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Poor LittleBrother. The Anti-Climactic Birthday is just another reason in the ever-growing list of why it’s hard to be the LittleBrother. I kind of feel really bad for him right now. Like heart-breaking, third-world-problem bad.
You see, BigBrother’s birthday was last Wednesday. LittleBrother was dismayed to find out that it was not his birthday. In fact, he broke down in hysterical sobs on FireDad’s shoulder because he so desperately wanted to be three. He was calm and well-behaved while BigBrother opened his presents in the evening, however. The next morning? More tears and woe that it wasn’t his birthday. Friday? Same thing.
And then came Saturday! It wasn’t his birthday, but it was the day of the boys’ joint birthday party. He was very excited of course. As we went to insert candles in cupcakes, counting them out for each boy, I asked LittleBrother how old he was. “TWO!” Well, yeah, but how old on Wednesday. “Oh, three.”
And then Sunday morning? Not his birthday again. Tears and woe.
This morning, being Monday? Not his birthday again… but! Due to the Thanksgiving party at preschool on Wednesday, his actual birthday, his teacher asked if we could bring in cupcakes to share with the class today. And so we did. He got to share his cupcakes, have a birthday song and wear the birthday hat… on Not His Birthday.
Tomorrow, I am quite certain, will result in some tears and woe again in the morning.
By the time Wednesday rolls around, the poor kid isn’t going to even care that it’s his birthday. Anti-Climactic Birthday indeed. Thankfully I don’t work that evening, so we should be able to make it somewhat special for LittleBrother. He’ll get to pick dinner (ten bucks says he picks the same place as BigBrother did last Wednesday). We’ll have some special cake. He’ll finally get to open his presents from us.
And then he won’t have to examine his brother’s empty envelopes in hopes of finding something at the very bottom.
Oh, Booey. It will be your day soon. And I promise will make it Super Awesome.
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My name is Jenna, aka FireMom. I blog here, 
Maybe it’s time to start having separate birthday parties? Although that is twice the work and quadruple the hassle……
Love the looking in the envelope picture though. That is perfect!
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I honestly don’t see how that’s possible with our large families spread out all over a 300 mile radius and the Thanksgiving holiday. This is just the way it has to be for awhile.
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It is hard being the youngest sometimes. Right now Elle is excited because she gets “extra presents” in December because her birthday is ten days before Christmas. I know that excitment won’t last forever