When I was a kid a friend of mine had their birthday on 25th of December and I always said that instead they should celebrate their half birthday. I worked out that June 25th was in my mind the most awesome birthday to have as your birthday was exactly 6mths after Christmas. Blow me down when my daughter was born on June 25th. She loves her birthday.

14th feb isn’t great trying to celebrate your birthday but everything is Valentine’s day

I don’t know what it is but my husband and I always seem to get into big arguments on my birthday so it can get quite depressing. My birthday is also on the 13th. Unlucky for some?

I hate my birthday as it’s the anniversary of my father in laws death so no one is overly joyous. As my children are not in my care (not by choice) and unless it’s my weekend with them the only person I have to celebrate it with is my grieving husband. I always get bad news from my mother who for some reason finds the worst things to tell me. I’m over 30 and don’t need presents. It’s just another day and my age dial goes up. Having disabilities so not having many friends mean I am pretty much alone on my birthday.

I like my birthday being in October there is no present giving holidays to close to it the weather’s usually pretty good

I do think December birthdays tend to merge with holidays and Xmas celebrations; and any other month preferred, especially summer or spring months.

It would be strange to have your birthday on Christmas day but not sad.

Mine and my partners birthdays are towards the end of January. Sometimes there will be gifts we want to buy for Christmas but it puts you over the budget, or something you want to get is sold out and comes back in stock after Christmas so it’s handy we can gift it for our birthdays instead.
My daughters birthday is in the middle of the year which breaks up a birthday from Christmas which I think is helpful too.

I don’t think I’d like to celebrate my birthday around Christmas. But I agree with most other people, birthdays are what you make of them.

I celebrate my birth month not just the day

I think your birthday is what you make it, unless a bad turn of events happens on the day. We can’t choose our birthdays!

Only if shared with something bad that has happened such as a death

interesting article

I think the only bad day to celebrate your birthday is if another event, sad occasion, happens on the same day ….

I would hate February 29th as a leap year birthday really only comes around every 4 years.

This made me laugh.
My birthday is the 20th of December and I quite often have bail outs or birthday presents combined with Christmas presents and wrapped in Christmas gift wrap ????

Being born on a public holiday as nothing is opened and you can barely do anything

I almost thought it was the 16th May. I was never able to have pool parties due to it being winter. And the same will be for both my kids-one born May on born June

All birthdays are special, no matter what the date.

I think probably the expectation around a birthday is what can lead to a disappointment. Especially the expectation of other people asking about your birthday. I think if you don’t worry about what other people think and live life to please yourself, it won’t be as disappointing