Are you happy with your birth date?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339591)
Rockingham, Australia
December 17, 2021 3:37am CST
Popular myLotter Marilyn (@Marilynda1225) has a birthday on Christmas Day. I have a cousin who shares a birthday with Marilyn and three friends whose birthdays are very close to Christmas Day.
One always felt their birthday was overshadowed by Christmas celebrations and, as children, they often thought they missed out on parties and/or presents because of their birthdays being so near Christmas.
I must admit I was always rather pleased that my birthday fell in July. Our older son has his birthday in February, my husband’s is in April and the younger son’s is in August. When the younger was only a little fellow, he always felt that his birthday came ‘last’ and he didn’t think it was very fair.
I also share my birthday with my brother and sister who are twins. I was born on their eighth birthday. Sadly, my brother passed away several years ago.
Are you happy with your birth date? Would you have preferred to have been born in some other month? Anyone who is a Leap Year baby with a birthday on 29 February? If so, when do you celebrate your birthday in non-Leap Years?
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33 responses
@LadyDuck (471355)
• Switzerland
17 Dec 21
There is something I cannot understand... may be your twin brother and sister were born on your eight birthday, surely not you.
I was born on February 24th and I am fine with my birthday. The previous girlfriend of my husband was born on February 29th, as well as our myLotter @GreatMartin. He celebrates every 4 years, so he is a lot younger.
I was born on February 24th and I am fine with my birthday. The previous girlfriend of my husband was born on February 29th, as well as our myLotter @GreatMartin. He celebrates every 4 years, so he is a lot younger.3 people like this
@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 21
I couldn't work out the problem till I reread my words very carefully. Thanks for picking that up. I've fixed it now. I've made a few mistakes with titles too lately which I hate so I check them more carefully now but obviously I need to take more care with the text too. 
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
17 Dec 21
Mine is the day before St. Patrick's Day. My husband always teases me and says my birthday is on the 17th of March.
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@LindaOHio (178131)
• United States
17 Dec 21
@JudyEv Sometimes they do a little too much of it!
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Dec 21
I'm happy with my birthdate. I'm born in March. It's near summer vacation.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
17 Dec 21
@JudyEv Yes but I like my birthday to fall on month of December
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Dec 21
@averygirl72 Why would you like your birthday in December?
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@Juliaacv (51114)
• Canada
17 Dec 21
I seem to remember those who have birthdays on Christmas or the day before, probably because it is a time that I personally think of my friends and extended family more then any other time of the year.
My birthday is in July.
I do not mind it, but when I was a child I disliked it.
We lived out in the country and the kids from school, most of which lived in town, had birthday parties, but I could not because I did not live close enough to see any of my friends over the summer months. But in the long run, it never killed me.
I hope that our son's twins share the same birthday. One twin is smaller then the other and early in the pregnancy she was actually a day younger then her twin sister.
I hope that our son's twins share the same birthday. One twin is smaller then the other and early in the pregnancy she was actually a day younger then her twin sister.2 people like this
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
17 Dec 21
My birthday is in October so yes I’m happy with my Birthday. Unpopular option my favorite holiday is Halloween.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
18 Dec 21
@JudyEv for me where I live October is the start of fall so it’s the change is summer to winter. I like the fall weather specially the leaves on the tree
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Dec 21
@ShyBear88 Fall is a nice season here too. Not too hot and not too wet.
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 21
Weatherwise, October is a good month here as we're heading into summer but it still isn't too hot.
@RebeccasFarm (89863)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Dec 21
@JudyEv I dont bother celebrating mine at all..I ignore it and always have
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 21
@RebeccasFarm I would be happy to ignore mine but Vince always remembers it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50208)
• United States
17 Dec 21
I like being a September girl. I have two nephews born near Christmas. They seem okay with it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50208)
• United States
19 Dec 21
@JudyEv My sister got married in September too. On the 6 th of 1986.
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Dec 21
@Tampa_girl7 We will always remember ours now as it is 9/11. In Australia, it would be written as 11/9. The twin towers came down on our 30th anniversary.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
17 Dec 21
I'm pretty happy with my birthdate. I was born in the middle of October. And Pretty's birthday is at the end of February, so it's a good one, too.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
17 Dec 21
@JudyEv There was one "problem" I had because my birthdate was after October 1st. When mom signed me up to start school, I had to start when I was almost six instead of five, like the other kids. The date cutoff was October 1st, so I started a year later than the other kids.
When I graduated, I was almost 19, which caused some fun problems for the school. Since I was legally an adult at 18, the school tried to insist my parent's had to sign for me to do stuff my senior year... I signed the paperwork and the school principal got upset with me. Thankfully, mom refused because I was legally an adult so the principal had to accept my signature. 
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil I guess such stuff happens from time to time. It doesn't matter when they make the cut-off date, it will affect some kids. Our school year goes from February to December. I'm not sure of the cut-off date now.
I guess you felt pretty good signing your own paperwork.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
17 Dec 21
I am but I have the twins with a birthday of Jan 8, and a daughter with one Jan 10. Their birthdays do feel like after thoughts, we just did Christmas now I have to get something for their birthdays. I have actually gotten to the point, I just buy their birthday presents at the same time and put it up. The stores are usually still recovering from Christmas and have nothing on the shelves. I am sure it will be worse this year.
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Dec 21
A friend had her birthday just before Christmas and was in her 70s but she would still rant and rave about it. Once you get past a certain age, it doesn't make much difference when you have your birthday.
Once you get past a certain age, it doesn't make much difference when you have your birthday.
@noni1959 (10096)
• United States
17 Dec 21
Two of my nieces and their children all have birthdays near Christmas. They make sure to celebrate separately. I have a friend that was born on Christmas day. They celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve and morning and after 12N, it becomes her birthday. Lot's of celebrating. I'm a May baby. I wish I was in April only because there are several family members in May but no one in April.
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@aninditasen (16382)
• Raurkela, India
17 Dec 21
I was born on 8th too in the month of June. I am not unhappy about it but neither am I that happy as I had to face a lot of problems in life and am still having problems which I have to solve.
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Dec 21
@aninditasen I used to worry about all sorts of things when I was younger, most of which never happened. I'm much better now but can still get caught out in some situations.
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@aninditasen (16382)
• Raurkela, India
18 Dec 21
@JudyEv I have got used to the situation now as I know I have to solve my problems and go ahead in life. Earlier I used to get very panicky.
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@wolfgirl569 (105977)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Dec 21
I am happy with mine. I agree people with very near Christmas birthdays do get kind of cheated out.
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@wolfgirl569 (105977)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Dec 21
@JudyEv As both my boys were fall winter babies I did a special present day in warm weather. Its no fun to get things like bikes when it is cold out.
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@JudyEv (339591)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Dec 21
@wolfgirl569 That was a very good idea. Good for you.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Dec 21
I always felt like I was born in the wrong season. I'm a summer baby but love winter. Though, I love the July birthstone. I don't know what the December birthstone is. So, I love July because it is my birthday, but wish it was a winter birthday instead of summer.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Dec 21
I was unhappy my Birthday wasn't in the summer, September 23 is the first day of fall. Now, I love having a fall Birthday! My cousin Carol and I share a Birthday. Mom's Birthday was Jan. 23, the same day my brother was born. Jay's Birthday is Dec. 23, his son Jarvis was born on Christmas. Too close to Christmas:)
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Dec 21
@JudyEv Fall is my favorite season, but it never lasts long enough.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Dec 21
I’m satisfied with mine. Leo’s daughter is on the same day and so is a niece of mine. My sisters birthday would have been on leap year but the doctor set her birth an hour back on her birth certificate. I have two grandsons whose birth date is on the same day and a nephews birth date was on Christmas Eve.
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