Calling It As I See It (III)

Have you ever noticed that there are a ton of birthdays from roughly the dates of November 10 to November 25? I sure have. I was born on November 16 and I have two other people in my family alone that were born on that day. (An aunt and an uncle, no my immediate family, but family nonetheless). How can this be? So many people are born around this time of year. A little while ago I came up with my own theory on why this is true.

The theory is simply two words: Valentine's Day. That's right. The great Hallmark Holiday is responsible for something, and it is a ton of birthdays in from November 10 to 25. How? Well, if you count nine months backward (you know, the time it takes a child to develop inside a mother) from November 14 what do you land on? Boom. February 14! Oh my. I bet that there are a lot of married couples, and a lot of couples in general doing the deed on that date. And we all know the nine month rule isn't an exact science, you have to give and take a few days here or there, hence the 10th to the 25th. I have noticed that more kids are born that week after November 14 than before, this is probably because the Valentine's Day festivities could carry over for a little while. Either way, that is the reason for it.

In reality the nine month rule is a fun one, and kind of a gross one. Every person can find out when they were conceived, and assume what the circumstances most likely were. I'm a Valentine's Day baby. November 16 is when I was born. The real question is....what are you?