I'm not sure what I'll get my kids for birthdays once they're in their mid-20s. I get $x from my parents, where x is my age. I usually buy a nice bottle of liquor with it.
My two sons have the same birthday but not the same date of birth: they were born exactly five years apart from one another.
This was, in fact, the result of a thoughtful decision on the part of my elder son. To avoid the chance that she'd have to submit to the care of a replacement OB/GYN, my ex-wife and her doc (who were med-school classmates of one another) had already decided that they were going to induce my wife's labor before her doc went on a long vacation. (It was already a full-term pregnancy.) My first son's birthday was within the five or six-day window of opportunity, so we asked him whether he wanted to share his birthday with his new brother or have separate birthdays -- for the rest of their lives. We discussed the pros and cons -- an exceptionally bright almost-five year old can visualize things like future birthday parties pretty well -- and he decided that he wanted to share his birthday because it would make them "special brothers."
Both brothers have been delighted with the decision ever since, and I believe that conscious act of sharing has influenced their relationship for the better in subtle but profound ways.
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11 comments:
Are you starting with the man in the mirror?
This was a birthday tribute to this guy, so what the heck, happy birthday.
Yesterday was my sister's birthday, same age as Ann.
OTOH, we finally found a home for Morstan; a co-worker of The Blonde, it turned out.
Gonna miss those little crumb-snatchers.
Triangle Man said...
Are you starting with the man in the mirror?
Remember what happened to him.
Does he get more than a blog post for a present?
I'm not sure what I'll get my kids for birthdays once they're in their mid-20s. I get $x from my parents, where x is my age. I usually buy a nice bottle of liquor with it.
Is this one of your sons, Ann? Sorry for the ignance.
Happy Birthday from A2.
"The wonderful thing about being a Gemini is, being a Gemini is a wonderful thing !"
---Christopher Cohen 6/2/2008
Happy Birthday "Gemini" !
Happy Birthday,Chris!!!!
My two sons have the same birthday but not the same date of birth: they were born exactly five years apart from one another.
This was, in fact, the result of a thoughtful decision on the part of my elder son. To avoid the chance that she'd have to submit to the care of a replacement OB/GYN, my ex-wife and her doc (who were med-school classmates of one another) had already decided that they were going to induce my wife's labor before her doc went on a long vacation. (It was already a full-term pregnancy.) My first son's birthday was within the five or six-day window of opportunity, so we asked him whether he wanted to share his birthday with his new brother or have separate birthdays -- for the rest of their lives. We discussed the pros and cons -- an exceptionally bright almost-five year old can visualize things like future birthday parties pretty well -- and he decided that he wanted to share his birthday because it would make them "special brothers."
Both brothers have been delighted with the decision ever since, and I believe that conscious act of sharing has influenced their relationship for the better in subtle but profound ways.
WV: "karrot," to go with my schtick.
My wife and I have the same birthday... one year apart. When people see the dates on forms they assume it's an error and ask about it.
Hope you had a good birthday Chris.
(A day late, and a dollar short.)
Pretend I'm writing in California. :-)
Ah Ha!
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