to tell you why having a December birthday is shit (lighthearted)

[cjt110]

My birthday is on the 22nd of December. This year I will have suffered 31 of the blasted seasonal things.

Its rubbish because:

This year it's on a Friday. People will, as they usually are, be finishing ogg their last minute Christmas bits/going on Christmas do's etc and so won't be available for a get together.

Even if they were, the places will be packed as it will be "Mad Friday"

Because I want to buy all sorts of stuff, as I do every year, but can't incase they get bought for me for Christmas/Birthday. This time of year I usually end up wanting to buy duvet sets. pjs etc for myself but have to hold off til after Christmas to get hem incase someone has got me some for Christmas.

As they're so close together, I never know what to say when people ask for gift ideas.

....Add in your suggestions to counter to above, or reasons why your December birthday is rubbish.

Dh's birthday is in December, mine is in January.

If I forget and don't buy in advance, buying a birthday card is hard work as all the card shops put stock away to make way for xmas cards. Ditto for wrapping paper and even gift cards (not that I buy them for him) are mainly special xmas ones. Meals out are harder to book especially if you don't want the whole turkey dinner affair.

DH's birthday is at the start of December so he likes to decorate that day (PILs were crap at xmas so he enjoys it more now).

My birthday is far enough into Jan that everybody has started the new year diet or run out of cash until payday. I don't mind people buying me stuff in the sales, but I do resent them bragging about how little they spent on me

DH birthday is 20th December! He had a lot of “joint” presents growing up!!

I make a big deal of spoiling him for his birthday because he never ever asks for anything. Maybe the odd pc game every 4 months or so!

He hates how his birthday is so close to Christmas. It is also hard when people ask me what he wants, because he never bloody wants anything! So I have to think of a few things!

I do feel very guilty that DSs birthday is on the 23rd .

I once told him this when he was younger and he was outraged, and said that he loved his birthday! He might get fed up with it as he gets older though.

Mine is 1st December and sometimes people forget or I would get two presents at Christmas as it would be cheaper.

I was discussing it with a colleague last week and he said his son in law's birthday is on 27th December and he says it sucks because people always forget it and don't want to celebrate it.

Ds1’s birthday is 31 December. On the one hand, he says, there is always a party but on the other, that it’s his birthday seems to get forgotten. We always bought him his birthday present as soon as school finished on 30 June (Belgian school).

beyond

Ds2 birthday is may

And its usually forgotten as im so used to buying all of dd and ds1 Christmas and birthday presents in one go

Poor little mite...I usually only catch on the week before when he proudly tells me he has made his birthday present list

Dbro and dsil both have December birthdays. It’s bloody annoying trying to buy either of them a gift as they will both say I don’t know when asked for ideas.

I have a significant birthday on 24th. I don't even get separate Christmas/birthday cards. I get happy December birthday. As for presents, well people say happy birthday as they hand over my Christmas present. You think I'd be over it by mow😃

Mid to late January (before payday birthdays) are even worse!

DD is 21st and I expect she'll have a lifetime of friends who "can't afford" to celebrate her day / are on a heath kick / doing Dry January
(she is still too young to be bothered at the moment though!)

I know a few people with December Birthdays - 19th, 24th, x2 on 28th - and only one of them really hates it.

My dd's is the 21st of December. I think (and hope she does too) that it's a lovely time of year to have her birthday.

When she was born, I could hear carol singers in the hospital.

We always try to go to Santa on the day of her birthday.

There are nicer gifts available in December.

Family are home and tend to be around.

My family were always good and got her both a birthday and Christmas gift.

my dc has a december birthday.
always after school breaks up.

we have a nice family party on the birthday and then a big party in may/june with all their friends.

I love having a Christmas birthday, though I'm not sure my DM has ever really forgiven me for her missing her Christmas dinner though

I'm in this club too. Very close to Xmas. My mum once forgot my birthday (tbf we were camping so easily done). Hers is boxing day though so even worse than mine

Mine is Christmas Day. I must be very lucky because it means my friends and family are more likely to remember it, not less. When I was a child we used to celebrate it on Christmas Eve. Now it's usually Christmas Day evening so I've still got presents to open when everyone else has finished . And people are careful not to mix up wrapping paper/cards. Also if I ask for something a bit expensive they can cover both with one present.

I did briefly consider issuing a proclamation changing it to mid-summer but realised I would have to go around reminding everyone which seemed a bit grabby.

Haha Flavia same here!

My DD is 6th december. Shes only 2 (in a few weeks) so we've not got a lot of experience with it yet but it does add to the expense of december.

She does get less spent on her by some family than DS does (Feb birthday) But I'm really hoping its early enough she doesn't hate it as an adult!

This is probably outing but.... my DB's in the 11th. Mine is the 16th.
You would have thought I would have learnt from this, but DD1 is the 19th, and DD2 is on 05/01.
We have 12 family birthdays between 11/12 -12/02.
Tis expensive and everyone moans....but do we learn?! Er no.....

My DDiL has her birthday on the 29th,DGS3 is on 27th and her mum's is 24th. I think we'll have to Initiate a half year birthday.

I have a glut of family birthday at end of november and during december, it is impossible to get a card as everything has gone completely Christmas. Every year I think I must stock up on nice cards earlier but I always forget.
I have my sister 26th nov, Ex Sil - dec 3rd, me 13th Dec, DD 29th Dec, Ds 5th Jan.
We are all cake and partied out by mid Jan.

DD is the 9th, I’m dreading do parties when she is older as I know she’s likely to get a lot of people saying no as it clashes with other plans they have made.

Every year it feels slight overshadowed and when her birthday is done I feel like family are like “thank fuck that’s fine now we can REALLY enjoy Christmas”.

Oh no :(

my DD2 was born on Boxing Day last year, so it’s her first Christmas and first birthday. I do feel really sad that she might end up hating her birthday.

I have already decided to give her one or two presents on DD1’s summer birthday (seeing as DD1 will have lots of new things around DD2’s birthday).

Pfffft. Two siblings and I with December birthdays. And my mum on !st January...

Birthday cards for December have to be bought in August-September at the latest - leave it longer than that and you won't find any nice ones because the display's been curtailed for Christmas cards - so it's easy to get a card showing Christmas wishes from the flipping dog to the flipping cat but you can't find something tasteful for your brother or sister's special day. Bah!

And there's another thing. As a child I was given money (nice crisp pound notes, thanks Gran!) for my birthday. But I didn't get pocket money, and was still expected to give presents to my family. So guess what happened to my birthday money...?

Double bah. December birthdays are a swizz.

We’re a family of dec/jan birthdays, mines the 9th jan and my DD’s is NYD, I wish they were actually in dec! By the time mine comes around everyone’s back at work, fat and penny less 🙄 people always forget my birthday (boo me) and we celebrate DD’s on NYE as we always have a big family get together and it’s also my grans birthday too!

My sons birthday is the 22nd of December,nobody bothers buying him a present its awful.Even for parties places are closed..I really feel for him.