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Anyone else get pushed into doing what others want for your birthday?

Then they get mad you say no and put a guilt trip on you? And say things like, “Now my head hurts.” And they wonder why I don’t look forward to birthdays.

Do you experience similar?



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shakemeup · 36-40
Yes and no. I prefer to not celebrate my birthday.
MellyMel22 · F
@shakemeup That’s how I feel about it and it pisses everyone off..
shakemeup · 36-40
I grew up either not having a birthday at all, or it being all a show. If you didn't cooperate with the show being put on, yeah it pissed people off.

Any of the few genuinely good birthdays (with someone who seemed to actually care about me) felt beyond odd too, because I wasn't used to someone actually accepting and wanting to do what I wanted to do.
MellyMel22 · F
@shakemeup I’m sorry there weren’t a lot more ones like that(the better I mean).
shakemeup · 36-40
@MellyMel22 It's alright. I'd rather have fun times with people on any day of the year, and not just because its my birthday anyway. So I focus on those. They hugely outnumber birthdays. So really birthdays don't matter in the end, when you think of it that way. At least that works for me! And that's what I mention to other people who don't like birthdays as well.
MellyMel22 · F
@shakemeup I def get it!

Thanks for sharing!
shakemeup · 36-40
@MellyMel22 Hope your birthdays get better!
MellyMel22 · F
Thank you.. I hope yours are good too. @shakemeup