy";p="243618"]People born on February 29th have it even worse.[/quote]
To prove I have the world's weirdest family when it comes to birthdays, one of my aunts was born on February 29th. We usually wind up celebrating it on February 28th, since it's the same month and a similar day, at least.

And the real problem with Christmas birthdays is that I don't have the energy to run around getting two gifts for people for both birthday and Christmas when I have to run around getting gifts for everyone else around Christmas as well. The birthday just gets totally overshadowed by Christmas.

Moving it into June allows a party to be held that doesn't turn into a glorified Christmas party. (And garr, you only get one set of presents for your birthday by the system I'm talking about - just in June. No birthday presents in December. You'll have to make due with Christmas presents.

)

Accer · Post by **Accer** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:19 pm

A friend's sister has a birthday in late December, and she would celebrate her "half birthday" in the summer. This was just for the party with friends, and it worked pretty well.

Phoenix Talon · Post by **Phoenix Talon** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:25 pm

I say go for a "Half-year" thing. My God daughter has her birthday on the 18th of December, so she will most likely get giped outta gifts. Not that I would do that for her. I bought her two gifts, one for Christmas, and one for her Birthday. Not that she'll reilize that I did that unil a few years down the road. But hey, my little god daughter.

*PT hugs his god daughter tightly.

Daemonfly · Post by **Daemonfly** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:16 am

I'll say "no". If their birthday wasn't anywhere near Christmas, then they couldn't get such wonderful "combo-gifts"!!!

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