Merry New Year! I mean, Merry Birthday! (And, if haven’t watched Trading Places, do so… now.)
The holidays can get confusing if your birthday (or the birthday of someone you love) falls in the middle of them.
I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this, since I’ve had a Christmas Eve birthday for, oh, 30 odd years or so.
People with a holiday birthdays grow up with a love-hate relationship with the season. On the one hand, everyone decorates for you, right? On the other, you can’t help but feel a bit obsolete amid the monstrosity that is Christmas.
Regardless, on behalf of Sagittarius-Capricorns everywhere (Sagittorns? Capricarius?), I kindly ask that you be sensitive to our plight. It may be a bit childish, but when it comes to birthdays, there’s still a bit of a kid in us all.
How could a 1 year old not be confused by this menagerie?
Here are five easy ways to distinguish the “happy” part of the day from the “merry”:
