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Originally Posted by uncle phil
birthdays on december 10 sucked when i was a kid...still do...
"don't worry, you'll get extra for christmas..."
in a pig's ass...
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My birthday is January 24, so it was actually the perfect distance from Christmas... I would give my parents my "wish list" mid-December, and then whatever was left on the list after Christmas was my "wish list" for my birthday. I make it sound like I had 10-page lists... I did not. My most memorable holiday season occurred when I had both a scooter (not a razr scooter, one of the big unwieldy 80s style scooters) and a pair of rollerblades. I got one of each on each holiday, and it was awesome.
As for birthday parties, the only time I ever had a big one was my sweet 16. My parents rented out the community center and we decorated it with streamers and bought a bunch of food at Costco and then sat around by ourselves all night waiting for the guests to arrive. Unfortunately, my party coincided with some big basketball game at my high school and so I think a total of 3 people showed up. I had invited my entire class of 300+ people. Talk about a let down.