is your birthday a "big deal"?

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  • BonnieandClyde29
    BonnieandClyde29 Posts: 1,026 Member
    Hell yeah!!! I usually take off like 3 or 4 days, 1 day with family, one crazy night with friends, and then usually an adventure!!! They've always been not that great when I was a kid, and we never really had much money, so instead of looking down on them I have embraced it and if I can celebrate and go all out I sure will!!! lol
  • Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
    Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer Posts: 304 Member
    I usually forget about it and it goes by like every other day.....although last year......my now ex gifted me some pretty sweet sexual intercourse in the parking lot of the restaurant we ate at. We were a little buzzed. I am however hoping to make it to the age of 76 since I was born that year. Damn.......can anyone out there imagine being 76?
  • louisemh28
    louisemh28 Posts: 29
    It wasn't a big deal to me even as a kid. I didn't like being the centre of attention, and I don't like getting presents, so by the time I'd got to high school I'd realised it was best if I didn't tell anyone when my birthday was. By now only family members and a couple of friends have known me long enough to know when it is.
  • weightedfootsteps
    weightedfootsteps Posts: 4,349 Member
    I celebrate my twin's birthday...and she celebrates mine! It works well that way! LOL

    Seriously I love birthdays! I don't like that I'm getting older...but I'm not goin in reverse for anything...I'm losing weight and right now I'm not as big as last year...Next year...going to a theme park for my b-day and hitting the roller coasters!!!! No joking...its a celebration of your life not something to ignore.
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    no, not a big deal. i prefer to avoid the attention. i don't mind getting older - just uncomfortable in the spotlight.
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    Ehhh.....I'd prefer that everyone just keeps going about their business and not make a fuss!

    This.. but I have a friend who celebrates her "bithica" the MONTH of her birth...and thinks presents should be included. ..:huh:
  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk Posts: 465 Member
    I always buy my birthday gift from my husband. I always love my gift, just what I wanted :-)
  • adorable_aly
    adorable_aly Posts: 398 Member
    Nah I'm not really into them, I don't see the fuss unless its a milestone age. I only realised it was my birthday tomorrow 2 or 3 days ago, because I've been so busy with coursework, my friends are enforcing celebration on me, but I love hanging out with them so I don't mind.
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I'm turning 24 in 4 days... I'm starting to get older, not really into partying anymore, don't have a huge circle of friends. The ones I do keep up with are all busy with work. All I plan to do is take the day off and meet my parents halfway for dinner. The rest will probably be sitting at home with my dog, mourning my youth. :cry:

    I don't believe turning 24 constitutes getting "old"er (besides the literal meaning) and mourning your youth. We have so much left to experience yet! Yikes, I still think of myself as a kid :laugh:
  • Jesmoko
    Jesmoko Posts: 203 Member
    No, it's become completely arbitrary once I turned...13 or something. I don't expect people to remember when I was born, much less celebrate it. It's just a day. I'm perfectly content on having one holiday per yer to worry about, which tends to be Christmas.
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
    Not really a big deal to me. I just don't want to be forgotten.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    Once you hit a certain age it's just another day. My husband just celebrated his 30th a few days ago and didn't want me to make a deal of it. Seriously who wants to celebrate their 30s? I sure as hell didn't...well, okay I wanted a cake at least ;-D
    I did bake him a cake and make one of his favorite meals.
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    To me it's just another day on the calendar. Mine was on the 7th. I didn't even try to get the day off from work.

    Went to Denny's for their free birthday build you own slam. (have a few more birthday food freebies I have to use up) but other than going out for a late lunch to "celebrate" it, it was just like any other day.

    Fended a few happy birthday phone calls and got slammed by FB friends, lol.

    Ate within the goals and didn't even get cake, lol.
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,161 Member
    When you reach my age, then probably not!
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    it's a big deal because it's MY birthday.

    However, I'm just happy spending it with family and close friends.
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    I used to get depressed about getting older and now I'm not so bothered. I usually have a party for the big ones like 39 (pre-40th Birthday party) and the big 40. But as that was last year, this year will be a quieter one, I dont have any issues being older but definitely agree with 'youth is wasted on the young'. :glasses:
    But if I were you, I'd start getting ready for my 45th. That'll be a biggy :drinker:
  • ThatSoundsHard
    ThatSoundsHard Posts: 475 Member
    Enh, it's a day. I find birthdays to be such a weird thing when an adult gets super excited or makes a huge deal about their birthday it just seem odd to me.. And I know lots of (mostly women) in their mid to late 20's and early 30's that still act like 15 year olds when their birthday comes around talking about it and posting on fb for like a month, creating 'events' and throwing parties for themselves basically acting like a drunken fool for a week. Because they were born? OK.. I don't get it.

    My kids' birthdays' however, while I don't do big parties or any of that nonsense are very special and important days. My daughter will probably get her first real birthday party this year when she turns 6.

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