Us born close to Christmas or on Christmas day have it the worst!

My best friend's birthday is early Jan. I make an effort for her but wouldn't for anyone else. She is literally the bestest friend ever. But I'm skint and partied out and tired and work is shit and the last thing I want is to have cocktails and go out. Her birthdays are usually either small or very low key for that reason. Half the people she invites don't come. Many who do, don't have a drink, don't buy a present and leave by 9pm. Like I said, I go all out for her sake because she gets a really raw deal in my opinion.

Mine is the 28th and yeah it sucks noone other than family is available to hang out it's really shit I mean not even on my 40th could any of my closest friends just once, once make an effort to celebrate it on the day. Always told to move it.

I'm mid January and it's shite. No one cares. I've not celebrated it since my 30th.

Mine is 5th January and it's the worst!! At least in December everyone is still in party spirits! By my birthday everyone is tired, hungover, skint, on a diet and doing dry Jan (usually including myself) I very rarely do much to celebrate to be honest!

Both DS's are Winter babies, both were early so born a few weeks then their due dates.
DS1 gets it worse as the mid Jan one. We have changed it so that the most special gift is for their birthday and Christmas is some stuff from the list but nothing huge. We have found it really helps.

I have a few friends who have "half birthdays" in the summer just to make it more enjoyable or the ability to do something as a winter birthday has to be indoors which comes at a cost!

My birthday is Christmas Day and I have an ‘official birthday’ in June. I often get cards addressed to the Queen!
I love knowing my birthday is Christmas Day but I really don’t celebrate it until June.

My BFF has a Jan 1st birthday. She says its the shit because when she was a child everyone just did one gift and told her it was for her birthday as well (sucks when the GPs did it every year) and now she is an adult everyone is skint, hungover, and doing Dry January.

Bonus is that you almost always get the day off work though. But she tends to ignore it completely.

I could recommend it to him! 😂 He lives in America now though so might not be that convenient…

I guess it’s not a massive party day for you either?

Lol yeah, if I could change my bday i’d change it to the summer! I was due on NYE so that would have been better for sure. I don’t celebrate my bday anymore so it doesn’t really bother me now, but i’ve only ever been on one holiday for my bday as its such an expensive time of year.

Dd's is the 21st, it didn't matter to us or her previous years but she'll soon be 12 and it's starting to upset her that it gets swept over by a lot of people/friends.

My DD1s due date was 24th December. Her actual birthday is 24th October. At this time of year I'm so glad she turned up 9 weeks early.

My birthday is Xmas eve and my DS is the 22nd! He’s only 7 and doesn’t seem to mind so far but might change when he gets older. I’ve always loved my bday, my parents always did a big family party on Xmas eve night which in hindsight was probably more a Xmas get together but I always felt like it was all about me.

This thread has just reminded me that it's ny cousin's birthday tomorrow and I am seeing her at a Christmas party the weekend so need to get her something and wrap in birthday paper!

I think a birthday in the lead up to Christmas is particularly hard where everyone is so busy. My ds' birthday is in the lull between Christmas and new year. He seems to quite like that no one is working so there are always family members up for doing something special e.g. going out for dinner or ice skating etc

No bills coming through yet, though. And the early payday hasn't begun to bite yet...

My DDs is on Boxing Day, I try to keep it as separate as possible, go mad when anyone tries to buy her a ‘joint’ Christmas/birthday present, decorate like crazy just for her birthday, luckily all the family turn up for my DDs birthday on Boxing Day to celebrate. I don’t want her to ever feel that her birthday is overshadowed 🥳 just glad she wasn’t born on Christmas Day 🤣

I’m the 30th, as I got older, friends didn’t want to come out on 30th as wanted to save themselves for NYE, or if you did go out, you’re hungover for NYE. I complained to my parents every year and made sure none of mine were born in December! It sucks no matter how much the parents tries to make it special.

Mine is the 21st. Luckily, I tend to receive separate cards and presents for birthday and Christmas, but I do find it mildly annoying that when going out for a birthday meal it can be difficult to avoid the Christmas menus and parties. It kind of takes the shine off it.
Thinking about stealing a PP's idea of celebrating in June lol

I'm very early January so not quite so bad. However everyone is always skint, possibly still hungover or just going back to work so don't really care. I've never planned anything a get together for it and just go and do my own thing on my own.

My first GD is due on 23rd, my Mum is 89 on Christmas Day!