# When you were in school, were you glad when your birthday fell on a weekend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555 "2018-01-26T23:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/1 "2018-01-26T23:26:50Z")
And do you think it’s relative to how popular you were? Looking back (I’m talking about middle school/junior high/early high school), I remember being bummed when my birthday fell on a weekend, because I wasn’t very popular to begin with, and not going to school that day meant I couldn’t squeeze it into a sentence and garner a little bit of attention. But my wife, who was Miss Popularity, says she loved it because she could stay up late, invite friends over, do something really special, etc. So what was your experience? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/2 "2018-01-26T23:55:04Z")
My birthday is smack dab in the middle of the summer. So, it never fell on a school day. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/3 "2018-01-27T00:11:39Z")
Similarly, mine always fell during spring break. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/4 "2018-01-27T00:33:55Z")
To long ago to really remember, but I can’t imagine wanting to have it on a schoolday. That would just mean having to wait until three before my birthday really started. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/5 "2018-01-27T01:16:23Z")
I can’t really remember ever mentioning my birthday to anyone one way of the other. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/6 "2018-01-27T01:37:25Z")
If you told anyone at school it was your birthday, you got the bumps. No thanks. I don’t remember having a birthday party after about Grade 3. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/7 "2018-01-27T01:39:43Z")
If my birthday had meant anything, it should have made me the most popular person in school: every year the school gave us multiple days off both before AND after my birthday, usually the whole thing was something like 10-14 days off. None of the other kids ever noticed, AFAICT. My birthday is 27 December, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/8 "2018-01-27T01:58:18Z")
My birthday is near the end of August which, perversely, was always on the day I had to register for classes. To me, it made the process seem even more of a chore just because of that. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/9 "2018-01-27T02:05:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > If my birthday had meant anything, it should have made me the most popular person in school: every year the school gave us multiple days off both before AND after my birthday, usually the whole thing was something like 10-14 days off. None of the other kids ever noticed, AFAICT. > > My birthday is 27 December, btw. Yep. December 23rd. ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/10 "2018-01-27T02:39:44Z")
I do not recall any birthdays as a kid. I never had a birthday party or went to one. The first birthday I recall was my 25th. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/11 "2018-01-27T02:47:54Z")
No. That would mean no fun cupcakes in class. I’m surprised at your wife’s answer. Why wouldn’t she still get to do that on the weekend of her party? It’s not like you have to have the “party” on your actual birthday. Mine was always on a weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/12 "2018-01-27T03:12:28Z")
I’m still happy when my birthday falls on a weekend. It does this year! Day off on my birthday! WOOT! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/13 "2018-01-27T03:15:10Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > If you told anyone at school it was your birthday, you got the bumps. No thanks. > > I don’t remember having a birthday party after about Grade 3. Am I the only one who doesn’t know what “the bumps” is? I’m middle of summer, so didn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/14 "2018-01-27T03:50:07Z")
See Wikipedia: “Punches, bumps and other birthday torments.” (Yes, that’s the real sub-heading in the article.) > **[Birthday customs and celebrations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_customs_and_celebrations)** > > There are many and varied customs associated with the celebration of birthdays around the world. > The birthday cake is traditionally highly decorated, and typically covered with lit candles when presented, the number of candles signifying the age of the celebrant. The person whose birthday it is may make a silent wish and then blow out the candles. It is also common for the person celebrating their birthday to cut the initial piece of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a wedding cake. The ... ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/15 "2018-01-27T04:08:27Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > See Wikipedia: “Punches, bumps and other birthday torments.” (Yes, that’s the real sub-heading in the article.) > > [Birthday customs and celebrations - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_customs_and_celebrations) > [@](#): > > Sometimes bumps are also referred to as kicks where the person celebrating their birthday is held by their arms and legs and their friends kick them. This practice is often disapproved in regard to health and safety concerns. :eek: The fuck do you guys do up there in Canada? ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/16 "2018-01-27T05:45:54Z")
I don’t remember if I cared or not, but my daughter’s birthday is next Saturday, and she’s annoyed that it’s on a weekend. She doesn’t have a lot of friends, but she has enough that somebody would mention it, maybe shout it out to a teacher before class starts, etc. It’s fun to be celebrated a little bit for one day a year! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/17 "2018-01-27T06:43:06Z")
I was only bummed because my mom always let me stay home from school on my birthday and so if it was on the weekend I wouldn’t get that free day. My mom really spoiled me. She would let me stay home and sleep late then we’d go out for a late lunch and do “a little shopping” at Goldsmiths, where she worked. I think it was mostly to show me off to her work friends. She would wake me up with a gift and give them to me throughout the day, ending with one last token before bed. It was never big ticket items, just little things she would buy and save for me through the year. She made everything so special for me. The problem comes when you grow up and mama isn’t around anymore. Birthdays SUCK now. Both my daughters were born during no school times. My 28 year old is a summer child and my 13 year old was born one minute past midnight on December 26th. They are not nearly as spoiled as I was. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/18 "2018-01-27T08:07:52Z")
Me, my brother \*and \*my father all had their birthdays within a few days at the start of December (they were on the 5th, I’m on the 9th). As a result we never made a big deal of them, between being close to Christmas and so close together. Time, resources and energy were in too short a supply. My mother’s birthday was in February however, and as a result she got a real birthday celebration. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/19 "2018-01-27T08:50:46Z")
I never got a day off for my birthday; it just wasn’t a thing. When I was young enough to have a party, it happened on the nearest weekend. And the party was always for my brother as well (birthday the day before mine). ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555/20 "2018-01-27T21:12:00Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Yep. December 23rd. December 26th! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-in-school-were-you-glad-when-your-birthday-fell-on-a-weekend/807555.md?page=2)