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Do you really celebrate your birthday and how?
I guess I feel a little depressed because my bday is coming up. I do less and less on my own birthday and this year I have absolutely nothing planned. Not even dinner with friends. We live in a smaller area where there's not much to do and I don't have many friends or any family close by. So I don't end up doing much and dh has no idea what to do either. He'll take me to dinner but I feel like that's something we do every weekend anyway. So it really just feels like any other day. I think I got a little depressed because I had to go to Verizon with my phone. The guy in there offered to give me a little "class" on how to use my phone and I told him I could just come in on this particular day which happens to be my bday. The guy looked at like I was crazy and said -"Oh no, you can't come in on your birthday!!!" like I was crazy! But what am I really supposed to do on my bday? I just feel this pressure from other people that I should be celebrating or doing something. Please share with me what you do and your thoughts on this:-)
Re: Do you really celebrate your birthday and how?
Yesterday was my bday, and I spent it at a funeral for a 95-year-old family member. It wasn't a sad, sad event, just family getting together.
Tonight, I'm going out to dinner with my family. It's something that family does every once in a while, so to make it "bday special" we're going to a restaurant that we've never been to before.
I would suggest that you and DH go to a new restaurant, even if you have to drive to another town. It'll be a little adventure! HTH.
My condolences:-( But you're right, it doesn't have to be much, does it? Just do something a little different maybe.
Your birthday really is just a regular day. Crazy celebrations are appropriate for kiddos not necessarily adults.
You are putting unrealistic expectations on yourself and others for keeping up this hype surrounding your birthday.
It's easy for me to be ho-hum a/b my birthday. DH gets me a gift and we usually have dinner with his family but that's about it. Why? My birthday is days before Christmas!
We do big celebrations for my birthday.
Why not treat yourself to a spa day, or even a haircut, mani/pedi and new outfit then meet DH out for dinner. You could have a small group of friends over after dinner for cupcakes and champagne.