Attempting to Hide the Jinx of the 13.

Treeplanter · #1 19-05-2017, 05:08 AM

A lady recently visited me who was very pregnant and I told her that my daughter recently gave birth to her daughter. The birth occurred on the 12th, which was a bit of a relief as the following day was a Friday the 13th .A day which does not really have a good omen. She said to me that the daughter standing beside her was a 14th baby. Interestingly though, too many in my family have been born on the 12th and I'm sure that at least one of them was born on the 13th and the fact was covered over by calling it the 12th, something that would have been quite easy to do years ago. I even know someone who this happened to. This means that the possible jinx of the 13th has been superficially covered over making it potentially more treacherous. My daughter gave birth in January, so her daughter was a 12/1 a sort of 13. In fact, I have written a short story about all the number 12's in the family, that is even before the addition of this recent birth. If anyone is interested, I can supply the story or even post it below. It is called, "The Family Jinx".

Baile · #2 19-05-2017, 08:09 AM

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too many in my family have been born on the 12th

Given the law of averages and the fact you'd have a similar number born on all the other days of the month, that's a LOT of family members!

So your theory is parents attempt to hide and cover up the day their children are born. Does this include the hospitals -- doctors and nurses fudging the birth records (which I can't imagine they would care about let alone could get away with) -- or just the parents not telling their kids their correct DOB?

Treeplanter · #3 19-05-2017, 09:03 AM

The oldest date to do with the 12th in my story is 1899 but the date that I believe was fudged was 1918. I believe that these would have both been home births and I'm postulating that the doctor or nurse said to the mother, would you like me to write the 13th with its negative implications or I can easily just write the 12th and all are happy and unburdened. The date I know was fudged was in 1942. The son was brought up thinking he was born on the 12th but when he was in his 30's he actually applied for his birth certificate It wasn't needed so much in those days and when he received it, it indicated the 13th. He then asked his mother what was going on, and she said so I was told, "she thought it was best". In my family, I believe that the jinx of the 13th was covered up making it more dangerous and even now, I'm in a way suffering the consequences from it.

Baile · #4 19-05-2017, 09:05 AM

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I'm in a way suffering the consequences from it.

Suffering how so?

Treeplanter · #5 19-05-2017, 09:59 AM

To greatly simplify the story, my father was a miser, one who loved money more than anything else not for what it could do but for the figure of the money in the bank and all this passed under the cover of being a good Christian. This materialistic greed has been passed on to my sister who has in effect defrauded me of a large part of my inheritance. This is a fact but I'm not complaining too much because I have lead a most charmed, meaningful and frugal life and if it is tainted money, well, I'm happy to do with out it. We all know, money is not the answer.

Baile · #6 19-05-2017, 10:28 AM

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I have lead a most charmed, meaningful and frugal life and if it is tainted money, well, I'm happy to do with out it. We all know, money is not the answer.

That sounds positive. You mentioned suffering, but it sounds like you mean more, "Life could have been happier for my family if..." We all have those stories I'd say. My brother's wife sounds like your father, and twenty-five years later his health and life has been destroyed by her miserly greed for (his hard-earned) money.

But what does all of that have to do with 13? You didn't specify.

alcyone · #7 19-05-2017, 12:20 PM

Hmm. What's so bad about being born on the 13th? I was born on a 12th at almost midnight. 5 till midnight.

sky · #8 19-05-2017, 02:24 PM

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A lady recently visited me who was very pregnant and I told her that my daughter recently gave birth to her daughter. The birth occurred on the 12th, which was a bit of a relief as the following day was a Friday the 13th .A day which does not really have a good omen. She said to me that the daughter standing beside her was a 14th baby. Interestingly though, too many in my family have been born on the 12th and I'm sure that at least one of them was born on the 13th and the fact was covered over by calling it the 12th, something that would have been quite easy to do years ago. I even know someone who this happened to. This means that the possible jinx of the 13th has been superficially covered over making it potentially more treacherous. My daughter gave birth in January, so her daughter was a 12/1 a sort of 13. In fact, I have written a short story about all the number 12's in the family, that is even before the addition of this recent birth. If anyone is interested, I can supply the story or even post it below. It is called, "The Family Jinx".

My Daughter was born on Friday 13th and believe me it is not a jinx, she has had a blessed life up to now and if in the future her way of life changes then it has nothing to do with a jinx, it's just life doing whaf life does.....changes.

Baile · #9 19-05-2017, 11:14 PM

Now I'm confused. Was that a mistake post? You didn't clarify, you simply re-posted the comment that didn't explain why you believe this birth date switch caused suffering in your life.

Treeplanter · #10 20-05-2017, 08:11 AM

Yes, the above post was a mistake. I have requested that it be deleted but it has not happened.
Well, lets just leave it open as to how many people think that 13 is a jinxed number. In many streets, the number 13 is not there. I admit it is a conflict between what is rational and what are people's irrational beliefs.
I don't wish to repeat myself unnecessarily nor go into too much detail but in the latter years of my father's life and after his death, it becomes possible to see what has actually been going on in my family. He and my mother, who had a good heart, led the life of being a good and normal Christian family but my father was the most mean spirited miser you could ever imagine. He pretended to led the life of a good 12 but there was a lurking misanthropic 13 beneath it all and an aspect of this was being a miser. With the dividing up of his estate, which I initially thought was insignificant, it turns out that I miss out of a large proportion. It is a fact and I am commensurate about it, not complaining more than what is proportionate, because we all know that money is not the answer but I need to admit the fact. On a personal level, well for example, he never in his entire life asked me, how I was doing. He was quite incapable of it .I swear to God, I will never be a person like him. I bend every cell in my body to be a caring and aware human but some things need to be admitted and not shirked.