Originally Posted by alienator .
I feel your pain. Mine was/is just a few days before Christmas, and the usual refrain from my parents when I was a kid was, "Do you want a bit more expensive Christmas presents and no birthday present(s), or do you want cheaper presents on both days?" I should have answered, "I want you guys to go back in time and better plan your seed planting so that I don't get screwed in the very short interval between Christmas and my birthday."