One afternoon when I went to pick Brittain up toward the end of the school year, one of her teacher’s told me that the class was going to celebrate all the summer birthdays since school obviously wouldn’t be in session then. I was sort of confused by this. I mean, I appreciated the thought and the effort, but how confusing is this to a child? It’s not their actual birthday, but they celebrate it anyway? I went back and forth trying to decide whether it would “mess” her up more to celebrate her birthday on the wrong day, or realize that hers was the only birthday out of all the children who didn’t get a special party. In the end I just decided to go with it, but attempted to explain to Brittain that it was merely a “pretend birthday party.” We made cupcakes and provided party favors and Mimi and I attended the pretend special day. Who doesn’t like a party? In my opinion, any excuse is good with me. 
