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December 21, 2005
Happy Holiday Birthday to Me!
2005: the year political correctness snuck in and took a bite out of my birthday.
People have always taken pity on December babies such as myself. One would think that sympathy, so freely given, might find its way to other victims of the season. Do you think we might also consider pitying those who are being denied their rights to publicly celebrate Christmas this time of year? Yet, we can find it within ourselves to openly pity the "gift-giving-shaft" those of us born this time of year are assumed to receive. How respectful and concerned are we about all people's celebrations: personal, spiritual, religious and secular?
This year, I received my first "Happy Holiday Birthday" card. It was cute, because of its novelty. Novelty, to a Christmas time baby, is receiving birthday wrapping paper instead of "holiday" paper. Obviously, the love and caring that accompanied the card was unchanged by its secular message. However, its message, by its very uniqueness, reminded me of how considerate we can be of some, yet how ignorant we can be of others.
Christmas time babies are worthy of their very own "Happy Holiday" birthday cards, yet we do not value the same people enough to allow and celebrate their personal beliefs with them? If we did, there would be "Merry Christmas" birthday cards on the store shelves. I challenge you to find one.
Posted by capecodcyclist at December 21, 2005 06:19 AM
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Actually, I have a Happy Halloween Birthday card I bought for my brother and never gave. I can usually find one in the display, but Halloween isn't a big card holiday. Now a holiday like Mother's Day would be just as hard to find a birthday card for, just like Christmas.
Posted by: Rebe at December 21, 2005 10:48 AM