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if they ever were, when did birthdays stop being important to you?
do you get at least a phone call from your folks on your birthday? what kind of traditions, if any, do you have?
we all know i still celebrate birthday princess month. heh.
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Re: if they ever were, when did birthdays stop being important to you?
I've tried to not ever have high expectations for my bday. it's dec 27th and something always happens - friends are OOT, it's too close to xmas so no one wants to do anything, whatever.
forgot to add - my parents totally baffled me last year. I didn't even get a card. a card!! so weird, they always give me at least a card. I didn't want to say anything but it's still bugging me 5 months later.
yes, I hold grudges.
As an adult I've never been big on my birthday. Then I got married a week before my bday, so that overshadowed my bday. My XH's bday was 2 weeks after mine.
But my friends and family have always done something. Last year my girlfriends took me to dinner (the separation was fresh). My mom was bummed I didn't want to see her on my bday. This year my friend might be moving out of state and she said she plans on flying back for my bday. I said 'Why? Its just another day."
And after having a kid, I'm more excited over her birthday than mine.
ETA: As far as traditions, my mom always made me an angel food cake with chocolate mousse frosting every year for my birthday. Now I make that for my daughter's birthday.
I never expect much out of my birthdays. I usually get cards/phone calls from those closest to me. My parents and sister always send cards and call me. They all like to sing to me.
My parents take me out to dinner at the restaurant of my choice. It does have to be on my actual birthday but it gets done every year.
My parents & brother always send a card w/gift & call on the day of. H takes me out to dinner and gets me a present of my choice, since he hates to shop.
I don't have high expectations from friends, but my closest ones usually call, send a card, or at least a text message. When possible my two norcal BFFs take me out for dinner & drinks.
The only other tradition I have is to try to book a massage around that time, which I never got around to this year. Oh, and I must blow out a candle on a cake.
Probably after 23? I still expect my H to make a big deal out of it, but my definition of "big deal" is nice presents and dinner out. I'm not into the multi-day celebrations.
I always get calls from friends and family, and a card from my parents, plus something my mom most likely picked up at TJ Maxx that I always stow away and never, ever use.
They stopped being super important when I was about 18 or 19. My Mom always had huge elaborate parties for me growing up but as I got older it was just more practical to go out to a restaurant of my choice. This has become tradition now for everyone in my immediate family.
I'll get gifts from my Mom and Sister, and H usually lets me pick out something for myself.
Growing up my birthdays were hardly ever a big deal because my younger sister's is 6 days before and since my mom was a single mom I always had to "understand" why she made a big to-do for my sister and couldn't do for me. I understood, but it didn't keep it from sucking.
I majorly overcompensate as an adult by making an epically huge deal out of my birthday and the princess'. It's in September and I have a short list of things I'd like to do.
hell no. if i'm going to mock a post, i like to do it out in the open. not that i've never one-starred posts before, but still.