to hate having a January birthday

[queenmools]

I know I'm being unreasonable, I know I'm lucky to have presents, I know I'm an adult, I know you're most likely going to give me a kicking and I deserve it.
I've just opened presents from friends and family ( not husband and children)and I've just been given everyone's Christmas cast offs regardless of whether I would like it or not. Including slippers two sizes too big. I promise I'm not being grabby I'd rather just get a card or some home made jam. I don't even mind a bit of re-gifting as long as the present fits the person. It is the thought that counts and I don't think they have actually thought about me they've just wrapped up any old thing.
Give me a good slap to cheer me up or tell me the terrible presents you've received.

I'm January, but I think December is worse, because it all gets lost in the run-up to Christmas. DD's birthday was last week and her party is this weekend - will see if we get regifts. Could work in our favour - regifts might be better than what they would have been able to afford .

DS has a January birthday and as he has had lots of Christmas presents no one ever has any decent ideas for gifts. This means they 'just' give cash or vouchers. He's absolutely fucking minted now and lending us money!!!

Oh I agree. It's even worse living in the Southern Hemisphere. Your birthday is in the middle of the summer school holidays so as a child it was pointless to have a birthday party and as an adult everyone is recovering from Christmas and getting ready got back to school chaos.

I think there should be a law whereby if you are born in the eight weeks leading up to or after Xmas, you are permitted to celebrate it on a different date of your choice.

Love this! My birthday is in mid November. It used to be far enough away from Christmas not to matter, now it's just all part of one big Haloween-Guy Fawkes-Christmas conglomerate.

Happy birthday Squishyeyeballs!

Even if your username is deeply distressing.

A December birthday is probably worse because you get forgotten. I just find the thoughtless exchange of tat a little depressing. I don't mind a bit of re gifting as I said but more in terms of "that's not my style but I know queen would love it"rather than " Here's some shite it's queen's birthday next she can have it". My friends always visit for new year and more often than not bring my birthday present with them. They pretend they are super organised but I always know they've re wrapped their Christmas presents.
I've tried on the too big slippers and they have massive pom poms on the front, I look like the bloody Swiss guard!
Anyway I'm glad none of you called me grabby as fuck.

My birthday is on the 25th of January and often nobody has money left- plus the weather is crap.

Did my mock History and Maths on my birthday when I turned 16- fun times :) form teacher did get me a cake though which was lovely.

If your friends can't be bothered to celebrate your birthday with you properly just because it's January then they aren't really friends are they?

Save up all the shit cast off presents and give them back at Christmas time.

It is not really about celebrating as we don't live near each other. They live back where I used to live. I've concluded I'm going to say I don't want anything next year except from my husband. I already don't do gifts with my siblings. So just old friends and in laws to politely decline gifts from. Less tat for me to find homes for then.

Mine was yesterday and I didn't seem to get Christmas cast offs. I had a lovely day and people put the effort in. Can't say I'd fancy being a December birthday though!

Another January born .

I've got mixed feelings about it. Really annoying when everyone is skint or places closed after Christmas and the risk of weather messing up plans but it is nice to have something to celebrate at this depressing time of year.

My DGSs birthday is at the end of January and we love it. His birthday marks for us the start of the lengthening days and looking forward to spring. It's lovely celebrating together.

In fact, I'm off to a pirate party today :)

It's my birthday today but just woken up to see 6" snow outside. I live at the top of a maze of hills and it's almost impossible to get up or down in the snow so not sure if my birthday plans (shopping, lunch, cinema) will still be on now

My DD is mid Jan, and always used to ask for clothes money to go sale shopping with. When younger she would ask for anything not received on her Christmas list.
This year I wanted to spoil her as they are young married and broke, and had had a big shared Christmas present from the entire family to her and her husband, so I asked her what she would love as a treat just for her, having just had Christmas, and bought her favourite perfume that she hasn't had since her wedding 3 years ago, and a Molton Brown sample set of bath stuff. Way over what I normally spend but I thought now she's not a child a bit of January pampering was deserved.

My husband, children and I all have January birthdays. I always get shit presents. The lowlight was when I received a too small sportsbra from my mum. I took it back and got £1. That year I'd bought her a camera!
What bothers me more though is that no-one wants to celebrate. No money, too dark and cold, too sick...
I love the idea of no presents. I just end up with stuff I don't want, which always makes feel uncomfortable as it's a waste. My mum is good to me so I can get over the bra thing. But if she came to see me instead with no gift that'd be ace. She doesn't though. Who wants to travel in January?

Oh dear, I re wrapped most of DD's Xmas gifts and gave them to her for her birthday last week.... she has just turned 1 though!! I won't be doing this every year.

It's a pretty shit time of year for a birthday actually. DP and DS are also winter birthdays. I'm June though and it usually rains on my birthday I am not even up North either lol