'I know some people born on Christmas Day choose to celebrate their birthday at a different time, but I genuinely wouldn’t change when I was born. It’s lovely knowing I will have my family there no matter what.' ✍️ Sheila Bond writes for MetroOpinion
I always woke up early on Christmas Day when I was a child.
I was the first baby born in Hammersmith Hospital on 25 December 1953. In fact, my middle name is Mary because of this – though my mum did consider calling me Noella .Because I was the first baby born on Christmas that year, the hospital gifted my mum with a Rosebud doll, which I still have nearly 69 years later. It desperately needs a visit to the Repair Shop – it’s so old, all its clothes have disintegrated – but I know how much it meant to my mum, so I’ve kept it all this time.
I’ve always liked to have separate cards, but a lot of the time I just get one Christmas card with ‘and happy birthday’ as a hastily scrawled afterthought. When I had my children, Matthew and Kimberley, my birthday took a backseat. When they were young, I would get more joy seeing their excitement on their little faces than I did at opening my own presents.
My daughter asked me if I’d ever fancy going to the pub one year, but it’s too expensive and nothing beats just being at home.Comment Now
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