A mother has shared the four strict rules she enforces to ensure her December-born son's birthday remains special and separate from Christmas festivities. Nat LeLe, posting on TikTok, outlined her guidelines to prevent her son's birthday from being overshadowed by the holiday season.
Her first rule is to host a big birthday party, with invitations sent out in October to guarantee guests' availability. She noted that parents often use the party as an opportunity to do Christmas shopping, and she invites siblings to allow parents a break.
Second, she limits the timeframe for presents: no birthday gifts after his birthday and no Christmas presents before it. Relatives living far away can send gifts in advance, but they are only opened at the appropriate time. This ensures the two celebrations remain distinct.
Third, Nat strictly forbids combined birthday and Christmas presents, arguing that children with birthdays in other months receive separate gifts. She emphasised the unfairness of December babies having their celebrations merged with Christmas.
Finally, she insists on no Christmas wrapping paper for birthday presents and vice versa, to keep the two occasions visually separate. The video garnered mixed reactions, with some December-born individuals approving, while others questioned the necessity of the rules, particularly regarding combined gifts from non-family members.
