Making us laugh and feel better, Alma's Godfather Scott comes through with an email ....
Okay, I just read the blog, and I feel as if we really need to move you people beyond this sadness about #2 being born so close to Christmas!! As I will tell #2 a great many times (yes, I'll speak to the child even though I am not his/her godfather), being born close to Christmas is the greatest thing ever!!!
1. You never have to go to school on your birthday (if born on Dec 21 or 22, then maybe once every few years, but that's it)
2. You're more likely to see relatives during this period. Relatives who might only send a card if they lived far away, but because they're seeing you in person: Presents!
3. It's a very happy time of year. You'll associate that with your birthday, too... as if your big day is the true cause of all the joy!
4. You get to constantly shoot down the assumption that you get fewer gifts because your birthday is around Christmas. (This is because you have a family that will make sure no such thing happens!)
5. Being born at the end of the year is cool. For 99% of any year, you're the same age. "Ah yes... 1998. The year I was 20."
6. Apart from the fact that they usually come bearing gifts, it's super cool that there tends to be a lot of family around during this time of year. Oftentimes family that you don't get to see a lot. So instead of cards and phone calls, hugs and parties! (Oh yeah, and presents.)
7. Plenty of cool people were born on/around Christmas. Jane Fonda and Connie Chung come to mind. Also my host brother in Argentina, Italo.
8. Your parents will love it because you'll always be home for your birthday. (At least through college.)
9. You'll go 33 years before you hear the words "Gifty McRudolph." (If you take after your sister's godfather!) tee hee
10. Two words: Christmas Music! You'll LOVE it! It's your own personal birthday soundtrack!
11. You'll be one of the older kids in your class. Awesome!
12. Christmas break (excuse me, "Winter Holidays") will often be the occasion of a family vacation. That means birthday in an airport! Birthday in Hawaii! Birthday w/ Grandma and Henry! Awesome, awesome, and awesome.
13. When you're older, you can take birthday presents you don't like to the mall and exchange them for even better gifts, thanks to annual Dec 26 clearance sales!
14. Weirdly, not that many people seem to be born in December. You'll be part of an exclusive club!
15. You automatically get the chocolate in the Advent Calendar on you big day, even if the rule of alternating days means that it's your sister's turn.
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So there you go! See? Christmastime birthdays are awesome. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Signed,
Scott Smith
Christmas Baby
December 21 (that's 21, bloggers!), 1977
Thanks Scott!
1 comment:
This is the cutest thing ever! I think it's awesome that this baby's b-day could be Christmas. How many people can share a cake with Jesus?
Having you guys as parents means that this kid will have a few unique traditions for their birthday so that they never feel like their birthday is ignored!
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