{"id":13491,"date":"2015-01-06T13:02:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T21:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momservations.com\/?p=13491"},"modified":"2015-01-06T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T21:02:48","slug":"happy-double-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Momservation:<\/strong> January birthdays are a sucker punch. Another year has passed AND you\u2019re another year older. \u201cOh, yay!\u201d said no January birthday baby ever.<\/p>\n

\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n

\"sad-girl-birthday-cake\"Thursday I celebrate the day my parents had unprotected sex 44 years ago.<\/p>\n

Ew.<\/p>\n

Changing perspective on how I view my birthday doesn\u2019t help with the Ew Factor either.<\/p>\n

It really bugs me that my birthday is right at the New Year.<\/p>\n

I mean, we just had Christmas\u2014I don\u2019t need more gifts for my birthday! Now half way through the year\u2014June, maybe even April\u2014I\u2019m gonna need some restocking in the Wants and Needs Department. June babies have it perfect. Get some winter clothes for Christmas. Summer clothes for your birthday. Celebrate with a pool party.<\/p>\n

Nobody has a pool party in January.<\/p>\n

My biggest Ew with a January birthday though is that it feels like Double Jeopardy.<\/p>\n

With a new year comes new goals and expectations. It\u2019s an unwritten rule that this is the starting line for a New You. For everyone else with birthdays in the other eleven months of the year\u2014you guys get Late Registration. New Year\u2019s resolutions didn\u2019t stick? Go ahead and try again with your birthday, the other marker of another year and a fresh start.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, you people whose parents had unprotected sex in every month except April, you guys get a Mulligan.<\/p>\n

But a January birthday? We get Double Jeopardy. It\u2019s get out of that dang Porta Potty and get your toes on the starting line right now! This is your one shot! Another year\u2019s gone by, you\u2019re another year older, you better get out there and get something to show for it because this is it!<\/p>\n

Ew.<\/p>\n

So I probably shouldn\u2019t go into this combined New Year\/marker of time slipping away with such a negative attitude if this is my one shot. I should probably stop grumbling that everyone else gets to toe-up to the festive and fun Color Run of birthdays and I\u2019m stuck with Tough Mudder.<\/p>\n

I guess I shouldn\u2019t whine that for my birthday I get work-out gear and organizational aides to start that new year\/birthday off right\u2026while the June babies get bathing suits and pedicure vouchers at their pool parties.<\/p>\n

I should probably just let it go and get over the fact that June birthdays have not just one but TWO birthstones.<\/p>\n

Nope. Not gonna be bitter. I\u2019m going to look 2015 and turning 44 straight in the eye with a positive perspective and say:<\/p>\n

I hope it rains the whole month of June.<\/p>\n

#CapricornsRule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why January babies wish their parents practiced abstinence in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[1566,1271,1567,1568,1569,86,5,1570,28,1571,1572],"class_list":["post-13491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting-humor-2","tag-april-abstinence","tag-best-mom-blogs","tag-birthday","tag-january-babies","tag-january-birthday-blues","tag-kelli-wheeler","tag-momservations","tag-new-year-blues","tag-parenting-humor","tag-pressure-of-birthdays","tag-pressure-of-new-year"],"yoast_head":"\nHAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why January babies wish their parents practiced abstinence in April.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"headline\":\"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY!\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":443,\"commentCount\":4,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"april abstinence\",\"best mom blogs\",\"birthday\",\"January babies\",\"January birthday blues\",\"Kelli Wheeler\",\"momservations\",\"new year blues\",\"parenting humor\",\"pressure of birthdays\",\"pressure of new year\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Parenting humor\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/\",\"name\":\"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/06\\\/happy-double-jeopardy\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"description\":\"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\\\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\",\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/kellimwheeler\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler","og_description":"Why January babies wish their parents practiced abstinence in April.","og_url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/","og_site_name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","article_published_time":"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00","author":"Kelli M Wheeler","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kelli M Wheeler","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/"},"author":{"name":"Kelli M Wheeler","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"headline":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY!","datePublished":"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/"},"wordCount":443,"commentCount":4,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["april abstinence","best mom blogs","birthday","January babies","January birthday blues","Kelli Wheeler","momservations","new year blues","parenting humor","pressure of birthdays","pressure of new year"],"articleSection":["Parenting humor"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/","name":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY! - Kelli M. Wheeler","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2015-01-06T21:02:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/happy-double-jeopardy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HAPPY DOUBLE JEOPARDY!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/","name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","description":"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43","name":"Kelli M Wheeler","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kelli M Wheeler"},"url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/author\/kellimwheeler\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}