Do you enjoy your birthday?

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I have fun on my birthdays. I always go to Denny's for a free supper, with my friends.

Agreed. My extended family celebrates the Christmas holiday each year, everybody exchanges gifts, and it happens at one of my mother or her sisters' houses - it rotates. Sometimes it happens as late as early January for whatever reason. I've made two requests:

- Celebrate it on Christmas. I get Christmas off work most years. I do not get January 5 off work.
- Let's not exchange gifts, and instead cook something.

I don't enjoy. I think One year more, still alone, no changes! And nobody enjoys and want to meet me. Somewhat sad day.

Somebody has birthday 20th of January too?

I don't remember my age very well. I find myself having to mentaly put together if I'm 31 or 32 currently lately, because I forget often. *looks at age posting* ok 31. It's no big deal to me, but I do love eating out and getting presents.

Totally untrue. I will send you a muffin.

I kind of agree with this one (on the outside it's ya TGIF restraunt/gifts etc. but sometimes on the inside&outside I cry since another year has passed) I do this on Christmas for 5 years now Xmas 2005-2009 (OMG another year has actually gone by AND OMG another year has gone by literally for me I'm another year older.)

I dislike family birthdays simply because I have to buy gifts I cant afford and I hardly talk to anyone at parties. They are usually disappointed with the gifts I give them. I know based on their expression on their faces.

It's my gebourstag/birthday (the german word is better hehehe) on the 20th of march, and I enjoy it imensley, gifts (video games!) cake, sometimes, and this year, a chinise takeaway, I'm also going to see shutter island with a couple of freinds. So that should be good!

The varying view points and reasoning behind them are interesting because there is almost a pattern. It seems that the people who are swamped with pressure or gifts or parties/gatherings do not celebrate as much as the people who are more alone. On the other hand, it looks like there are happy party celebrators here.

I can relate to both of the quotes above.

I did come up with a way to tell my age (because I always forgot) when I was a little kid. It worked because I was born in a year that ended in 0, so I could just be aware of the year and the last number would be my age. It worked until I turned 10. Now I have to pay attention to decades! !

just be glad you are not yet on the near side of 5 decades and feeling the same way.

I used to enjoy my birthday, because my wife would take me to a really nice restaurant.

Unfortunately the restaurant closed.

I don't like birthdays.
The kids in school want to sing the happy birthday song for me, and I hate it.

Oh Yeah! I love my birthday because I can celebrate with family and friends! Plus it is today!! !! !!

I do that too, because my birthday and other days that do not follow my usual schedule tend to freak me out

My birthday is around Christmas time. I never enjoyed the holidays or birthdays. It's a very lonely time for me.

The center of attention isn't your favorite hang out.