The December Birthday Club
Posted in Mixed Bag and tagged with Birthday, Holidays on December 16, 2009
Being that my brain’s all birthday-fied this week (thanks for the birthday wishes, BTW), I’ve been thinking about how there seems to be something special about people who have December birthdays.
I mean, I don’t think we’re something special just because our birthdays fall into a certain period of time (I mean, that time period is arbitrary anyway), but that we share a special bond. Perhaps others who share birthday months have this, too, but I doubt it. Or at least it’s not the same.
People with December birthdays share a special camaraderie because we know what it’s like to have our birthdays overshadowed by Christmas. Presents wrapped in Christmas paper (or combined with Christmas presents or not given at all). Parties with low attendance as schedules are already overcrowded. Excitement over the coming holiday greater than your own day.
I’m not trying to complain…I’ve been more than blessed. But those of us who are in this club simply “get” it. We tend to make more of a fuss over each others birthdays. We’re more likely to remember other December birthdayists even though we forget our closer friend’s birthdays.
So, to all my December Birthday Club members, happy birthday! Thanks for understanding!
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December 16th, 2009 at 7:22 am
I’ve always thought that as mixed a bag it might be to be a member of the December Birthday Club, at least we’ve got the coolest guy of all sharing that club membership with us, right? :D
Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday and that you have leftover birthday cake for breakfast just like I’m about to eat….
December 16th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Heather: That’s a different way of looking at it! And OF COURSE I’m having leftover birthday cake for breakfast…eating it 2x a day until I fly home still won’t finish it off!
December 16th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I didn’t get by yet to wish you Happy Birthday, so, “Happy Birthday!”
You forgot to mention those of us who are the most special, whose birthdays fall during that time when school was always out during Christmas break (mine is the 30th, foreshadowed by both Christmas and New Year’s Day). My great-grandma’s was on the 26th, my sister’s the 19th, so we also always had the family party on her birthday. She was five years younger, but I’m not still bitter at the near age of 44.
My girls’ birthday is the 3rd and my nephew’s is the 13th. In our family December is heavy, followed by July.
And my youngest follows me by exactly two weeks. But because I’m so late in the month, his is in January.
Blessings for a wonderful year!
December 16th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
like Kayren, mine is the 30th, so I have never had a birthday party on my birthday in my life, since friends were always out of town, and school was never in session. My cousin’s birthday is on Christmas day.
December 16th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Happy Birthday Ronnica. December birthday people should receive the recognition they deserve. You definitely have to be tough skinned to have a December birthday. I was actually due Christmas day. I was 10 days late so my bday is 1/4. It is almost as bad, because no one really gives a flying fig to wrap/give another gift or do the whole party thing so quick after Christmas.
I enjoyed your 26 list. You’ve had a great year. You bless a lot people and your love of life and the Lord shines thru in your blog.
♥ Joy
December 16th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Ronnica, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do about Kayden’s birthday since we found out that she was going to be born in December. I’ve heard of people doing “half-birthday” parties and like the idea. Kevin doesn’t like the idea. My thoughts are that most of us growing up would get things that we could play with/needed in the spring/summer for our birthday and then the things we we needed in the winter for Christmas. However, December birthdays are harder. So, I thought it might be neat to do a “half-birthday” party so that there would be more attendance and it wouldn’t be overshadowed by Christmas. Of course, as a family unit we would still celebrate her BIG DAY with her on the actual day. :)
December 24th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I agree you get the short end of the stick (you being Dec. folks). I have committed the sin of giving my college pal one gift at Christmas (her birthday is Christmas Eve!). June would be a close second, though. Many of my teachers would give the kids something special on their birthdays (lollipop, etc.). Did any of them think to give the summer kids theirs at the end of the school year? Nooooooo. And then we would have to plan my party a couple of weeks early because when the kids got out of school for the summer there was no keeping up with them what with vacations and all that. Em shares her birthday with St. Valentine. I guess we can all find something to compete with. ;)
December 29th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
My 50th was Dec. 17. All my coworkers forgot. Coworkers who have non-milestone birthdays get acknowledged (we have a list with everyone’s birthday on it); no one even said “Happy birthday to me.” My loved ones remembered, and I felt very loved, but I was surprised at how much it hurt that the people I work with — whom I see more than my loved ones — couldn’t be bothered to remember.