I have two birthdays. One is on March 26th, the other is April 1st. And depending on which member of my family, or which friend you ask, you'll get different answers of which of those two days is my birthday. And no, this is not an April Fools Joke! LOL! Anyone that knows me very well knows that I have two birthdays. Let me tell you why!
As I mentioned back in October, I am adopted. 28 years ago, adoptions were pretty closed. They weren't like they are today where the adoptive parents typically meet or at least learn the story of the biological parents. Today, many adoptive parents are even there at the hospital when the new baby is being born. That's not the way that it used to be. My mom and dad never met my biological parents. We don't know their story, and know very little about them. I was born on March 26th, but my parents weren't told that. I was a little bit sick and so had to stay in the hospital for 6 days. At no time during that 6 days were my parents told that I had even been born.
Then, on April 1st, April Fools Day, my mom was at home and she got a phone call. It was the adoption agency telling her that they had me at the office and my parents could come pick me up in a couple of hours. Of course, my mom was so excited! The first thing she did was call my dad at work to tell him. He immediately starts going around the office telling everyone there that he is getting his daughter today.
Well, his co-workers thought that he was playing an April Fools Joke on them! None of them would believe him! Finally, he convinces them that he isn't playing an April Fools Joke. So, they tell my dad that if he isn't playing one on them, then my mom must be playing one on him! LOL! My dad has the nerve to then call my mom and ask her if this is an April Fools Joke!!! She got so mad at him and told him of course not! Why in the world would she ever play that kind of joke on him?!
Ever since that day, I've been my parents little April Fools Joke. My mom refuses to even acknowledge March 26th as my birthday. To her, it's April 1st. In the Senior Salute of my high school yearbook, they even wrote something about me being their little April Fool.
So, that's why I have two birthdays! And typically I claim both of them! And we pick whichever of them is the more convenient day for celebrating each year. Of course, I've always said that if I have two birthdays I should get twice the presents, but that never seems to work.
Here's a picture of the four of us (Me, Mom, Dad and Scott) at the adoption agency when they picked me up. I just love the look on Scott's face. I think that he wanted a brother!
