What happens on your birthday?

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My birthday is Christmas Eve.
I've conditioned myself to think that cards, maybe a present, done, then onto Christmas. This is the way it's always been, despite my lovely parents, partner and children trying.

I don't want an extravaganza or even a party. More than 10 minutes would be nice though. Actually family remembering a text (not even a card) would be nice.

This is more of a poor me than anything to be fair. I think I've turned it in to a non event from years of non celebration.

So my aibu is:

Do you celebrate more than 10 mins = not unreasonable

Naa get on with Christmas = I'm unreasonable

Light hearted by the WAY.

Mine is Christmas day.
It will get lost amongst the myriad of children and general excitement.

Mine is the 25th. Apart from adult DD , who brought me breakfast in bed and gave me my birthday presents first, the only acknowledgement I get from family is..."happy Christmas........oh yeah and birthday" and that's it. It was slightly different when I was a child in that I got birthday wrapped presents but not until after Christmas dinner because " it's not fair on your sisters to make them wait to open their presents".

Mine is Christmas Day and is a big birthday this year. As usual it will get lost amongst the Christmas stuff.

It doesn't help that this is the busiest time of the year at work so I'm working flat out, doing lots of overtime so I'm exhausted from that as well as trying to get ready for Christmas. I don't have enough energy to think about my birthday. I know though once things clam down that I'll be sad that another birthday has passed without celebration.

Mr Nezbit is a Christmas Eve birthday and we make the day totally his. It's nice because Christmas eve was a bit of an non event when I was growing up, just a day to get through to get to Christmas. Now it's a celebration day in itself. The kids know its daddy's birthday and Christmas stuff kicks off on christmas day

Another Christmas Day birthday here. I hate it, my natural response to someone wishing me happy birthday is merry Christmas. We do usually try to have birthday cake etc at tea time but only because I buy myself a cake and make the effort.
Now we have dc the day is about them, which is how it should be but I do wonder what it must be like to have a birthday where it isn’t overshadowed...

I'm surrounded by Christmas birthdays and attempt to make the effort for all of them. Its usually the cards that have me in a tiss, the choice is rubbish, and I have to remember birthday & Christmas cards!

Baby bear is Christmas Eve (screwed up my Christmas plans that year) however we did his Birthday yesterday, as Christmas Eve is just too manic to consider having a party in the house and then re-run on Christmas Day.

My birthday isn't much better

I forgot to add, my birthday we are lucky to get out for dinner.

I know this isn't exactly what you're asking, but mine is the middle of January and it's rarely celebrated as no one has money, or they're dieting, or it's too cold and miserable.

I've given up organising anything now.

I think adult birthdays are just as important as kids birthdays. Everyone should be celebrated for one day a year

Mine is New Year's Day. Although I grew up with my family trying to make it special, I always hated it. I had my 18th on NYE and so many friends didn't show or only came for a short time as they had other parties. So for my 21st I had it NYD evening and people didn't come because they'd been out the night before. People always forget or are hungover and it's hard to find restaurants or cafes in my area that are open. I decided on a meal at a pub on my 30th for close friends and family and 3/4 either cancelled or didn't show. My husband tries to make it special for me, but it does hurt when it feels I'm forgotten (I do have mental illness too so that doesn't help those feelings)

I don't have a Christmas birthday but still don't do much for it. It's normally a week day and I'm normally at work. So early morning Dh and dd will bring cards and gifts to bed and I open them.
Then a few minutes later it's up, shower, dress and work.
We will usually go out for tea somewhere but nothing particularly big.

No real difference for my 40th a few years back - infact that was the day we got 'the call' at work for OFSTED the next day. Got it whilst having lunch out with some colleagues which meant I spent much of the evening working and prepping.

My mum and brother have birthdays either side of Christmas. Mine is new year's day - nothing is open, everyone has a hangover . My husband has decreed that I should have an 'official' birthday in the summer, which is sweet, but I don't really mind. At least I'm never at work! Happy birthday to all us Christmas babies!