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Half birthdays

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ridiculousridiculousness · 08/02/2019 22:06

Settle a disagreement for me:

Half birthdays...for or against?

Today has been our ds 3 and a half birthday. He's had cake and a day of choosing what he wants to do, eat etc.

One of us was all for this. The other against it (but still enjoyed the cake!) and claim it's a fad that will disappear soon.

OP posts:
SayMehToTheDress · 09/02/2019 09:36

Today has been our ds 3 and a half birthday. He's had cake and a day of choosing what he wants to do, eat etc.

Cake and choosing what I want to do...sounds good to me.Wink

I've never actually heard of celebrating half birthdays but each to their own, it's not harming anyone. We have cake and do nice things throughout the year for no reason at all.

BitchQueen90 · 09/02/2019 09:38

I had no idea this was a thing.

Personally I think it's silly but each to their own.

SileneOliveira · 09/02/2019 09:38

The only person I know who has a "half birthday" is someone who was born on Christmas Day. Growing up, they celebrated on 25th June instead, had a party, cake etc.

In all other circumstances, half birthdays are exceptionally weird.

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BadLad · 09/02/2019 09:40

the point is that Christmas is an annual event.

It includes three lots of presents though. The December 1st boxes, the Christmas Eve boxes and then the presents actually on Christmas Day.

SheChoseDown · 09/02/2019 09:41

My birthday is American independence day. Perhaps I should celebrate at Christmas? Or in January.. Oh no that'll clash with my OH. bugger it I'll just not celebrate at all.

RestingBitchFaced · 09/02/2019 09:41

No

wanderings · 09/02/2019 09:43

Well, I'm seriously tempted to have a half birthday this summer - my December birthday was so rubbish it might just have well have not happened. I invited lots of people, and not a single one turned up, all "busy doing other things, too skint, I'd love to but it's my office Christmas party, etc." My WhatsApp was full of "Sorry Wanderings, sorry wanderings, sorry wanderings...."

And there are winter-born children everywhere who envy their summer-born siblings who have summer birthday parties, interesting presents such as paddling pools... every reason to want a half-birthday; perhaps instead of the real birthday.

Tweedypie · 09/02/2019 09:43

I've heard of it where the birthday child shares a birthday with another family member or their birthday is Christmas Eve or Christmas Day but run of the mill no.

RaffertyFair · 09/02/2019 09:45

It includes three lots of presents though. The December 1st boxes, the Christmas Eve boxes and then the presents actually on Christmas Day

How does the way (some) people celebrate Christmas have anything to do with the notion of half birthdays?

ahola · 09/02/2019 09:45

My parents did it with us in the seventies because we were both Christmas babies, and it was rubbish having a whole year with no celebrations. Then they had more children, all born in summer, so they stopped Sad

sparklytwinklyfairylights · 09/02/2019 09:46

No never celebrated a half birthday but would be a good idea as my DC's have birthdays in winter and it's rubbish, have had a few where we've been snowed in for days

Aridane · 09/02/2019 09:48

Never heard of it

SileneOliveira · 09/02/2019 09:52

It includes three lots of presents though. The December 1st boxes, the Christmas Eve boxes and then the presents actually on Christmas Day.

Only if you're one of the unhinged people who has bought into that sort of nonsense.

curiositykilledthekat22 · 09/02/2019 09:53

I don’t even know when my ‘half birthday’ is. I really don’t get the point, will we start celebrating half Christmas, half Easter etc?

Justanotheruser01 · 09/02/2019 09:53

I actually like it for a child

DianeAdores · 09/02/2019 09:55

OP, I thought (extremely briefly) about doing this when I just had a PFB. Fortunately I thought better of it, as I would now be spending most of the year celebrating birthdays and half birthdays. Perish the thought.

Vagndidit · 09/02/2019 09:56

The only person I've ever known to do thiscelebrates her pfb "twincesses" twice a year (her term, not mine). She also referred to their ages in terms of months until well past the age of 4, and keeps extensive reports on their I.Q. scores, reading levels, growth charts, published for all and sundry to skip-- enjoy on Facebook. She's American, too, for further clarification.

Boobiliboobiliboo · 09/02/2019 09:56

I don’t even know when my ‘half birthday’ is

It’s six months after your birthday. Hmm

Onceuponacheesecake · 09/02/2019 10:00

It's not a fad. It's not a thing at all as far as I'm awareConfused Seems a bit silly

Tiggles · 09/02/2019 10:06

One of my Ds birthdays is June 25th so technically they always celebrate their half birthday on Christmas day. Never actually called it that though.
Definitely not a thing around here.

Beetlewing · 09/02/2019 10:09

Nah. My kids have January birthdays and, as much of a mither as it is coming so soon after Xmas, I wouldn't even consider giving them a half birthday.

Jaxtellerswife · 09/02/2019 10:12

I've heard of it but do t do it. Crack on though, any day is a good day for cake 🎂

ItsNiceItsDifferentItsUnusual · 09/02/2019 10:17

My ds has a Christmas bday so this was vaguely on my radar though we decided against. That being said though I don't think half birthday = disgusting spoilt child. There's plenty of those around without half birthdays coming into it so it's a bit unfair to assume it's a given.

3out · 09/02/2019 10:23

Sounds like a fabulous excuse for cake. I’m in!
I wouldn’t have a ‘you choose what we all do all day’ celebration, but I like the idea of cake and candles.
How do you do the candles though - snap one in half?
I probably wouldn’t be as excited about the idea if it wasn’t the matter that we all have December birthdays and it’s crap.

Fiddie · 09/02/2019 10:30

Hahaha.

No. That's not a real thing to most folk.

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