Can you spare a dime?

Hello

Today I am going to write about a time that is burn in our family's memory: Aquarius epoch.

Every year is the same thing: Abi, Greg, Me, Luis and Eli. In that order in a week spanned. All of us must come up with about $200 cash to cover these birthdays. What were the odds?? I know I am part of the group but I still need to cover 4 others and after Christmas, really??

We tried many things to alleviate the situation but nothing works. We tried the single party, the birthday truce, the “I didn't know it was your birthday” excuse but we always return to the same place, happy freaking birthday. This year we are trying the breakfast thing and we individually pay our food, let's see how that goes.

What were the chances that my brothers would marry into the Aquarius ring of fire and that my other sibling's first born would be one of us?? Christmas is already rough on all of us and just when you think your coming out PAFF! Yup, every year the same thing. I feel sorry for my mother. She has to come up with about $1000 every year just to cover the Aquarius bdays and this year I will probably get more because of my MS...I think everyone should do the same, right?? Guys?? MS?? Hello??

I am sure that all families have something similar but 5 within a week’s time?? Maybe there should be a law against it or something like that. Or, or, maybe I should change religion. I heard that the Jehovah's don't celebrate bdays! Yup call me Brother Carlos from now on. Brother C for short.

Aquarius or not we have a beep load of bdays in our clan: 4+4+5+6=19. 19!! Only on the brothers side. Then we have to add my mother and other people. We are about 25 all in all. But this time of the year is always a reckoning with everyone's wallet. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But seriously? We should abolish this pagan ritual of birthdays.

Maybe I can convert some of my brother to Jehovanism. I know, it's not even a word, but I can try!