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Feeling Sad about Birthday coming coming up...
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 538021" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I'm sorry, I know it hurts. But, this is why years ago I began celebrating my own birthday. I even throw my own birthday party. I pick a place for dinner or drinks, and invite my friends to join me. My kids don't go (and really aren't invited, to be honest lol). Last year for my 50th, I took myself to Key West.. and 3 friends went with me. It was one of the best birthdays ever.</p><p></p><p>For me, my birthday is about Crazy surviving another year in this crazy world, and that's something to celebrate, for myself, whether or not anyone else acknowledges it. I don't want or expect cards or gifts any more, I just want to have fun and enjoy myself on that day. </p><p></p><p>Mother's Day.. that one can be a bit tougher for me.. but I'm learning to adopt that attitude for that day as well. It was ignored by my children for most of their lives, so that I grew to hate the holiday. But, they are slowly beginning to acknowledge me on that day as the years go by, and that helps a bit. Nowhere near the acknowledgment I see many other mothers get, but, it is what it is. I can't change it, and it wouldn't be worth anything if I had to ask for it. </p><p></p><p>It takes time to get to that point... but you can do it. Just make it about you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 538021, member: 1157"] I'm sorry, I know it hurts. But, this is why years ago I began celebrating my own birthday. I even throw my own birthday party. I pick a place for dinner or drinks, and invite my friends to join me. My kids don't go (and really aren't invited, to be honest lol). Last year for my 50th, I took myself to Key West.. and 3 friends went with me. It was one of the best birthdays ever. For me, my birthday is about Crazy surviving another year in this crazy world, and that's something to celebrate, for myself, whether or not anyone else acknowledges it. I don't want or expect cards or gifts any more, I just want to have fun and enjoy myself on that day. Mother's Day.. that one can be a bit tougher for me.. but I'm learning to adopt that attitude for that day as well. It was ignored by my children for most of their lives, so that I grew to hate the holiday. But, they are slowly beginning to acknowledge me on that day as the years go by, and that helps a bit. Nowhere near the acknowledgment I see many other mothers get, but, it is what it is. I can't change it, and it wouldn't be worth anything if I had to ask for it. It takes time to get to that point... but you can do it. Just make it about you. [/QUOTE]
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