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    Happy Birthday To.....


    Created on Wednesday, December 10, 2008        Bookmark and Share

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    ...... not me. Thank you to everyone that gave me a happy birthday wish the other day but it was uncalled for. But it did get me to think about something - since I won't tell anyone when my birthday is, now would be a great time to talk about what a freaking weirdo I am about my birthday.

    I know what some of you are thinking - I probably put on a little act hoping that someone finds out what day it is and then makes a big deal out of it. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. I've always been a bit of a loner and I usually shun the spotlight. The whole birthday thing started as a kid - every year I would for the same thing: a 2 foot long sandwich, a butterscotch cake and for everyone to leave me alone all day (presumably with my food). Believe it or not, they did honor it once or twice. Yes, I'm a weirdo.

    And not much has changed throughout the years. I usually still work that day and nobody at work knows the day. The last couple of years I have taken the day off and I usually spend much of the day by myself. The funny thing is that is isn't that I lihere I'm going and... well... who I'm not. I can't explain why I was such a weirdo as a kid but I think some of my adult weirdness comes from the fact that I can't stand people who run around advertising that it is their birthday. There was a girl who I worked with last year that walked in every day of her birth month and gave a status on either how many days til the day or how she was still expecting gifts or attention after the fact. Ugh.

    The one exception to this pattern was my 30th birthday (yes, I'm over 30. Please try to contain your surprise). On that day I did want a small party with friends.

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    Created by Rebecca on Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:43:18 AM
    So, am I off the hook from baking a cake and singing, "Happy birthday, Mr. Husband"?
       

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