Birthdays

The New York Times

August 31, 2008

by Doug Glanville

I used to complain to my parents about my late-August birthday. Since my mom was a teacher, the family vacation took place the week before school started. So most of my early birthdays were spent in some exotic location I didn’t appreciate at the time. No friends, no piñatas, no pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. My parents, my brother and sand.