# Birthdays are for women and kids - True or not?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-are-for-women-and-kids-true-or-not/479737>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 3, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-are-for-women-and-kids-true-or-not/479737 "2009-01-03T20:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthdays-are-for-women-and-kids-true-or-not/479737/61 "2009-01-07T19:52:54Z")

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I would extend the OP’s statement to “Holidays and birthdays are for women and kids.” I celebrate them because they’re about the only time our family gets together, but otherwise I wouldn’t care.

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