Unpopular Opinions!!!

[ldubhawksfan]

Dec 17, 2015 13:04:20 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Food UO alert - I don't mind fruitcake. I probably wouldn't purchase one, but if it's out on Christmas, I'll eat it and like it.

Do you at least rum it up?? That is the only way I could see it being appetizing.

[butlerfan]

onesweetworld happy birthday!

[sleepymonkey]

Dec 17, 2015 13:09:36 GMT -5 britta said:

Re: Holiday birthdays: My sister's birthday falls on Thanksgiving every so many years (11/25) and she's always hated it. In her defense, we have had a lot of family deaths around Thanksgiving for some reason, so I guess I can see that. My other sister's birthday falls on 12/19. She's tried to say a couple times that it "sucks sooo bad because no one ever pays attention" but let's be real, she got a huuuuge party every year because my parents did their absolute best to separate Christmas from her birthday.

What really sucks is having a birthday 2 weeks after Christmas (mine, 1/8). No one is going to visit because they already have, you *might* get a call. And, at least during school years, we always came back to school right before my birthday and,in later years, had mid-terms. Happy birthday to me!

I have heard from several people that they have had a hard time throwing their kid's birthday party in December/early January because a lot of families are on vacation or they are just too busy around the holidays to bring their kid to a birthday party (not to mention but another kid a present when they have already spent a bunch on their kid for Christmas.) I really hope that's just the experience of a select few and not the norm! DD got her first invitation to a birthday party for a kid in her daycare class for this weekend and even though I have a ton to do, we are going because we have to support the fellow December birthdays!

[sleepymonkey]

butlerfan, we will definitely keep them separate. Luckily all of our immediate family is in close enough proximity that we can get together for Christmas and then for her birthday a week later.

[requiressnacks]

Dec 17, 2015 13:14:21 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Dec 17, 2015 13:04:20 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Food UO alert - I don't mind fruitcake. I probably wouldn't purchase one, but if it's out on Christmas, I'll eat it and like it.

Do you at least rum it up?? That is the only way I could see it being appetizing.

Yes, my stepdad makes one that is full of rum.

[mustloveerica]

UO: Do not care about Star Wars.

One of my clients just sent me an email and all it says is "may the force be with you". Unnecessary.

[ceejay]

Dec 17, 2015 14:13:21 GMT -5 mustloveerica said:

UO: Do not care about Star Wars.

One of my clients just sent me an email and all it says is "may the force be with you". Unnecessary.

+1. I mean, I'll see it at some point because MH is somewhat interested, but I'm not really in any hurry and I'm getting tired of all of the hype. I'll wait till it comes out on DVD.

[mikaela20]

onesweetworld...we share the same Bday. My parents always put alot of emphasis on my bday and never mixed it with Christmas.
Eta- happy birthday!

[littlelion]

I 2nd the do not care about Star Wars

UO: Do not care about Harry Potter

[WittyLittle]

Dec 17, 2015 10:24:07 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

requiressnacks , your UO makes me happy because I always worry that DD will hate that her birthday is only a week after Christmas. I tell myself that when she gets older, she'll love that her NYE birthday falls on one of the biggest party holidays.

I'm born on NYE! It both rocks and sucks some serious monkey butt. It's awesome that everyone goes out to party on your bday, but it sucks because the day is never about you, and secretly we all want that, right? And people celebrate when your birthday is over. the hell... I now have a rule that it is my birthday until I go to sleep

[onesweetworld]

Dec 17, 2015 15:02:16 GMT -5 mikaela20 said:

onesweetworld...we share the same Bday. My parents always put alot of emphasis on my bday and never mixed it with Christmas.
Eta- happy birthday!

Happy Birthday to you!

[onesweetworld]

So many December babies here!!

[notagoddess]

Happy birthday, mikaela20!

[LadyNymeria]

Dec 17, 2015 15:03:26 GMT -5 littlelion said:

I 2nd the do not care about Star Wars

UO: Do not care about Harry Potter

[lilsneezy]

MH's birthday is on the 21st and both of our brothers have birthdays on the 27th. So yeah… I'm broke right now.

[lilsneezy]

Happy birthday onesweetworld and mikaela20!

[cheshie6]

Dec 17, 2015 13:09:36 GMT -5 britta said:

Re: Holiday birthdays: My sister's birthday falls on Thanksgiving every so many years (11/25) and she's always hated it. In her defense, we have had a lot of family deaths around Thanksgiving for some reason, so I guess I can see that. My other sister's birthday falls on 12/19. She's tried to say a couple times that it "sucks sooo bad because no one ever pays attention" but let's be real, she got a huuuuge party every year because my parents did their absolute best to separate Christmas from her birthday.

What really sucks is having a birthday 2 weeks after Christmas (mine, 1/8). No one is going to visit because they already have, you *might* get a call. And, at least during school years, we always came back to school right before my birthday and,in later years, had mid-terms. Happy birthday to me!

 I'm with you on this (my bday 1/6) but being hispanic, my birthday is also little Christmas (which is when the wise men get to the baby Jesus) so that side of the family always combined my birthday gifts with Christmas gifts.  Nephew7's birthday is Dec. 23rd. I make sure he get birthday wrapping paper and a birthday card. 

[alygohome]

Dec 17, 2015 13:09:36 GMT -5 britta said:

Re: Holiday birthdays: My sister's birthday falls on Thanksgiving every so many years (11/25) and she's always hated it. In her defense, we have had a lot of family deaths around Thanksgiving for some reason, so I guess I can see that. My other sister's birthday falls on 12/19. She's tried to say a couple times that it "sucks sooo bad because no one ever pays attention" but let's be real, she got a huuuuge party every year because my parents did their absolute best to separate Christmas from her birthday.

What really sucks is having a birthday 2 weeks after Christmas (mine, 1/8). No one is going to visit because they already have, you *might* get a call. And, at least during school years, we always came back to school right before my birthday and,in later years, had mid-terms. Happy birthday to me!

This is what I fear from my dd 01/11 bday

[pismoduo]

Dec 17, 2015 20:43:27 GMT -5 alygohome said:

Dec 17, 2015 13:09:36 GMT -5 britta said:

Re: Holiday birthdays: My sister's birthday falls on Thanksgiving every so many years (11/25) and she's always hated it. In her defense, we have had a lot of family deaths around Thanksgiving for some reason, so I guess I can see that. My other sister's birthday falls on 12/19. She's tried to say a couple times that it "sucks sooo bad because no one ever pays attention" but let's be real, she got a huuuuge party every year because my parents did their absolute best to separate Christmas from her birthday.

What really sucks is having a birthday 2 weeks after Christmas (mine, 1/8). No one is going to visit because they already have, you *might* get a call. And, at least during school years, we always came back to school right before my birthday and,in later years, had mid-terms. Happy birthday to me!

This is what I fear from my dd 01/11 bday

My kid brother is 1/9 and he never had too many issues getting friends to come to parties and such.

[alygohome]

Dec 17, 2015 20:46:28 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

Dec 17, 2015 20:43:27 GMT -5 alygohome said:

This is what I fear from my dd 01/11 bday

My kid brother is 1/9 and he never had too many issues getting friends to come to parties and such.

I planned on having her party at the end of jan but bit the bullet and planned jan 9 and a few friends rsvpd yes so.. I am more hopeful.

[alygohome]

UO: I hate eggnog

[thechickencoop]

Dec 17, 2015 20:51:25 GMT -5 alygohome said:

UO: I hate eggnog

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[alygohome]

Dec 17, 2015 21:12:53 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

Dec 17, 2015 20:51:25 GMT -5 alygohome said:

UO: I hate eggnog

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Oh thank god. Everyone in my fam loooooves it.