For anyone who was lucky enough to escape being born in January, you might wonder why so many of us who do have our birthday in the first month of the year complain about it so much.

There are so, so many reasons why having a January birthday is actually just so annoying. 

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1. Everyone’s still wrecked from Christmas

First of all, it’s nearly impossible to plan a party to celebrate turning another year older and wiser, because nobody wants to celebrate anything anymore. 

Between friends and family attempting the ‘dry-January’ challenge, and people still trying to get rid of their fear from all the Christmas nights out, you’ll be very lucky if anyone actually shows up to your birthday party. 

2. It’s bloody chilly

The days of guaranteed sunshine are over.

How can you arrange a yacht party when chances are it will be windy and cold? 

3. Nothing fits us anymore

The layers are probably for the best though, because we’re all still horrifically bloated after the Christmas feasting *cries internally*. 

4. Everyone is well and truly broke

No one has any money left. All the money is gone. 

You’ve spent the whole month of December buying rounds and unnecessary Christmas presents, and you’re most likely living off rice and beans for the foreseeable future.

So trying to convince people to spend their last remaining coppers on your birthday celebrations is going to be quite tough.  

5. You’ll be lucky if you even get one present

If you’re born in January you’ll also probably feel the brunt of people’s stinginess through your gift, which will most likely be a 2-for-1 job combining Christmas and your birthday into one. Sound. 

6. Everyone’s back to their normal routine

And just to top it all off, you’re most likely starting back in school/ college/ work, and realistically, you probably don’t even have the time to be gallivanting around town celebrating yourself.

So you might as well just stay in, vegetate on front of the telly for the entire month and cry yourself to sleep.