Happy birthday! I'm lousy at remembering birthdays; I think, of all of my friends, there are only four I remember consistently besides my own (and two of them are because they're on days that are memorable for other reasons).
As an adult, for me, birthdays have been "holidays" that I celebrate *with* friends, rather than the holiday that one's friends should always remember. It's my day to do whatever I want (though I don't take off work on that day). So if someone forgets my birthday, I'm not offended, and if they remember it, I'm pleasantly surprised.
As an adult, for me, birthdays have been "holidays" that I celebrate *with* friends, rather than the holiday that one's friends should always remember.
Ah, but celebrating a birthday with friends *is* a way to remember the birthday.
Yours is probably a better attitude to have. Which is partly why I've always felt a bit selfish for wishing more people would remember my birthday. It seemed wrong to be discontent, even if only a little, because of something so trivial.
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As an adult, for me, birthdays have been "holidays" that I celebrate *with* friends, rather than the holiday that one's friends should always remember. It's my day to do whatever I want (though I don't take off work on that day). So if someone forgets my birthday, I'm not offended, and if they remember it, I'm pleasantly surprised.
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Ah, but celebrating a birthday with friends *is* a way to remember the birthday.
Yours is probably a better attitude to have. Which is partly why I've always felt a bit selfish for wishing more people would remember my birthday. It seemed wrong to be discontent, even if only a little, because of something so trivial.