You hear it all the time. "Having your birthday in December must suck." "I'm sure you get your presents combined." "I would never want my birthday to be in December." So let me just clarify a few things for everyone.

Having your birthday in December definitely has its negatives, but its such an amazing time to have a birthday as well. It's so beautiful outside, even though it can get really cold. But when you wake up on your birthday, and there's snow on the ground and on the trees, it truly is a beautiful site to behold. Take it from me, a girl with the ultimate December birthday. I'm a Christmas baby. Yup, December 25th. "That must be way worse than having just a December birthday!" In my opinion, having your birthday on Christmas gives you different feelings throughout the years.

When I was younger, I used to think having a Christmas birthday was so cool. I mean, what child wouldn't want to get double the presents as everyone else. And yes, I got birthday AND Christmas presents wrapped separately, and sometimes my birthday presents even had birthday wrapping paper. The theory that most December babies get their presents combined is usually not true.

As I grew older, especially form when I was about 12-17, I hated having my birthday on Christmas. I craved attention, and when it's your birthday, all the attention should be on you right? Well on Christmas, it's all about family, and I wasn't the only one opening presents that day. I was jealous of all the other kids that were the only ones opening presents on their birthday, it was like their own special day. And here I was born on a day that was special to everyone, making it seem less special for me.

Now that I'm older, I've stopped getting presents from anyone other than my immediate family, and I'm okay with that. It's also made me appreciate my birthday so much more. I see that I was born on such a special day of giving and love, and that I have so much to be thankful for. I've learned that birthdays are just a marking of you becoming another year older, and that I shouldn't focus so much time and attention on it. I now spend all my attention on loving my family, and spending as much time with them on this special day. I watch all my younger siblings and cousins get older and open all their presents, and try to remember when I was that young.

So stop thinking that December birthdays are so bad, because they are so amazing and just as special as any other birthday. For those of you with December birthdays, embrace them, because it's a part of who you are, and there's nothing wrong with that.