birthdays
Posted By: jlynn on 2008-04-10
In Reply to: Thanks - I sympathize with the birthday deal too (sm) - Sick MT
I finally got fed up with the birthday thing too - for YEARS I have sent my 4 brothers, 6 nieces & nephews, daughter, stepson, step granddaughter, great niece and 2 great nephews birthday cards. . every year on my birthday, I get a card from my daughter and from one brother. .that's it. . I know it's not about getting cards but still, you would think just once somebody else would send me a card.. so this year, I'm thinking about not sending cards. . .
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We quit when the birthdays with friends became more important and more expensive to have. Gma and Gpa are always welcome to join us and usually we end up having them over for a light supper or pizza or something, just not "HUGE" family parties anymore. Family first, of course, but our kids LOVE having huge sleep overs with pizza and movies, so it's too much to have both. BTW this was around age 10-12 for both of the older two. The youngest we still invite grandparents to friend parties and they still come (probably because they are quite as loud and chaotic as the older two!!!!).
Birthdays with holidays.
Sometimes I like that the birthdays are around the holidays because then I can buy extra stuff and look at it all and decide how to split it up between the 2. Other times, like this year, we don't have much $ so I would really prefer them to be separated more but can choose that one!
My husband normally leaves the lights on all night. Turn on when he gets home from work and off in the morning...not this year. I think its reasonable to just do a few hours each evening. I don't think we'll put up as many as we normally do either. Usually we line all the windows, roof, bushes, etc. Probably keep it simple this year.
i feel like that on birthdays and gifts
I used to go all out, get gifts and dinners but then nobody would even care when it came to my birthday. Don't get me wrong, I didn't want a lavish affair, but heck, 2 years ago my did didn't even wish me a happy birthday after I had given him a birthday dinner. So I stopped doing all that. Why stress myself out when it's apparent it's all one sided. Maybe I annoyed them by making a big deal out of their birthdays?
anyway I said all that to say--I know exactly how you feel and a I sympathize.
Birthdays. Mine was completely forgotten by everyone! June 14, Flag Day. sm
Mom & Dad, longterm boyfriend, best friend, brother, I teach a kickboxing class and last class I randomly said *I will be teaching on Sunday, which is my birthday, so be prepared for a killer workout" - maybe I was hoping for a few Happy Birthdays... not a call, not a card! I kind of cried tonight in the shower... I'm over it now, (well maybe not really!) but should I bring it up tomorrow? I know B-days are for children, but I just wanted to be treated just a little bit special on this day! I've had a hard year with some illness and kind of thought maybe somebody would want to celebrate me! So here I am working tonight - but I think I might have to head out to Dairy Queen for a Blizzard before they close. I think something gooey and chocolatey is needed.
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