Are you a birthday boy or girl?

FatCat

FatCat

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Well what I mean by that is do you celebrate your birthday heavily or does the day pass by without note.

I have a friend who without fail every year takes the whole week off because it’s his birthday.

Me personally I’m just not that interested. When I was growing up I don’t remember having parties. When I was 18 and 21 I was studying for exams so most birthdays were spent revising for or taking exams. It doesn’t bother me and in actual fact I won’t mention it’s my birthday unless it comes up in conversation.

I have another friend a woman who is in her thirties and she will literally start talking about hew birthday about a month before, and three months after she will still be posting on Facebook “late birthday meal with my other half” etc etc.

So my question is how do you celebrate yours?
 
Unless it's a 'big one' it's not celebrated by anything other than a meal out and drinks with friends, certainly dont have birthday parties
 
Get a couple of cards. Mrs makes a bit of a fuss and used to go out for a meal back when you could. Not overly bothered about it now or when I was younger.
 
I firmly believe in letting everyone live their lives as they wish, without judgement. There's no one right way to live. Who's to say working 9-5 in a job you hate for 40 years is more correct or noble than shooting up smack and dying young, having had a whale of a time. All routes are equally valid as we are insignificant and will only end up as space dust eventually, every trace of the human race obliterated.

That being said, if you make a big deal out of your birthday you are a moron.

Its the most basic thing in the world - literally everyone has one.

i can see the cause for celebration on ones 18th, as living here pretty much necessitates the abuse of alcohol.

But a grown man taking time off work for his birthday? I would sack them if I could
 
ThirdLeg said:
I firmly believe in letting everyone live their lives as they wish, without judgement. There's no one right way to live. Who's to say working 9-5 in a job you hate for 40 years is more correct or noble than shooting up smack and dying young, having had a whale of a time. All routes are equally valid as we are insignificant and will only end up as space dust eventually, every trace of the human race obliterated.

That being said, if you make a big deal out of your birthday you are a moron.

Its the most basic thing in the world - literally everyone has one.

i can see the cause for celebration on ones 18th, as living here pretty much necessitates the abuse of alcohol.

But a grown man taking time off work for his birthday? I would sack them if I could
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Space dust - what an uplifting thought for a Sunday. Very funny response though, I shall let my “one week birthday friend”know the error of his ways!
 
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My birthday is in August so always used to enjoy time of school and or holiday at the same time. However once I grew up I couldnt give a stuff about it. However took my kids on a nice holiday for my 50th. Good memories.
 
No big deal for me. It was for my 18th and 21st, a long time ago. I couldn't care less either way, but my family really make a bigger deal for me, which is appreciated.
 
The last birthday I 'celebrated' was my 30th. Wife organised a surprise party for me with a few close friends and family.

Haven't been bothered since, usually me and the wife will have a meal out and that's about it.
 
Usually take the birthday off itself if it doesn't fall on a weekend - but more down to the fact we always celebrate with a meal and a few drinks - and I break out a good rum or some such to cap the night. In recent years we've nbeen away for our birthdays so it hasn't been an issue!
 
Doesn’t really bother me but I do take the day off work as the wife likes to do something for it, and likewise hers.

Always amazes me how lasses have birthday weeks.
 
Kosovo said:
Why. People are entitled to take their holidays how they see fit. What’s the problem with taking them on your birthday. Strange comment
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Just as people are permitted to think that celebrating being born with a week off work is an appropriate course of action, I am entitled to think they are stupid for doing so.

It works both ways. And how wonderful the world is for it.

And in declaring my reply "strange", you are also engaging in this merry dance, Kosovo.

It's all good
 
I forget that it's my birthday most years, so that shows how much I care ha. I'm only 30 as well so it's not like iv gotten so old that I don't care about life anymore ha. I do hate people who bring attention to themselves "It's my birthday" ...... "So fcuk"
 
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Enjoy the day but never take the day off. If I was going to really celebrate then I would take the next day off!
 
I've missed a few being away in the military and offshore and not even noticed. It's just another day to me. My sister and her mates it's a six week long marathon of various social events with differing groups and numbers of attendees. It seems insane to me, and they're in their mid forties to early fifties.

I celebrate my dogs more than mine.
 
I kind of make a thing of my birthday. I know it's just a date but it always feels special. Conversely I am never bothered about doing anything for it. Except on my 40th when I went all in, I reckon I talked about that one for a year. I have a lot of friends with birthdays around the same time as me so always happy just to go to their birthday drinks don't bother with my own.
 
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