OK. Here's my rant about this time of year.....
I usually get the shaft this time of year. My birthday is only a couple days after christmas (so minimal BD gifts, if people even remembered), my grandmother's BD was Christmas eve, and my brother's BD is early January. I just celebrate it now for my daughter and my neice & nephew.
Last year was even worse. Last year I was locked in the chemical plant due to a union strike through christmas, my birthday, didn't get to see my daughter, and was also finishing up my divorce.
Here's the story of the strike issue-The union strike started Sept. 9th. Management personel were not allowed to leave the premisses(can't just shut a chemical plant down). So I lived in my office for 28 days straight, then we began a 4 day off then 8 days in the plant three shift rotation. It turned out my holiday rotation was the entire week of Christmas & BD time working in the plant. Strike finally ended in March 2006. So no celebrating again last year.
Plus, I only got one happy birthday phone call, from mom. I had to remind my daughter that it was my BD (on my nightly phone call to my daughter at 7pm)--The F--'n soon to be ex-wife didn't even take the time to have my daughter call me during the day. Nobody here at the plant even said anything about my BD.
The only blessing was the strike money, due to the overtime money being utilized to purchase new furniture, presents, and paying off divorce bills.
I guess my gift came in February when the judge said you two are now DIVORCED.
Done, ranting now.
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