Leap year to me has always been unusual. I never know when it comes and when it does come by, I don't think much of it like some people do. It just comes by like an ordinary day but to some people its special because it's their birthday.
But Leap year does connect to me family wise. My grandpa's birthday is on February 29th, which is leap year. For me its crazy to think about how his birthday comes every four years. But he doesn't mind, to him it makes his life more interesting. At 75, he sometimes forgets if this year is Leap year. He sometimes is right and sometimes he is wrong. Like this year, we called him to say happy birthday because he lives in India. But when we called him, he said " Wait....., IT"s MY BIRTHDAY. WOW". I started laughing and told him to enjoy his special day as much as possible.
Even though I only get to see my grandparents from India every 4 years, I always make sure to say happy birthday on the right year. Sometimes my dad messes with him saying the wrong year is his birthday. We end up feeling bad because he gets sad when he realizes it's not his birthday, but we send him a little extra gift to make him feel better.
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