Today's date comes around once every four years. People born on leap day must be frustrated at times. They are the forgotten group whose true birthday doesn't exist for three years in a row. And for each of these three years, they must choose an alternate day in which to celebrate their birth.
I wonder if leap day people grow weary of being asked "when do you celebrate your birthday - February 28th or March 1st? Or when they hear "hey, you have a birthday only once every four years so when the rest of us are 60 years old, you're only 15! Barely old enough to drive. Doesn't that make you feel young?!?! Hahaha." The leap day birthday person is probably ready to scream.
Besides leap day, I bet the following dates of birth could also be a frustration:
January 1st (comments about just missing that tax deduction and/or were you the first baby born that year?)
February 14th (oh, a sweetheart baby)
April 1st (fool)
September 11th (always that terrible association)
October 31st (probably the most joke-provoking date of all)
December 25th (think there will be many birthday presents for you?)
December 26th ( ditto above - everyone's broke)
I vow to repeat this post on this date in 2012. And then again in 2016. And then again in .... ok, I know .... you can do the math.
Happy Leap Day!
I wonder if leap day people grow weary of being asked "when do you celebrate your birthday - February 28th or March 1st? Or when they hear "hey, you have a birthday only once every four years so when the rest of us are 60 years old, you're only 15! Barely old enough to drive. Doesn't that make you feel young?!?! Hahaha." The leap day birthday person is probably ready to scream.
Besides leap day, I bet the following dates of birth could also be a frustration:
January 1st (comments about just missing that tax deduction and/or were you the first baby born that year?)
February 14th (oh, a sweetheart baby)
April 1st (fool)
September 11th (always that terrible association)
October 31st (probably the most joke-provoking date of all)
December 25th (think there will be many birthday presents for you?)
December 26th ( ditto above - everyone's broke)
I vow to repeat this post on this date in 2012. And then again in 2016. And then again in .... ok, I know .... you can do the math.
Happy Leap Day!
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1 comment:
Looked up some "leaplings" that would celebrate their day today. Am not familiar with self help guru, Tony Robbins,
or rapper Ja Rule. Dennis Farina of Law & Order is celebrating today as Dinah Shore would have been. Don't watch soaps so am not familiar with leapling Antonio Sabato, Jr but sure enjoyed looking at his picture!
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