By coincidence both my mother and my wife’s mother had birthdays on Dec. 26. I feel a lot sorrier for those who were born close to Christmas than to New Year’s.
January 2 for me, January 6 for my wife of almost 50 years now. We originally had planned a Jan. 4 wedding “just for fun,” but after realizing two major holidays, two b’days and a potential wedding annivesary would fall within a span of two weeks…….NOPE!! Now we celebrate our years of marriage at the end of September. We try to spend the changing of the year with family down south to avoid the snow.
Thinking in arbitrary units, like years, is a good way to fail to understand what your trends really are. Trends don’t pay any attention to the arbitrary time markers used by humans.
Having a birthday the end of August meant I got new clothes for school. I needed new clothes for Christmas since I was growing. There were no surprises since I had tried them on in the department store. Besides that, my mother hated wrapping presents so she gave that chore to me!
There was a set of twins born on 31 December 2023 and 01 January 2024. They may have been respectively the last child born in their area in 2023 and the first in 2024.
GreasyOldTam 5 months ago
Well, my birthday is New Year’s Eve. I don’t have any trouble forgetting to get introspective.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 5 months ago
By coincidence both my mother and my wife’s mother had birthdays on Dec. 26. I feel a lot sorrier for those who were born close to Christmas than to New Year’s.
Sanspareil 5 months ago
Smart Girl!!
thevideostoreguy 5 months ago
Eh. Those who would get introspective to begin with will do so regardless of the time of year.
Johnnie Polo Premium Member 5 months ago
December 27 here. I get lost in the afterglow off Christmas and the anticipation of New Year’s Eve.
Doctor Toon 5 months ago
One of my brothers was born on Christmas eve day, I was the middle of July
I always thought that I had the better deal
sandpiper 5 months ago
Happens every day around my house. : )
Ignatz Premium Member 5 months ago
When I was that age, I didn’t get introspective on my birthday, I just got presents.
MikeM_inMD 5 months ago
What school age child gets introspective on their birthday?
Bill The Nuke 5 months ago
My birthday is January 1st, my brother’s is July 4th. His was always celebrated, mine not so much.
Lambutts 5 months ago
January 2 for me, January 6 for my wife of almost 50 years now. We originally had planned a Jan. 4 wedding “just for fun,” but after realizing two major holidays, two b’days and a potential wedding annivesary would fall within a span of two weeks…….NOPE!! Now we celebrate our years of marriage at the end of September. We try to spend the changing of the year with family down south to avoid the snow.
rugeirn 5 months ago
Thinking in arbitrary units, like years, is a good way to fail to understand what your trends really are. Trends don’t pay any attention to the arbitrary time markers used by humans.
SofaKing 5 months ago
My birthday is January 6. You know, the day some peaceful tourists visited the Capitol with no agenda at all?
Drbarb71 Premium Member 5 months ago
Naw it’s cool because what you didnt get for Christmas you can ask for for your b-day!
gigi20 5 months ago
Having a birthday the end of August meant I got new clothes for school. I needed new clothes for Christmas since I was growing. There were no surprises since I had tried them on in the department store. Besides that, my mother hated wrapping presents so she gave that chore to me!
socalvillaguy Premium Member 5 months ago
I was born in mid-July. This tracks.
DM2860 5 months ago
I have 2 friends born on New Year’s Eve and both complain that that they have never had a birthday party
The Wolf In Your Midst 5 months ago
Some of us need to stay introspective, because if we forget our mistakes, we’ll repeat them.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 5 months ago
I knew someone in college who was born on Feb. 29 in 1952 and is only now coming up on her 18th birthday.
Billy Yank 5 months ago
There was a set of twins born on 31 December 2023 and 01 January 2024. They may have been respectively the last child born in their area in 2023 and the first in 2024.
BW42 5 months ago
One of my grandfathers was born on December 27, and my birthday is a week later. Makes you ponder what people were doing nine months earlier…
Cactus-Pete 5 months ago
We all get introspective on those days? Nope, another of the many, many bad assumptions made by a kid in Frazz.