We all want to pretend we are happy that our family member has the same birthday as us. But let's be honest, that is never really the case.

1. We never really have all of the attention.

Let's face it, it's your birthday so you want all of the attention -- and that's OK. But you never get all of the attention. You might get some but never all, and that really freaking sucks.

2. We sometimes do not have any of the attention.

It is like being completely and utterly invisible sometimes. My grandmother turns 80 next year, and I turn 20. We're throwing a huge party for her where she will get the attention (although deserved, it is just a little bit frustrating).

3. Birthday presents are never all that great.

Obviously, the money gets split between you two so you never get a spectacular gift. It is half the gift you would have gotten had your birthday been a few weeks later. But just pull through. There is always Christmas where the presents are better (at least for my family).

4. Having to share a cake.

My mother never gets two cakes. It is always the one. Now, I do not know about you, but I love cake. It is so sad that we only get the joys of one flavor instead of two. My mother needs to learn that it is one cake per person. Maybe one day.

5. Having to share dinner, too.

Since my grandmother is older, we usually let her choose the place. That is all good and dandy, unless I am not feeling Hispanic food or Chili's for the third year in a row. But grandmother is grandmother, and she makes the decision.

We all have these thoughts at one point or another, but we love our birthday partners in crime. I love my grandmother through and through and am happy that she, out of all people, is the one I get to share my birthday with.