Birthdays

[The Shirt]

Here's another question for you december babies. What can a friend do to make sure that you don't feel lumped together with the holiday? I have a girlfriend that I try to buy 2 presents for and give to her at separate times. I also make every effort to take her out the evening of or a nearby evening of her actual day. She often feels like hers is missed despite my best efforts. I don't even use holiday themed paper to wrap the gift.

What would you actually like to have it acknowledged as different?

 

[Edward]

Here's another question for you december babies. What can a friend do to make sure that you don't feel lumped together with the holiday? I have a girlfriend that I try to buy 2 presents for and give to her at separate times. I also make every effort to take her out the evening of or a nearby evening of her actual day. She often feels like hers is missed despite my best efforts. I don't even use holiday themed paper to wrap the gift.

What would you actually like to have it acknowledged as different?

That irght there is a big deal. I'm not a December baby, but I have a couple of very dear friends who are. One of them once did comment on the fact that I had made the effort to wrap in non-Christmas paper - a rare occurence. To be fair, I think a lot of folks find it hard to fnid anything else this time of year, but nonetheless it did impress her.

 

[Undertow]

Here's another question for you december babies. What can a friend do to make sure that you don't feel lumped together with the holiday? I have a girlfriend that I try to buy 2 presents for and give to her at separate times. I also make every effort to take her out the evening of or a nearby evening of her actual day. She often feels like hers is missed despite my best efforts. I don't even use holiday themed paper to wrap the gift.

What would you actually like to have it acknowledged as different?

Maybe it's just me, but a pleasant evening out, some non-holiday wrapping paper and two seperate presents sounds like plenty.

I would be more than happy with those results.

 

[pgoat]

Happy (impending) Birthday to PSG and LD! I think more people should be born on the same day -- it makes it so much easier to keep track!

this is true; mine is coming up soon and two of my friends have the same b-date (not the same years).

 

[pgoat]

Here's another question for you december babies. What can a friend do to make sure that you don't feel lumped together with the holiday? I have a girlfriend that I try to buy 2 presents for and give to her at separate times. I also make every effort to take her out the evening of or a nearby evening of her actual day. She often feels like hers is missed despite my best efforts. I don't even use holiday themed paper to wrap the gift.

What would you actually like to have it acknowledged as different?

yeah, it should be separate, like going out for a drink or dinner, but not as part of a holiday party. Having said that, it is sometimes more convenient to get together with people during the holidays (visitors from out of town, etc, who can't stick around extra days).

I've never really felt shafted on the gift thing. But some times people are too emotionally drained and physically pooped to get together (my bday is after the holidays).