So yes in case you haven't guessed from the title I am blessed with having a birthday in summer! July the 21st 1994 was when the world was first forced to put up with me and so far in my life it has proved to be a good and bad date for a birthday, with the bad outweighing the good in my opinion.
Firstly: The Good
Ehh.. I guess there was a chance for me to ever have school on my birthday!
As in Ireland primary school ends at the end of June, secondary school ends at the end of May/very start of June unless you have exams which means you get your holidays in mid/late June and in university, well it depends on the university, but they are all finished in May anyway! This year I finished my uni exams on the 21st of May which gave me a 4 month long holiday...which I should have spent working but jobs are really hard to find here unless you have a friend or relation who works in the place and gets the opening for you as soon as it is open! Plus I was supposed to go to China for a month on a scholarship but that all fell apart thanks to lack of organisation on the Chinese university's part.. But yes I got off track there! In conclusion, I never ever had school on my birthday or during my birth month at all!
What else...
Harry Potter always tended to come out around my birthday.. But that series is over now.. And I never was a huge fan. I read all the books, watched all the films but I never was obsessed with it or anything. It was grand. I'm more of a Lord of the Rings/Hobbit nerd really..
No. I live in Ireland. You can never guarantee good weather at any time of the year!
Secondly: The Bad.
You're not in school. That's only bad because you are not guaranteed you will see all your friends and also you don't see the people you are friendly with..
And then when you're in uni your friends there generally can't be with you on your birthday as they live in another part of the country or abroad and are working or travelling. So you don't see them for another 2 months, in my case, afterwards and by then there's no point celebrating your birthday!
The definite main thing that is bad about having a summer birthday is that it is holiday season.
Misconception: "Yay! I get to spend my birthday on holiday!"
No, it means your friends will be away on holiday during your birthday, your parents are away on holiday on your birthday, you are travelling on your birthday, etc. Yes my parents once were on holiday for my birthday! I think it was my 15th birthday? Something like that.. They rang me! Once.. Early in the morning... While I was still in bed... Didn't even get a lie-in on my birthday...
Yes anyway! I also have had the joy of being stuck in a car for hours on end travelling to our holiday destination AND also had the joy of being stuck in an airport waiting for your delayed plane home on my birthday! Fun times!
In conclusion:
I am not going to have birthdays any more. I don't really like getting things from people without earning it and I don't have a sweet tooth. So I don't think I'll miss my birthday much. I'll just age up when the year changes or pretend to be in my late teens forever!
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I think a birthday at any given time of the year will have it's advantages and disadvantages.... ofc anyone born between April 21st and May 20th is blessed because Taurus. [not actually sure if they're the correct dates but whatevs cause a Taurus is always right :3]
ReplyDeleteAnd that, ladies and gentlemen, is why people don't like Tauruses!
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