Topic Tuesday #140 2015/03/24 "Mid Week Birthdays Suck"
Today is my daughter's birthday. She is five. Given that it is a Tuesday she will not get her real party until the weekend hits. This has led me back to my conclusion that midweek birthdays always kinda suck. I made sure to get her cupcakes so she could celebrate with her friends at daycare, so I imagine she had a good day, but it wasn't markedly different from her normal day to day routine. I'm not sure if there is more I can do for my kids during the weeks when their birthdays hit, as we always do something on the weekend before or after depending solely on convenience. This is something that everyone struggles with and most adults are perfectly desensitised to, read as numb and apathetic. I am only concerned because I live vicariously through my children and want the best for them.
What are we to do to make these days better?
- Take a day off and run a muck?
- Ignore it?
- Half ass it?
- Just delay and delay?
- Stagger presents? A little now a little later?
- Celebrate the whole damn week?
Depending on how life works for you and yours, you are familiar with all these options and perhaps more that I am overlooking. As for this household with a bright eyed eager five year old, a little now, a little later, staggered until the weekend, and I'll likely be a big softy all week if she does anything wrong. What more can a doting father do?
Happy Birthday, Honey!