tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post7180062643506960695..comments2024-03-28T17:29:41.606-05:00Comments on Not Just Another Mother Blogger!: Summer Birthdays SuckTMWHickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-39847328583196789912014-06-26T16:58:58.195-05:002014-06-26T16:58:58.195-05:00The older I get the less interested I am in seekin...The older I get the less interested I am in seeking other's attention on my birthday (I used to not-so-subtly bring it up in conversation to anyone). I'm getting more and more into the "It's my birthday, dammit, and we're going to spend it the way I want to without any guilt." It's working for me. I hope you get as much as you want of that today. Happy Birthday!Innatejameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026544363543929611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-20438026056106157022014-06-26T08:22:20.873-05:002014-06-26T08:22:20.873-05:00I want to come over to you and HUG YOU and SING HA...I want to come over to you and HUG YOU and SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you in my worst but happiest voice ever. <br />You know that I love my birthday (even though it's in Feb, close to Valentines Day and um it's WINTER!) and I celebrate all month long. <br /><br />I understand how you feel, I just don't feel it myself. I think that I expect too much of the day, the month etc, but I also look at it from a cock-eyed optimist POV. I'm here, I was born and loved and even if it's ONE day a year I deserve to be celebrated. <br /><br />As your friend, I know you deserve to be celebrated too. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tina, today and all month long! XO Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-24825228543188978012014-06-25T21:38:07.714-05:002014-06-25T21:38:07.714-05:00FIDDLESTICKS!!!!!!! Not only did I not do my resea...FIDDLESTICKS!!!!!!! Not only did I not do my research a few weeks ago, as intended, to decipher when blogger buddies' bdays were, but then Blogger was not working and I wasn't seeing posts....ugh! And now I have bestowed excuses upon you when it was supposed to be COOKIES!!!!! (Is it too hot to send them even?) Happy Belated Birthday dear friend!!!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-21259067814361646722014-06-25T21:32:15.502-05:002014-06-25T21:32:15.502-05:00I always downplay my birthday, but I like it as an...I always downplay my birthday, but I like it as an excuse to do something special -- no matter how small. Do something special for yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-4834344668350011492014-06-25T17:13:19.156-05:002014-06-25T17:13:19.156-05:00And they're easier to forget the older we beco...And they're easier to forget the older we become as well. Sigh. Jen Brunetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394884068337771724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-39545863452885031872014-06-24T23:23:36.623-05:002014-06-24T23:23:36.623-05:00Nothing strikes more fear and disappointment like ...Nothing strikes more fear and disappointment like bdays. Mine is close to xmas. Not janauary 15 you poor soul close but like it can be xmas in one part of the globe close. I was bummed when I gave birth during the week of xmas my poor baby. When I had my youngest in summer I leapt for joy only to realize lifes cruel joke, as no one can make it for his first birthday because its summer. Sigh<br />opinion8dhermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093100869650698978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-44771170093179975052014-06-24T19:30:48.474-05:002014-06-24T19:30:48.474-05:00Happy Birthday! I, too, used to loathe birthdays, ...Happy Birthday! I, too, used to loathe birthdays, and for much the same reasons. In my early forties my perspective changed, though. After my first cancer diagnosis, I understood that just being here was the prize. Not the party, or the presents, or the attention. That I had made another trip around the sun and was here to tell about it.<br /><br />So celebrate YOU today. Celebrate alone, or with your loved ones, or however you choose. But celebrate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-22066417406527672122014-06-24T18:29:30.497-05:002014-06-24T18:29:30.497-05:00HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!! See, even the letters are danci...HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!! See, even the letters are dancing for you! I'd sing, but it won't be pretty.<br /><br />Tony's birthday was the 21st. Know what he got from me that day? A damn fine grilled ham and cheese sandie-wich. Which was good, since I didn't have the energy for anything else. He liked it... he said he could taste the love.... personally, I think he was just tasting the mayo.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-28466096180994651462014-06-24T18:14:16.856-05:002014-06-24T18:14:16.856-05:00Happy Birthday! I always loved having a summer bir...Happy Birthday! I always loved having a summer birthday because it meant I got to avoid the nasty "birthday bumps" tunnel they always made the birthday child endure ;-)C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-27331964624417805782014-06-24T18:04:31.208-05:002014-06-24T18:04:31.208-05:00Damn! I wish I were there so I could make you a c...Damn! I wish I were there so I could make you a cake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162892531740629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-84310449507549839552014-06-24T15:05:42.643-05:002014-06-24T15:05:42.643-05:00Aw. Happy Birthday! I loved, "trip around t...Aw. Happy Birthday! I loved, "trip around the house wearing the gossamer wings of the Birthday Fairy." Hey, it's your birthday, you get to do it however you want! Make them match YOUR mood! Ha!MyOwnChampionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147045527058995259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-66279094771672780712014-06-24T11:17:04.142-05:002014-06-24T11:17:04.142-05:00My daughter's birthday is in December, and for...My daughter's birthday is in December, and for her sake, I've always wished it was any other time of year, even summer. But maybe I'm wrong. Birthday/holiday expectations are always so hard. I try to keep my expectations low, too, to avoid disappointment.Mamarifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861115843532508157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-25484220757494722562014-06-24T11:08:57.573-05:002014-06-24T11:08:57.573-05:00Your birthday stress is like my holiday stress. I ...Your birthday stress is like my holiday stress. I hate holidays, and expectations (my own, other people's) dog me in the winter. Except for my birthday which is December 14. My Mom made sure I got one, even though we could rarely get a party and one year the skating rink we had reserved forgot about us and CLOSED. It's my one bright spot between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when I spent my days managing expectations and trying to not share my hatred of holidays with the kids while still somehow meeting THEIR expectations which are fueled by childhood and an advertising culture that I loathe. So. Although I love my birthday, I SO feel you.Jester Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441806535770013592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-74908814907107803712014-06-24T10:06:11.425-05:002014-06-24T10:06:11.425-05:001) happy birthday
2) try having a birthday close t...1) happy birthday<br />2) try having a birthday close to Christmas, so you get asked whether you want a birthday present or a Christmas present, pick one. You'd think after this happened to me for years my parents would have planned my little sister's birthday better, but nooooo.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-47024912691429444832014-06-24T09:25:40.736-05:002014-06-24T09:25:40.736-05:00I have an early August birthday, so I understand s...I have an early August birthday, so I understand some of your complaints. I finally hid my birth date on Facebook. All of those greetings actually made me feel worse. <br />But, comparing my experience to your story, I shouldn't complain. Other people made me cake or planned the parties. Of course, I share the day with my dad, so I've never had that one day to myself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079589059457212218.post-53172261015690475912014-06-24T08:45:44.252-05:002014-06-24T08:45:44.252-05:00Loved this! I have a June birthday, so I always l...Loved this! I have a June birthday, so I always loved having it in school, but my brother is August, and he never got to celebrate with his friends because they were always on vacation! I think as you get older birthday bliss starts to fade, and it just becomes another day. At least that's what I told myself when I hit 25...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com