My LO will be turning 1 in June and I was not planning on taking the day off from work (birthday is mid-week). It just never occured to me. A friend made a sassy comment the could not believe that I would not take the day off.
I know plenty of people who didn't, but DH and I did and took DD to the zoo. It was much less crowded than it would have been on the weekend, and we just wanted to hang out with her on her birthday (it was on a Wednesday).
DD wasn't in daycare last year, but this year we will be taking off the day to celebrate her second birthday. We're mainly doing it because we want to take her to a theme park and we're hoping it will be less crazy on a weekday than a weekend.
It's funny- I hadn't really thought about it one way or the other, then just by chance, his 1 year DR appt was on his b-day (i'm a mean mommy!). As such, I decided to take the whole day off - and I'm glad I did.
I actually now plan to do that moving forward. I don't do it for my b-day, but for his - I just think it will be a fun tradition of sorts for us.
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Not this year or last. Next year I probably will because she'll be old enough to understand and won't yet be in school so I think she'd appreciate it, but even this year for her 2nd birthday I don't think she terribly understood that it was a "special" day. Don't get me wrong, she appreciated the cake and ice cream and the activities we did with her on the weekend, but she didn't notice not everything was *on* her birthday.
DS's bday was on a weekend last year so I was off anyway. I only work 3 days so the odds are that I'd be off anyway but I will definitely take off for my kids' bdays. I have a flexible schedule so I can just work around that day pretty easily.
I don't but I take mine off! I do have a few friends who do take the day off and do something 1 on 1 with their child but I have never done that and don't plan to start - I know my kids love being with their friends and bringing cupcakes to school and getting the special treatment that they only get on their b-day at school. I used to love going to school on my birthday. Call me crazy but it was fun. Granted, I have never worked a birthday in my life (OK, maybe when I was young). I always request it right away in the year and its not until December!. I make it a me day.
I hadn't considered it. I don't really think so... don't see the need. If there was something special planned then of course but he is in daycare and he's too young right now to even really know that it will be his birthday, lol. We'll already be having a celebration for him the Saturday before his actual birthday.
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DD had her one year appt on her birthday, plus I was in a mandatory all-day meeting out of state the same day (luckily only 2 hours drive so no overnight). So no, I didn't take off for her birthday. Honestly, at 1 year, they won't remember nor care. We had her party over the weekend.
I don't see us taking off for birthdays in the future... there will always plenty of reasons to take days off, and birthdays are just as good celebrated on the nearest weekend. It would be nice, but I don't see the need for it.
Nope. Never have. Don't intend to. What I do instead is send in a cake or other special treat for the birthday for DC to share with his/her friends. The party is on the weekend. It's wonderful if people have stashes of free time to take off and do things but at this point, I don't.
Yep. DH and I both did for his 1st and we have scheduled vacation time for the week that includes his 2nd. I plan to do that until he is school aged just because I want him to myself the whole day!
No, and I was on maternity leave this year. I still sent her to daycare b/c I knew she would have so much fun w/ her friends. I do, however, go in w/ a b-day treat.
FWIW, I taught for 6 years (K-7, in different classrooms) and I don't remember a student ever being taken out on his/her b-day. They loved getting the attention at school.
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Yup, DH and I both took the day off (it was a Friday) and took DS to the zoo. We had a wonderful day and it was nice to have a 3 day weekend to celebrate with DS. Sure, he won't remember it, but his 1st birthday was a celebration for all of us.
DD's birthday is July 6, so we were on vacation for 4th of July last year on her birthday. We always go away for 4th of July, so we'll probably always be off on her birthday. But we'd been doing this vacation since before we were even married. DS will be born right around Memorial Day, so we might not take his exact birthday off, but will do something special for him Memorial Day weekend. My birthday is around Labor Day so I usually have the day off, or take a long weekend. If our birthdays didn't correlate to the holidays, I think we'd most likely just do something on the weekend, or maybe take a 1/2 day.
Her first b-day fell on a Friday and we both took it off. 2 was on a Saturday and 3 will be on a Sunday so there's no need. At 4.... I'm not sure what I'll do! I probably will. I just like having a fun excuse to hang out with my sweet little girl.
No, Billy's birthday is January 6th so too cold to do anything outside and so close to all the holidays that it seems a waste of a day off - rather save them for a time when we haven't been together so much already.
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I'm pretty sure a one year old can't read a calendar. I've never taken DD's birthday off. Or DH's. Or mine. Or our anniversary. What difference does it make if you celebrate the occasion a few days before or a few days after? Done, IMO.
Uh, no. We usually celebrate the weekend before anyway. Plus, once he gets school aged if he isn't in school, he won't get to have his party in his class.
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I've never taken off work for anyone's birthday, not mine, not DH's. I don't see myself taking off for LO's, either. When the birthday falls during the week, we have a special dinner, then do something celebratory together on the weekend.
This year DD's bday was on a Monday, the week after we returned from a 3 week vacation, and I have every Friday off work already, so didn't feel the need to take an extra day off for no real reason. I might take the day off as she gets older, as I think it could be kinda fun to just have a random day with her.
As for your friend who made a sassy comment... say "Hey friend, Eff you!" and hopefully that will shut her up!
I usually arrange my schedule so I'm off for their bdays. but I work twelves... and only 2 a week. so I don't have to take time off. dd's preschool day landed on her bday this year... she went and I sent cupcakes and we had fun after . dh took the afternoon off and we went to CEC . He tends to try to at least meet us for lunch , if not take the afternoon off to be with them. But I also try to schedule myself off one of the weekends surrounding the bday so we have a fun weekend as a family. I work a lot of weekends.
I did. Next year it will be on a weekend, but I'm sure I'll at least do it until school age (and even then maybe we'll play hooky together ) I don't care if she won't remember, I will.
We sent in cupcakes the day before and daycare made a real big deal - balloons and a card. It was sweet.
Not this past year - at one they don't really understand plus he got a nice little party at daycare. I might consider doing it when he turns 2 and taking him to the Children's Museum. Of course once he hits school age he'll go to school on his birthday so I won't take it off then.
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It's funny- I hadn't really thought about it one way or the other, then just by chance, his 1 year DR appt was on his b-day (i'm a mean mommy!). As such, I decided to take the whole day off - and I'm glad I did.
I actually now plan to do that moving forward. I don't do it for my b-day, but for his - I just think it will be a fun tradition of sorts for us.
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I don't but I take mine off! I do have a few friends who do take the day off and do something 1 on 1 with their child but I have never done that and don't plan to start - I know my kids love being with their friends and bringing cupcakes to school and getting the special treatment that they only get on their b-day at school. I used to love going to school on my birthday. Call me crazy but it was fun. Granted, I have never worked a birthday in my life (OK, maybe when I was young). I always request it right away in the year and its not until December!. I make it a me day.
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DD had her one year appt on her birthday, plus I was in a mandatory all-day meeting out of state the same day (luckily only 2 hours drive so no overnight). So no, I didn't take off for her birthday. Honestly, at 1 year, they won't remember nor care. We had her party over the weekend.
I don't see us taking off for birthdays in the future... there will always plenty of reasons to take days off, and birthdays are just as good celebrated on the nearest weekend. It would be nice, but I don't see the need for it.
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No, and I was on maternity leave this year. I still sent her to daycare b/c I knew she would have so much fun w/ her friends. I do, however, go in w/ a b-day treat.
FWIW, I taught for 6 years (K-7, in different classrooms) and I don't remember a student ever being taken out on his/her b-day. They loved getting the attention at school.
DD's birthday is July 6, so we were on vacation for 4th of July last year on her birthday. We always go away for 4th of July, so we'll probably always be off on her birthday. But we'd been doing this vacation since before we were even married. DS will be born right around Memorial Day, so we might not take his exact birthday off, but will do something special for him Memorial Day weekend. My birthday is around Labor Day so I usually have the day off, or take a long weekend. If our birthdays didn't correlate to the holidays, I think we'd most likely just do something on the weekend, or maybe take a 1/2 day.
Poor DH doesn't have a holiday for his birthday!
Uh, no. We usually celebrate the weekend before anyway. Plus, once he gets school aged if he isn't in school, he won't get to have his party in his class.
DD #1 passed away in January 2011 at 14 days old due to congenital heart disease
DD#2 lost in January 2012 at 23 weeks due to anhydramnios caused by a placental abruption
I didn't.
This year DD's bday was on a Monday, the week after we returned from a 3 week vacation, and I have every Friday off work already, so didn't feel the need to take an extra day off for no real reason. I might take the day off as she gets older, as I think it could be kinda fun to just have a random day with her.
As for your friend who made a sassy comment... say "Hey friend, Eff you!" and hopefully that will shut her up!
I know plenty of people who do, but I was never one of them.
In fact, my first day back to work after DD2 was on her 1st birthday.
ETA: by 3, my oldest wants to go to daycare on her birthday because they have a little party.
I hoped that we could both take off for DD's birthday this year but I dont think DH's new job has pto yet.
I still plan to, and just make it a fun special day for her. Take her to the park, eat special things, etc.
I did. Next year it will be on a weekend, but I'm sure I'll at least do it until school age (and even then maybe we'll play hooky together ) I don't care if she won't remember, I will.
We sent in cupcakes the day before and daycare made a real big deal - balloons and a card. It was sweet.