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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious as to why this is under "health and medicine."

Anyway, OP, my parents divorced on my birthday when I was young.  We had my special birthday dinner, I opened some presents, then we went home and they sat us down to announce that they'd be getting a divorce.  Then we packed up some dishes and stuff and my dad left.  A lot of my childhood birthdays were affected by this.

Then, as an adult, I realized that I am responsible for creating my own happiness.  Some years, that means I take the day off for my birthday and do something fun.  Some years I go to work, and I really don't care if none of my work friends wishes me a happy birthday.  Usually I am off on a vacation with my DH and kids and they wish me a happy birthday; I might get calls and texts from lots of other people, but my well-being isn't made or broken by this.

I'll also add that one year (when I was an adult) my dad totally forgot.  I think he mixed up the date with someone else's birthday.  That stung a little but I don't make it to mean more than it is.  [/quote]

Your parents suck. Sorry. [/quote]

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