Here's Why You're Either A Birthday Person Or Birthday Hater

Its my party and Ill cry if I want to.

My birthday is Sept. 10, and I started planning in February, Cassandra tells Bustle.

This year, shes planning to ring in 25 with six friends on a five-day trip to Mexico.

Despite her extensive commitment to these celebrations, Cassandra didnt always consider herself a birthday person.

As the second youngest of six kids, she didnt grow up with big parties every year.

I think that was the catalyst for me being like, OK, wait.

I love my birthday now, Cassandra says.

Hayley, 33, on the other hand, has always been a birthday person.

As a child, her mom would throw themed parties and bake cakes from scratch.

Hayley has since carried that love for her big day into adulthood.

I wake up on my birthday, and I have all these texts coming in, Hayley says.

You get to feel special for one day.

I get to be the center of attention without having to demand it…

I feel like I get to be the queen for a day.

The Birthday Blues

Not everyone has the same relationship with their b-day.

Every year when the day rolls around, she finds herself wondering, Is it actually my birthday?

Was I born a month earlier?

The majority of my friends are married, they’re all pregnant or having kids, Olivia says.

And I’m over here, it’s like me and my dog.

It’s kind of the worst month to have a birthday, she tells Bustle.

If you relate, there are ways to make your birthday work in your favor.

For starters, Gal recommends treating it like any other day of the year.

Itsyourday, after all.

Take a page out of Stassis book and live it exactly the way you want.