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A way to celebrate life but mourning the person you once where. coping with the fact I’ll never be a teenager again even though they where the worst years of my life thus far. life moves on and there will be more to come. but birthdays will always be complicated for me
Mar 1, 2025
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it’s such a awkward marker of a new year. a weird mix of wanting people to celebrate you, but feeling tired of the obligation to thank everyone that only reaches out once a year.
i always find birthdays really hard, and fairly disappointing.
my recommendation is to give yourself grace, and do what makes you happy. i know it’s such a generic rec but this past year on the actual day i just took it easy, treated myself to some takeout, and watched a show in bed. a few days after i got together with friends and we went to a restaurant i love but they’d never really wanted to go to. and then we ate homemade cake and watched a movie.
sorry if this isn’t a very upbeat response (: <3
happy birthday!! and know random people on the internet are celebrating you (:
Jul 30, 2024
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I can’t fathom growing up! My birthday is in a couple days and I feel so old. It has been almost 6 months since moving away from home, and I long to go back. To think that I’ll never live under the same roof as my parents, or my siblings, or my family dog, or will never live in my childhood bedroom ever again is beyond me! I’m really scared to grow up. Why can’t I just stay 6yrs old forever?
Jan 19, 2025
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The concept of birthdays is so human and so touching.
Gathering together to celebrate the fact that someone you know and love completed yet another year on this earth.
The concept of gift giving confused me when it came to birthdays but then I realized living can be made really difficult by a number of different things, and to grow and age is to face unavoidable challenges, so it only makes sense we reward people for the time they’ve endured here.
What a lovely concept that we give presents to people and in return they gift us their presence for yet another day!!
the whole thing has really made me rethink birthday gifts. I try and think of major themes from the year they just completed — music, art, memories, something that played an integral part in helping them grow. it’s also a pretty helpful exercise to assess how much you know about what your friends are perceiving and experiencing day to day.
Mar 29, 2024
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I think little bruises are pretty they remind me that im a person. I work with dogs and having them jump up on me I get little bruises all over my legs. I honestly think that give me a little touch of personality. (not condoning violence obviously)
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