I do not have a great track record with my birthday.
As someone who is accident prone, I can’t even begin to tell you how many birthdays I’ve spent with my arm tied up in a sling. (Seriously, I can’t. But it’s a lot.)
So when I found out my birthday fell on a Saturday this year, I was a little excited. Okay, a lot excited. It was going to be great! I was going to have an all-day party with my friends, maybe karaoke and putt-putt golf, and then I was going to have dinner with my family…
I had plans. Grand plans. And then they all came crashing down with one sentence.
“You know your birthday falls on Greek Easter this year, right?” my sister told me while we were out at a family dinner one night.
Why, God? Whyyyyyy?

Anyone who is born in March or April knows the pain. You start planning your birthday, only to have it hijacked by Jesus.
And being Orthodox means Easter is a really big deal. There's the fasting, which basically means you can't eat anything fun and feel hungry for weeks on end, and then there's the church services. So. Many. Church. Services.
I may as well just set up my bed on one of the church pews during this time of the year. I know that would make my grandmother happy.
My 21st birthday fell on Orthodox Easter Good Friday, so while the rest of friends got to go out partying for their 21st birthdays (and probably mine, too), I ate tofu for dinner and then went to church. Awesome.
I complained about all of this to my family at dinner, and things quickly went to hell in a hand basket.
The more I complained (and to be fair, I did complain a lot), the more upset my mum got. Before long, my mum burst into tears.
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My son is born on the 2nd of April. So he got easter eggs then birthday cake within 24 hours. Oh the joys
my Birthday is the 25th December...I never have any hope of not sharing it let alone being remembered.
I feel for you! One of my best friends has her birthday on Xmas day too, I always call her first thing in the morn before anyone else can to wish her happy birthday & make sure I acknowledge it in other ways too. I was born on my mum’s birthday on Mother’s Day so not only do I not get a birthday every year I don’t get a Mother’s Day either 😐