December birthdays are kind of the worst. Trying to celebrate your big day in the middle of everybody’s holiday festivities is a recipe for disaster. From people who flat-out forget to wish you “happy bday” to annoying relatives who merge it and holiday gifts together, here’s why you — yeah, you with the December birthday! — are the real MVP.
1. You get joint birthday and holiday presents
When you were a little kid, your letters to Santa covered both your holiday AND birthday wishes. Now that you’re older, you know the drill when you ask your parents for a new phone this December. It goes something like, “Of course, darling, we’ll get you that phone for your birthday and Christmas” — when you know for a fact that if your birthday was in July, you could totally get a phone for Christmas and an extra $200 for your summer bday.
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