Shelly Horton has advocated that people born on major holidays celebrate their birthday on a different date, even if that means celebrating it months later.
The Talking Married presenter, 50, explained in her Nine honey column that several of her friends who were born on days like New Year’s Eve or Christmas feel left out because people celebrate the day for other reasons.
“I had a light bulb moment for another friend of mine who was born on December 25th. “One year he was miserable because it wasn’t his birthday,” she wrote.
‘So I said, ‘Enough is enough!’ and decided we would celebrate his birthday on June 25 instead. That’s right, a six month birthday celebration.’
Horton added that giving people the freedom to reschedule their birthday celebrations allowed them to fully enjoy what should be their most special day.
Australian TV personality Shelly Horton, 50, (pictured) has advocated for people born on major holidays to celebrate their birthday on a different date, even if that means celebrating it months later.
“The real joy of a birthday is feeling special, being celebrated and being surrounded by people who care about you,” she wrote.
“If moving the date back a few months means you get the birthday you deserve, I’m all for it.”
It comes after Horton shared the shock and heartbreak she felt when her doctor told her she had to have a hysterectomy.
The Talking Married host explained in her Nine Honey column that several of her friends who were born on days like New Year’s Eve or Christmas feel left out as people celebrate the day for other reasons.
The presenter requires a surgical procedure to remove a woman’s uterus due to severe perimenopausal symptoms and heavy bleeding.
“I’m shocked at how overwhelmed and tearful I feel about it,” she recently wrote in her Nine Honey column.
Horton said that although she never wanted children, she still felt some “sadness” over the loss of the reproductive organ.
“I had a light bulb moment for another friend of mine who was born on December 25th. “One year he was miserable because it wasn’t his birthday,” she began. ‘I declared, “Enough is enough!” and decided that we would celebrate his birthday on June 25th. That’s right – a semi-annual party’
It comes after Horton shared the shock and heartbreak she felt when her doctor told her she had to have a hysterectomy.
She emphasized that “a uterus does not define a woman” and added that her story is a “call to action for all of us to redefine womanhood beyond biological functions.”
Horton has been open in the past about why she doesn’t want to have children with her husband, and they are perfectly content raising a family with two dogs instead.
Shelly and her husband Darren Robinson have been together for more than ten years and married in 2015.
She says the couple, who have two dogs but don’t want children, keep their relationship healthy by never going to bed angry.
