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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 2/12/2008 9:56:43 PM | cheerupemokidx
My birthday is tomorrow,
Happy Bday,  Mine is too! When I was 29, I lost my mom 3 days before my b-day and we had the services on my b-day. I hated my birthday for years after that. I couldn't enjoy it without associating it with losing her.
Now I always take the day off work and have a me day. Tomorrow I am going to have a manicure/pedicure that my boys got me gift certificates for. My friend is coming over in the morning and bringing me Starbucks and gift and then I am going to go out and have dinner with my two boys.
I would say the only problem I have with it is the age number. Only because most think I am much younger, then I have to say, no I am 45. I know it is how you feel and look that counts and I am glad for that, but can I just lie and let them think I am the age they think I am????  | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 2/12/2008 10:03:37 PM | smart blonde and cheerupemokidx.....happy birthday to the both of you!
now, how do i feel about my birthday....i wrote this for myself last year since i didn't get a birthday card i decided to make up my own....
Another year has come about
for all the world to see
The birthday blues for the day that's almost near
It's a higher number that some of us shall fear.
Bring on the heartache
Bring on the tears
Bring on the friends
Then bring on the cheers.
Cheers to the day that you were born,
Cheers to the day that you were scorn,
Cheers to the day that you caught the ball in the glove,
Cheers to the day that you were in love,
Cheers to the day that you walked on the grass,
Cheers to the day that you fell on your ass,
Cheers to the day when you learned how to fly,
Cheers to the day you caught your first high,
Cheers to the day you fell to the floor,
Cheers to the day a surprise came to the door,
Cheers to the day when you started to cry,
Cheers to the day when you wanted to die,
Cheers to the day your heart went kerplunk,
Cheers for the birthday blues
You funny little drunk. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 2/12/2008 10:42:32 PM | my godfather would agree with you if he was still here....he was drunk from the time i came into the world until i was a week old.
to him it was beers for the first week that you were born
anyway, getting back on topic....to me anymore my birthday is just another day. i bake my own birthday cakes from scratch, invited a few friends over last year for a bbq b-day party only for no one to show up. i ended up having 1 slice of a 1/4 sheet cake and giving some of it out to neighbors and throwing out over half of it. my birthday is a year once ended that is now once again beginning.
niters, i'm going to sleep now.  | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 2/14/2008 5:58:18 PM | | I'm still counting down the days like when I was five. I'm turning 35 and I'm really excited about it. Though sometimes I like to tell people I'm turning 40. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/15/2008 11:10:58 PM | If I can somehow work in guaranteed sex, roller coaster rides, and fudge, it would be the most perfect day of the year.
Having sex with me is a lot like a roller coaster ride. Lots of ups, downs, and after you get off you feel dizzy and nauseous. I'll try to work the fudge in there but that could be uncomfortable. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 2:21:11 AM | u need to get over this whole self-pity/matryrism/pesimistic outlook on life. i know it's fun when u r 22, i was the same way at that age. reading cioran and kafka and painting my nails black, lost in tirades about how life sucks and then u die.
i got news for u: there is awesome, great, mind blowing sex. true, not all the time, but often enough to make it worth it.
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 7:07:32 AM | When I was a little child I sang "Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me..." because the teacher forgot it.
When I was a teenager and into my early twenties I regarded each birthday gratefully - as one year closer to the end of a life I did not want.
In my late 20's/early 30's I don't really care about my birthday. I'm happy to treat it like any other day and to work on that day. But it's nice too, to say 'today's extra special' and make extra space to just be happy and indulge in going on a favourite walk or making a chocolate cake. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 9:42:11 AM | I don't celebrate my own birthday. In fact, I can count on one hand the number of people who know me that actually know what day it's on. I don't put my birthday on anything, or if I have to, and it isn't a legal document, I lie. Most folks know it's in the first two weeks of August because I'm a leo and too proud not to say so.
But I don't celebrate it, I try to avoid celebrating it, and I go to great lengths to hide my birthday. And trust me, I don't know why, but people love trying to find it out. I had one guy pay the canadian government database to try to access my information just to find my birthday. Mind you, this is a guy I dated once and thought he was in love with me. My current boyfriend really wants to know when it is, as I know when his is, but I'm happiest just pretending I don't have one. I gauge my age on the new year. As of October 31st (yeah, I'm a witch) I just switch over to my next age.
Why do I avoid it? I hate having attention on myself. I hate being the centre of attention and I can't stand people giving me things because I feel I should get them something in return. I'm much happier celebrating other people's occasions. It's why getting married will never work for me. One day where it's all about me and the beau? Not my cup of tea. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 9:58:45 AM | Mixed feelings about my birthdays. I do like the idea of some attention to me day. My ex had never had a fuss about his birthday as a kid (so close to Christmas) and therefore learned to associate any specialness to it. As a result, when my birthday came around, he failed horribly on living up to my expectation so most of the time, my birthday was a let down. Last year, the kids made up for it some.
There is the strong possibility I might have someone in my life this year when it comes around so I'm a little hopeful that, especially in a new romance, I might get some attention.
But I hate getting older. I don't feel older, I have felt much younger since my divorce, so I would rather roll off a few years to match how I feel. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 10:53:29 AM |
How do you feel about your own birthday?
Am I the only person who wants to forget they even have a birthday?
I dont make a concerted effort to forget my birthday...I just usually dont much care.
Last time I did "anything" special (aside from dinner with family)...was my 21 st and I paid for and organized it.
Nowadays...the only people who *do* something for me...are my ex hubby, mother and children (oh yeah...bring on those Little-Kid-Crappy breakfasts made with Love)
Im gonna be 40 this year...and am thinking I probably *should* do something, although I dont want a party so am not sure what.
I dunno...it would be a nice memory. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 11:17:19 AM | i have a big pin that reads "birthday girl" and i wear it every year for a week. i start celebrating me 2 days before, the day of, and i continue celebrating for 2 days after. therefore i go around for 5 days saying "its my birthday". i love it! i want everyone to know {and bring gifts} | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 11:35:34 AM | In my experience, women love being recognized on their bdays...if you don't they get pissed even if they say they don't care...rubbish.
As for guys...after about 22 I started to loose interest in celebrating one year less to live. LOL | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 11:54:11 AM |
I am very much looking forward to my birthday this year. I will be in New York, and New York in April is always gorgeous.
Red! We celebrate the same month! WOO HOOO!!
I love, love, LOVE my birthday. It's mine, no one can take it away from me and it's the only
day that truly can be claimed selfishly by moi!
I make my own birthdays special. Ain't no one else's job after a certain age, but if someone
is in my life and they wanna go full throttle, have at it! I'm hanging on for the ride!!!! 
OP: If your "time away" was so dark and scary, you might wanna look at how it's a reflection
of your life now. Change your attitude and you might change your outcome.
And Happy Birthday Red!! Got room in that suitcase for me? You can leave your Man Bat at home.... | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 12:23:35 PM | Meh, I can usually take it or leave it. I normally don't have much of a choice in the matter, though. My immediate family has always made a big deal about birthdays, and with mine falling on December 25, I'm normally with them.
That being said, I'm kind of looking forward to the big three-oh this year. I've always hoped my thirties would be better than my twenties were. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 1:17:19 PM | i love my birthday ..
every year i try different way to celebrate my brithday in different place ..enjoy different celebration .. hahaha .. but i hate to be alone on my birthday .. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 4:09:43 PM | OP - the only complaint I have about my birthday is the month I was born (February). It's probably one of the coldest, crappiest months of year. The older I get, the more fun it is to blow out the candles. There's so many of them  Everyday is a good day, especially when I don't see my name in the obituary section. | |
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| How do you feel about your own birthday?
Posted: 4/16/2008 7:03:29 PM | | Well since mine is tomorrow and I'm hitting 44 and celebrating it with only my family it's a little depressing and kinda bums me out to still be single and getting another year older. Personally I'd rather just sleep the whole day away. | |
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