If you don’t hate your December birthday

[BiscuitLover3678]

Why do you like it?
What kind of traditions do you have and how did your parents still make it special so that it wasn’t always overshadowed by Christmas?

I’m asking this as TTC next few months and so probably have another baby near Christmas 😂 the people I knew with birthdays in December always said they disliked them and never really celebrated!

Mine is between Christmas and New Year. Love it because it gives me something to look forward to after Christmas, I always had my birthday off school and later, work. DH and I always do something nice. My family doesn't do adult Christmas presents anymore but I get nice gifts for my birthday.

I'm a NYE baby and always loved it though most of my best memories are as an adult. I have lots of December bday friends and family (can think of a dozen off the top of my head) and don't know anyone who hates theirs.
I assume you are worried about DC being December born- don't be!
January birthdays on the other hand...

When younger my friends were always home from uni at this time of the year, so always someone to go out and get drunk with!

This is reassuring!

My Dd was born a week before Xmas.
We always make sure her birthday weekend is distinct. We have a party and days out. Decorations etc.. Her presents are always separate.
She loves her birthday.
We just make sure her birthday is special.

My parents always celebrated it like you would any other birthday. Bigged up I would never have school on my birthday. No joint Christmas/birthday presents

I was born Christmas day. We opened Christmas presents in the morning and then my birthday presents in the afternoon. I never got a birthday cake. I didn't hate it but sometimes I dislike it and even now but I love love (and I can't express it well enough) how much I love the lead up to Christmas and the day, mainly for my children and secretly me. Haha.
If I had a different day in December for my birthday, that would have been better.

I'm between Christmas and New years. My parents went out of the way to make sure it was always a separate, special day and apparently if I had been born on Christmas day I would have had a second birthday during the summer to make sure it wasn't overshadowed!

It meant I was never at school for it and that all my family who were older than me were around as they were home for Christmas from university etc. As an adult, it means I'm never working but obviously that's job dependent.

@NewPositiveYear

I was born Christmas day. We opened Christmas presents in the morning and then my birthday presents in the afternoon. I never got a birthday cake. I didn't hate it but sometimes I dislike it and even now but I love love (and I can't express it well enough) how much I love the lead up to Christmas and the day, mainly for my children and secretly me. Haha. If I had a different day in December for my birthday, that would have been better.

I guess I don't see Christmas day as my birthday, just as Christmas day. A day for everyone.

My D was born on Christmas Day, after asking advice from the midwives working in the hospital we decided to celebrate her birthday on 25th June every year instead. We have continued this tradition for the past 12 years, she has a big party and gifts with all her friends and family in summer on the half year anniversary. But on Christmas Day, with only our immediate family, we sing happy birthday and have a second birthday cake and candles instead of Christmas cake. She also gets one smaller birthday present after all the Christmas gifts have been opened. Works for us

My son was 9 two weeks before Christmas. He loves his birthday. He gets extra chocolate in his advent calendar that day. There’s always exciting stuff going on at school and not very much work.
We don’t put the tree up till the day after his birthday.
It’s fine. I’m glad it’s not any closer to Christmas though.

I have a son too and felt it was important that each child had a special day just for them. Plus I think joint birthday/Christmas presents are a bit mean

DH’s birthday is the 17th December. His biggest bugbears growing up were joint Christmas and birthday presents that were obviously only joint because people forgot it was his birthday. He also hated Christmas themed birthday presents. His DM always made him a Christmas tree shaped cake and it was the Christmas cake and his and his sister’s birthday cake.

I make sure to make his birthday a separate event. His presents are always wrapped in birthday paper (even though every other adult gets Christmas paper because we have loads of it), he has a proper birthday cake and we do something special for his birthday that isn’t Christmas themed.

Celebrate it like a normal birthday. It's fine, although I wish that people sending birthday cards would write birthday on the envelope or something as I frequently open them when they arrive thinking they're Christmas cards. Very annoying indeed, glimpsing birthday cards before the day.

Mine is a week before Christmas.

Growing up my birthday always felt rushed - like my cards would be up for like a day and then replaced with christmas cards. I never had any birthday decor
and often gifts wrapped in christmas paper. I didn’t know much different until I was a bit older and could compare to siblings and friends.

When trying to conceive I avoided December and January birthdays.

My FIL is between xmas and new year and I can see that would be far worse.

As an adult, my DH has gone out his way to make my birthday really special and unique from
christmas celebrations. I appreciate all his effort.

Mine is a few days before Christmas and I love it, its pike the beginning of the fun kicking off. Birthday Christmas and New Year all within just over a week, it's my favourite time of year! Everyone is off work and in the mood for partying (obviously this is pre covid - last two years I haven't been able to celebrate). My parents always made sure I got separate presents or something double the value (sounds mercenary but it was how the present was made to seem like two!). I liked that as it meant i could get something bigger than I would have been allowed for birthday or Christmas alone.

My dp bday is 18th. I just asked him, he said his whole life bday always over shadowed by Xmas. Always got a joint bday/Xmas present of family. Sister is May bday, always spoiled with presents. We have been together 14 years. I have seen it for myself. Can’t imagine how it would be for a child!!!!

Mines Christmas eve and it's great! Never at school or work so I get the whole day with family/friends. So much excitement around and everyone is in a good mood. I get to do fun stuff that isn't always on year round, e.g. panto, ice skating, visit cousins as it's the holidays. It feels extra special because my birthday as a kid was more important than Christmas eve thanks to my family but the added excitement of Christmas eve was great. I always had a party with friends the week before. My siblings are in December and they love it too. It was so special growing up