Would you do this?

miss2697 · January 2015

I know none of us have December babies, but maybe a sibling of LO does and you've been in this situation.

I'm side eyeing my cousin hard. We don't have a great relationship and I disagree with a lot of her parenting choices. She did not have a first birthday party for her daughter. She got a lot of grief for it from the family. She's now having one a month after her actual birthday. She says in her facebook invite that they are having it now because they wanted her birthday to be separate from Christmas. I was born 3 days before 4th of July and loved it. Your child's birthday is your child's birthday. Would you move your child's birthday to avoid a holiday?

blairwitch · January 2015

A friend of mine celebrates her December kids birthdays (12/25 &12/20) with only immediate family on their birthday. Then has a big party for them in July.

ashie624 · January 2015

Eh I don't think it's a big deal. Holidays are crazy and stressful enough without adding a birthday party in there.

rondokye · January 2015

It wouldn't bother me. In DH's family, apparently people only have sex in the late winter/early spring as there are birthday parties every weekend from before thanksgiving until January 3rd (ha,ha). One SIL has three parties in a row - for her and her two kids. It makes it hard for us to be able to celebrate the holidays with other friends and my family. I would prefer if they would space it out a bit. After would be great.

miss2697 · January 2015

I guess it's just my dislike for her clouding my judgement.

fabk · January 2015

I would probably do this if I had a Christmas season baby. A friend in school used to celebrate her September birthday right after school let out in June. She had a pool and always did a pool party.

theuntaggablek · January 2015

I have a December kid and while I haven't done that, I understand the plan. I would opt for something summer. 12 mo is a long time to wait @ 3-4.

miss2697 · January 2015

N0702 said:
No big deal. We had N's party on June 21st and she was born on July 2nd.

That seems normal to me. I think she honestly wasn't going to do one and then since she got so much heat for it changed her mind.

arlingirl · January 2015

I might do Oliver's on July 4th this year since I'm planning on inviting family over anyway. I think parties get a little overboard anyway. So no, I don't think she's crazy.

beckyanddon · January 2015

DS's bday is January 2nd. We have planned parties for him but for the past 2 no kids showed. So this past year we did a 1/2 birthday in July. We just let him celebrate this January with 1 friend and will throw him a 5 1/2 party this coming July. It's a lot easier for a mommy who is a teacher and who's friends are teachers.

Link7913 · January 2015

I really would prefer a baby any month but December for this reason. I'll probably get a Dec baby, and will be thrilled of course!

PrimRoseMama · January 2015

My family had a group "unbirthday" party in July. I think celebrating a birthday outside of a busy travel season is reasonable.

This could be a "bitches eating crackers" situation for you. You just don't like the woman or how she parents.

I might have a small family birthday dinner on the actual birth date & then a larger party later.

MRads · January 2015

biggunsbo said:
That cracker eating bitch.

I love you

miss2697 · January 2015

Haha! My absence must have coincided with the BEC remarks, but I still think it sounds funny. She's anti-vax as well. #-o

theuntaggablek · January 2015

For a first birthday, the kid probably has no clue and so why not make it convenient for the parents and guests who are overstretched at the holiday season?

To underscore my earlier point about 12 mo being a long time for a tot to wait: in late oct, my bow 4-year old (then 3) with a late dec. birthday said:

"But mama, what if I pass away before my birthday?"

A year feels like an eternity when you are 3.

coco2787 · January 2015

miss2697 said:
Haha! My absence must have coincided with the BEC remarks, but I still think it sounds funny. She's anti-vax as well. #-o

Not a J13 reference, here ya go

KikiCohen · January 2015

biggunsbo said:
That cracker eating bitch.

) *dead*

TheLittleRedM · January 2015

blairwitch said:
A friend of mine celebrates her December kids birthdays (12/25 &12/20) with only immediate family on their birthday. Then has a big party for them in July.

I did the opposite lol My birthday is July 1st so I usually didn't have any friends in town because of 4th of July so I usually had a half birthday party in the first few days of January so I could have people over before school started up.

I really don't have an issue with moving birthdays away from a holiday. Holidays are stressful enough without having to plan a birthday party, too.

miss2697 · January 2015

@Cfreymc‌ I knew it sounded familiar. Thanks! It's definitely a BEC thing.

andrea0418 · January 2015

My little sisters birthday is December 15th. One year when she was probably 10 or 11 she decided she wanted to have a summer birthday party with water balloons and squirt guns so she postponed her party till June. She had so much fun and I don't think anyone cared.