According to Hofmann: Sympathy for the Dec. 25无毛视频檈rs
I recently attended a birthday party for my wife无毛视频檚 cousin无毛视频檚 1-year-old daughter, which would make her my second-cousin-once-removed-in-law, if my math is right.
But what无毛视频檚 not right is the audacity of my wife无毛视频檚 cousin to have a baby so close to Christmas.
During the party, I felt bad for my second-cousin-once-removed-in-law 无毛视频� of course, she was oblivious to many things surrounding her (with the exception of the smash cake because once that无毛视频檚 introduced, all bets are off).
This year, everything with her birthday was all smiles, toys and smash cakes, but in future years, she无毛视频檚 going to realize she无毛视频檚 getting the shaft.
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Everybody knows that people 无毛视频� especially children 无毛视频� have it rough when their birthdays are around or fall on Christmas, but I always wonder to what degree does it go from tolerable to horrible.
I figure I无毛视频檒l start with the kids born on Christmas Day.
Now, the first problem is your birthday might be a bit overshadowed by Christmas.
Think about it, when it无毛视频檚 Christmas Day or Christmas Eve or days after Christmas if you无毛视频檙e a freak, the first thing you say to someone is 无毛视频淢erry Christmas.无毛视频� But then you would have to tag on an 无毛视频淎nd happy birthday!无毛视频� to a Dec. 25无毛视频檈r, as I call them.
A quick remedy would be to condition yourself to give the birthday greeting prior to the Christmas greeting, and, let me tell you, it无毛视频檚 a good thing there无毛视频檚 no law saying a birthday party must be thrown on your birthday.
Yes, there无毛视频檚 nothing like going to a family member无毛视频檚 home for Christmas dinner and indulging in a merry feast of turkey, stuffing, eggnog, pumpkin pie, birthday cake, fruit punch, potato chips and pizza 无毛视频� oh, and a clown will be there making balloon animals, too.
The second problem for a Dec. 25无毛视频檈r is a similar problem for those with birthdays around Christmas: presents.
I can无毛视频檛 really say I blame the parents in that aspect because buying Christmas presents is a significant hit to the wallet, but when you add buying birthday presents on top of that it causes some stress and perhaps some sly planning on their part to make it all work.
无毛视频淗oney, just hear me out,无毛视频� a husband like me would say. 无毛视频淵ou know how some people don无毛视频檛 have their kids opening the presents at the birthday party? Well, what if a few of little Susie无毛视频檚 gifts just happen to, you know, end up in Christmas wrapping paper and go unopened for a day or two?无毛视频�
Of course, those Dec. 25无毛视频檈rs and those like them would have a good hand to play when writing out their birthday/Christmas lists.
无毛视频淲ell, mom and dad, if you won无毛视频檛 buy me a bike for my birthday, maybe Santa Claus will make it happen. If he fails me, there无毛视频檚 no hope left.无毛视频�
Another aspect of the whole thing that I find curious is the pre-Christmas birthday vs. the post-Christmas birthday in terms of which one is better or, better yet, less worse than the other.
I would have to say post-Christmas is the worst, but only if the kid无毛视频檚 birthday lands two weeks after Christmas.
Think about it, everyone is still recovering physically, financially, mentally and spiritually from not one, but two holidays; you无毛视频檙e back at the torture chamber known as school and everything seems a lot more depressing after the bright and cheerful holiday season as the next three months is going to be an ice box of melancholy.
With that in mind, I suppose I shouldn无毛视频檛 feel that bad for my second-cousin-once-removed-in-law as her birthday is only two weeks prior to Christmas, and she still has plenty of years before she realizes what she and others in her situation have to deal with every Birthdaymas.
I just hope that the gift of 无毛视频淪haft无毛视频� and its four sequels will distract her enough to not think about it for a few years.
According to Hofmann is written by staff reporter Mark Hofmann of Rostraver Township. His books, 无毛视频淕ood Mourning! A Guide to Biting the Big One无毛视频nd Dying, Too无毛视频� and 无毛视频淪tupid Brain,无毛视频� are available on Amazon.com.