People born between Christmas and New Year’s Eve have banded together to share the ‘boring’ issue they have to face every year – but some say there’s a simple solution to their problem
People with birthdays between Christmas and New Year’s Eve have complained about the same ‘boring’ issue that summer babies will never understand. They sparked a discussion about the issue on social media, with one Reddit user saying: “I hate that my birthday is between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
“My birthday is on December 29 and no one cares because they’re just done with Christmas and are getting ready for the New Year. I usually get all my presents at Christmas because no one in the family can make it on my actual birthday or most of the time they get me one gift for both Christmas and my birthday.
“It sucks. It might sound selfish but honestly it hurts that no one cares for me enough to make it special. I never had an actual birthday party or anything.”
Seconding this, another user said they’re purposely timing their future child’s birthday to avoid the colder months because “winter birthdays are garbage”.
Another user said: “Mine is on New Year’s Day and I always really hated it. It was really hard when I was a kid because it was nearly impossible to have a birthday party like everyone else did.
“It sucks as an adult because everything is always so dead that day and everyone is completely burnt out from the holidays.”
Adding to the discussion, a third user said: “My siblings and I are all within 11 days. One sister is just before Christmas, I’m in between, and one sister is just after New Year’s Eve.
“I always felt like before Christmas got a privilege because at least she could open a gift early, and after New Year’s Eve sister was privileged because she got hers completely separate from Christmas stuff.
“Mine felt stuck because Christmas stuff was still up and I had to pick a Christmas gift to ‘save’ for my birthday.
“I always kinda felt unimportant because of it. Doesn’t matter how old you get or how well you understand why it was done that way.”
Coming up with a solution to the issue, one more user said: “Start celebrating half-birthdays instead and make it your new normal.
“Eventually, everyone will go along with it and it will be your quirky little thing. Win/win. Your new half birthday is June 29. Cheers!”
Backing this idea, another user said: “24th December here, I feel your pain. I had one birthday party my entire childhood – in June, so friends could come.
“As an adult I decided to start celebrating my way, and throw my own get togethers (not on the day, people are always busy). It’s nice! Find a way to mark the occasion your way.”
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