It definitely isn't easy (or fair) having a birthday in the same month as Christmas. There's always so much going on with the buying and exchanging of presents, the family gatherings, the cooking and baking, and the decorating that nothing else or any other event seem quite as important for those 31 days. But if you're like myself and have a birthday even remotely close to the joyous holiday, you know exactly where I'm coming from.
Apparently even I was too into all the hustle and bustle of Christmas to recognize my own birthday. Every year, the day after Christmas (I was born two days after) my mom would take down all the decorations and put up birthday ones. Why? Because she was afraid I wouldn't know the difference between the two celebrations and I'd be confused the rest of my life, so she needed to make an obvious distinction between the two with decorations...And she did that until I was like 12. So here is exactly why all those born in December, including myself, wish we were born in perhaps, June:
1. Everyone forgets: You've literally gotten birthday texts two weeks after your actual birthday. What do you even say? "Oh, thank you! So sweet of you to remember......?"....... We understand you're busy and you're excited about your new iPhone or the sweater you're giving your boyfriend, but show a little love and send a text our way. Doesn't even have to be a text. A snapchat with a balloon emoji will do just fine.
2. Combined presents: Ugh. The worst part. Everyone assumes that because your birthday and Christmas are so close together that they can give you one present for both. Like, no? If our birthday was in April, there would be no combining. It isn't your fault we were born this month, just tell us you appreciate us even during Christmas time and send a card our way. I'm still trying to get this concept across to my parents. Mom, Dad, if you're reading this, I'm old enough this year to be fully aware of the two SEPARATE celebrations...
3. No one is ever home: Of course everyone goes away for the holidays. So of course no ones home for your birthday. You always end up celebrating either entirely too early or entirely too late because you have to accommodate everyone's travel schedules. I guess as long as you're celebrating at some point there isn't much room to complain, but still. It'd be nice to celebrate on your actual birthday.
4. Everyone's still in the Christmas spirit: If your birthday is before Christmas, there's so much excitement and preparation for the holiday that your birthday seems to get skipped right over in hopes that Christmas will come sooner. If your birthday is after, people are still all wrapped up in whatever presents they received. Birthdays aren't even a second thought.
5. There's nothing to look forward to: Christmas and your birthday are both within a couple weeks of each other so that leaves minimal opportunities for presents throughout the rest of the year. Think of something you need/want a few months after Christmas? It's not like you can ask for it for your birthday, at that point you might as well just wait to ask for it for next Christmas.
