Does anyone hate their Birthday date?

[BabyLlamaZen]

I always liked my birthday as a kid (earlyJune) even with exams. I liked that it was nicer weather, perfect distance from Christmas and actually being a bit younger made me feel less pressure to have done things by a certain age. As an adult though, unless I'm abroad I find June a bit of a disappointing month, especially as the weather tends to go through a rubbish point after May. I'm now a real autumn lover, especially as you know what you're getting! I also look back and think how much harder I found school in primary. I caught up and had great teaching but I know a lot of summer babies dont. It also affected my self esteem in certain subjects.

I think about it more having dc. My baby was born in November and I really like the fact he will be older in the school year, although hope he doesnt find his Birthday too rubbish being near christmas! Hoping to always try and make it special.

I would hate any date between 15th of Dec and end of Jan. Or a special date like 1st of April, Valentine’s day, 29th of Feb etc.
Summer has its advantages (weather) and downsides (school friends on holiday).

I wouldn’t worry about the school year when planning for a baby though, I skipped a class early primary years so was always the youngest and I really loved it. My DC are born in Match and quite immature compared to their peers so it can be random really.

I'm not so keen on the decade!

Feel a bit sorry for the baby I’m expecting, due in December. Hoping they might arrive a little early and catch the tail end of November. If I could have planned precisely it would have been March.

@lymphopenia

I agree!! People presuming I must hate my birthday as it's so close to Christmas is incredibly grating. My Mum always made a big effort for my birthday and often wouldn't put up the tree until Christmas eve!

Her favourite story to tell is driving through the town centre and hearing a little voice in the back of the car pipe up

"The lights are very pretty Mummy, but how does everyone know it's my birthday"

26th of Dec is my birthday, no big deal, that’s the date of my birth.

End of October. It was usually in half term as a kid which I liked.

I have a baby due at Christmas and I'm really sad everyone hates their December birthdays 😥😥

I like my birthday, March.
But I always said I didn’t want an August baby because of schooling (youngest in year, not seeing school friends over birthday etc) of course I went on to have a mid August baby

@Sairafina love that, how cute! Totally agree a pre Christmas birthday is what you make of it!

Mine's in January. Nobody has ever bothered with it. I can't remember last time I did anything. It's just another day.

30th January.. An entire day before payday ffs

Yep I’m an early Jan and my mum and granny are also in January. It’s rubbish. No one ever wants to do anything (not even be tbh). One year my boyfriend arranged a bit surprise party and although quite a few came, it’s was clear he’d put the pressure on (to be kind to me) and most were ‘driving’ so by 10pm there were about 6 of us left 😕 I remember being quite gutted as I had spent a lot of time and a shed load of money celebrating other people’s big birthday in the summer, attending festivals and gigs and mini breaks to holiday cottages etc.
I took control this year and arranged a big a party for June this year ! But obviously it was cancelled. I guess me and birthdays just aren’t meant to be 😁

One of my DD has a pre Christmas birthday and it’s fab. We make a big deal of it and then as soon as it’s over we take down the birthday decorations and out the Christmas ones up. It’s brilliant. Like a warm up for Christmas

Mines VERY close to Christmas and it's a nightmare, especially when I was younger as friends who worked retail jobs etc usually had to work a lot over that Christmas period so could never get time off to Celebrex with me (neither could I) plus people usually forget as there's so much going on. Not that big of a problem now as DH makes a massive deal and spoils me rotten

Halloween and I love it!

I'd swap with you OP. I have an October birthday, just when the weather is starting to turn and the clocks are about to go back. I find it a pretty depressing time of year. Not to mention the build up to Halloween, which I absolutely hate.

May and June are my favourite months of the year. Weather is usually pretty good, long bright days and general positivity that we're coming into summer.

My mum's birthday is in late May and it's almost always lovely and sunny.

Mines 24 of July as a child never had much we were always either going on holiday, on holiday or just got back, I used to get rubbish presents as well jigsaws one year I was a book worm they never came out of the box.

August! Everyone was always on holiday over my birthday so parties were rubbish and was always the last to do anything like drive or drink. Not together!

Dh is 29 Feb so I don’t think anyone has as bad a date as that

My DDs birthday is august. I thought it would be great to have a summer birthday and not have to go to school (mine is in the winter) but actually she often has to have a party or get together nowhere near her birthday as usually people are away. She has had a few birthdays on holiday but prefers to be at home.

vickibee you wrote my post. I have now given up even trying to celebrate in early Jan.

I know a number of close friends and relatives born between 21 December and 6 January. It's no big deal for them. November is definitely no biggy.

Mines in the Christmas and New Year gap. I hate it. I've never managed a decent celebration in my life.

People are: too skint, visiting relatives, working in the gap and don't want to go out, entirely forget etc.

As a kid I got joint presents which were regular presents with an extra card...

@PleasePassTheCoffeeThanks tell me about it. Mine is on one of the days you listed. I hate it.

@passthemustard
Try not to worry. My late father always said he loved his boxing day birthday! Decorations up, lots of yummy food and drink in the house, people around generally and in good cheer. I guess it's harder for children, but as an adult not so bad?

January 27th. National Holocaust memorial day. And to top it off dark, cold, no money, everyone worn out from christmas, always clashed with exams. I love birthdays but loathe my own for these reasons. DPs birthday is in July and he hates birthdays, doesnt celebrate it. I'd love a summer birthday!