"When I figured out that my son would be born in December, I was instantly worried that he'd deal with having his birthday overshadowed by the season. Luckily, over the years, my son developed a different attitude and began to think of Christmas as something for him. But I have still always been careful to protect his birthday as a separate festivity."
"My son was born during the first week of December, so he was just over two weeks old for his first Christmas. His birth was really marked by the holiday season. The hospital where I had him was decorated already, and I survived those first late-night feedings by keeping myself awake with cookies and Christmas reruns. By the time his first birthday rolled around, I wasn't sure how to approach the theme of his party."
The son was born during the first week of December, causing his birth and early celebrations to overlap with the Christmas season. Hospital decorations and holiday routines shaped the first weeks, including late-night feedings accompanied by cookies and Christmas reruns. Early birthday parties used holiday-adjacent red and white themes while incorporating personalized cakes like Batman or football to signal a birthday focus. As the child aged, he began to view Christmas as part of his birthday, though efforts continued to mark the day separately with 'Happy Birthday' signage and balloons. Ongoing attention was given to protect the birthday's distinct identity from seasonal festivities.
Read at Business Insider
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