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My daughter's birthday is January 14th and it is too close to Christmas. She gets everything she wants for Christmas and then you have to figure out what to get for her birthday. I've tried shopping for both when I do my Christmas shopping, but I end up giving her the birthday presents for Christmas and have to buy more then. The store shelves are EMPTY after Christmas so it's harder to find things she wants. She gets a lot of gift certificates for her birthday, which is ok with her. It just stinks because she's going to find things she wants 5 months from now and has to wait until Dec/Jan. Plus, I really need to plan out her birthday party right now but we're so busy with Christmas that it ends up being a mad dash at the last minute to plan her birthday party. And yeah, no cool pool parties or travelling (she'd like to have a b-day party at GameWorks, but it's an hour and a half drive and there's no telling whether it's possible in Janaury or not). So, as I stress over Christmas, I have to also stress over her birthday and it just plain stinks.
My son's birthday is on St. Patrick's Day, which is a little easier to deal with. (now anyway, but not the day he turns 21 when I'll be worried to death about him!)
Dee
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