How do you feel about birthdays?

[Cosmic Janitor]

I hate them. I hate being the center of attention and I hate being the host and having to make it worth the time for my quests. I stopped celebrating them as much as possible.

Most of the time I even forget it and only my mother reminds me that I should at least pretend to celebrate for the old folks in the family with some coffee and cake.

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I think birthdays are 3 months off tbh, i mean shouldnt the time in the womb count as your first 9 months of life?

Also the whole year thing confuses me, mainly because of the solar system, the 365 thing is just how long it takes the earth to revolve around the sun is it not? But what about the other planets that have like 600 a day years? Does the planet your on determine your age? It's making me go cross eyed i tells ya!

It's not your conception day, it's your "you are on this rock on your own" day. For most the exact date would also be kinda hard to nail down ..
There are calenders though that tried that. I think Japan had an age system in the past the used to account for pregnancy.

Edit: Nvm i mixed that up with East asian age reckoning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_age_reckoning

[shifu]

I think they are absurd but on one hand I want to be acknowledged.

It's my birthday.

For me personally I hate celebrating my own birthday. And attempt to always keep quite about it when it comes up. Or whenever people want to celebrate it i just decline.

However when it comes to close friends or family. Then i absolutely love celebrating/buying presents for them.

[Daws001]

For the people I care about I'm into giving gifts on their birthdays. I'm over parties and such, though. For my birthday, the last one that I really cared about was my golden birthday when I turned 26. I went sky diving. Now it's whatever.

[Zuben]

They're a nice thing to have. Up to you if you want to make use of them or not.

[Deleted]

Haven't had a celebration in a long time, often its the girl I'm dating or a friend that's starting something.

This year though I went mountain climbing in the French Alps, that was a good week.

[Sodka]

As you get older, they really become less and less important/relevant.

[Deleted]

As you get older, they really become less and less important/relevant.

And more and more annoying/inconvenient.

[Blood Raven]

I'm pretty much indifferent to them for the most part.

[Deleted]

I don't really care. I never forget a birthday of friends, family and loved ones because I know how much value a lot of people attach to it, but personally I really don't care. It's fun to get gifts, but I don't feel special waking up on my birthday and usually I am happy when it is over. It is too forced at work when you get 40 mails in 5 minutes because HR sent around a reminder.

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[ItachiZaku]

I don't remember, but I think it's linked to over-excitement in old people and also old people mentally realize that 'they made it one more year' so their body stops fighting.

And people getting too lit or being extra.

Personally, I tell people they should celebrate their birthday. It's the one day a year that is THEIR day. Do what you want, eat what you want. Anything and everything you put off, do it on that day. Many places give you free shit. Like Red Robin is free burger, free drink from Starbucks etc. Some of us have crazy jobs, home lives whatever, but on your born day... take a break. Do you.

[Enthusiastic Steward]

I use it as a justification to eat entirely too much of something I shouldn't, but that's about the extent of it.

[Forgettable]

Happy womb escaping day!

[yetgdhfgh]

Means nothing to me except another milestone to my inevitable pointless death!

[Jayburner]

such a cheerful thread. Regardless, my family had a great time judging by all the empties the next morning...me, I passed out around 8'ish still in my work clothes and not even fully in my bed.

[Deleted]

This is the only one day when I feel that I am very special.

[schwarzkopf]

Nothing special, just another day really.

I've not celebrated a birthday for over 2 decades.

[ifrah]

Used to think they are nonsense. Then again there's so many completely ordinary days in a year, so why not celebrate something for no apparent reason really. With sense of moderation though..

[Termak]

Meh whatever, if someone remembers, nice person

[tikcol]

Birthdays are very important days and you should celebrate them. The celebration is to be enjoyed to the fullest, most likely inviting all your friends to your party will improve that day for you.

Growing old is an important process of our lives and we should celebrate our lives. We're not an accident and we shouldn't act like accidents.