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myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers 4 years ago

It is your birthday but you have to work in the office for the day. You have no plans to treat anyone for snacks, lunch, or dinner; even if it's your special day. You are waiting for someone or anyone to greet you but until the last minute of your office hours, no one seemed to remember.
How will you feel? What will you do? Will you tell your officemates that today's indeed your birthday? Or will you pretend that it's just another ordinary day for you?

 

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ladysurvivor (3768) response was accepted on 11/19/2008.
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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. floridachick (457)   ranked 342 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

I just had this discussion today with a friend where my ex boyfriends aunt had the same birthday as me and everyone forgot it was my birthday too, it did bother me a little but now i really don't care. it's just another day to me.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Oh maybe we're in the same wavelength. Anyway, thanks for sharing one of your previous experiences. Regards.

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2. myLot reputation of 29/100. ebattleon (461)   4 years ago

I don't remember my own birthday most of the times. So it is not a real issue for me.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Really?! I guess you're quite a busy person so sometimes, you even forget your own birthday. Your reply is well taken and thanks.

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3. Aevelor (53)   4 years ago

I wouldn't care really. If any of you have ever read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, there's a quote in there that expresses exactly how I feel about my birthday.

"Birthdays don't mean a thing to rational people. It's just a day like another when it's necessary to do one's work"


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Well then, basing on what you've just mentioned; I guess I'm included in that category, since I really don't make a big fuss about no one greeting me. In fact, I just celebrated my nth birthday this week without telling any of my officemates that it's my birthday.

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4. pheobie (8)   4 years ago

maybe a little sense of loss..
but celebrate it myself ,big dinner,pretty dresses,and some little sweet candies.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Admittedly, I'm glad my sentimental side didn't strike me last Tuesday because if it did, I would have cried then because no one among my officemates greeted me. Anyway, I guess it's your way of making yourself still feel special with celebrating your own birthday with a bash.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Sorry I forgot to tell you that I've noticed that you're a newbie here in myLot community a while ago. Anyway, welcome to this great place and hope you enjoy it here.


pheobie (8)  4 years ago

Thanks for your welcome.
so...last Tuesday is Nov.4th.
and Happy Birthday to you although it's too late .
cheer yourself up and ..
believe that someone does remember u.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Let me correct it, it's Nov. 11 but thanks for the greetings no matter how belated it is.

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5. myLot reputation of 84/100. anitajayakumar (1151)   ranked 1,612 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

Have a big b'day party with myself.happy..


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Happy for you but in my case, inasmuchas I'd love to do this, I'm financially incapable at the moment. But thanks for the response.

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6. myLot reputation of 62/100. redhotpogo (2272)   ranked 1,690 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

no one remembers my birthday. no one really knows it. I don't really mind. Its just another day for me really.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Well maybe you're really secretive about it, or you don't share it with anyone else. Or you don't like to treat them.
I'm just kidding; no offense meant okay. Like many others, I also don't care much if no one greeted me on my birthday, which is exactly what happened last Tuesday.
But I'd like you to try to share it with me. And I tell you, if you do this I'm going to greet you every year from now on. In fact, I have sent a friend request to you. Please accept it.
Thanks.


myLot reputation of 62/100. redhotpogo (2272)   ranked 1,690 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

that's a tall order. if you say so though. its january 17th.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Thanks for the personal information. Don't worry, it's safe with me and I have placed it in my memory book so that I won't forget it and I'll be reminded of it every year. Barely two months to go and you're going to be another year sweeter and more mature (not older, mind you).


myLot reputation of 62/100. redhotpogo (2272)   ranked 1,690 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

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myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Thanks, I guess you're a nice person, too. Such sense of humor you've got!

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. aseretdd (6862)   ranked 549 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

That happened to me years ago... and i was glad nobody remembered... or else they would just bug me to treat them... and i would be in an awkward position... since i do not have the money for that... so i just treated it as an ordinary day... and bought myself a nice dinner... it is sometime nice to have a secret...


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Your admission made me laugh, friend, because honestly, I was also quite thankful that nobody among my officemates remembered my birthday last Tuesday because like you, I also don't have the funds to treat them for snacks these days.

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. ladysurvivor (3768)   ranked 4,832 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

If nobody remembered my birthday, of course I would feel very sad. I am a sensitive person, and it matter so much to me if a person I love remembers my birthday. A birthday to me is one of the most important dates in my life, other than our anniversary dates and my husband's birthday.

My husband used to forget my birthday every year. I used to be very sad but he never realized my sadness. When I brought up the topic about him not remembering, he would get mad. I don't understand why should he be so mad about. It was his fault that he didn't remember. Why on earth must he get angry when I sulked?

The years went on until I didn't have any mood to celebrate my birthday anymore. My husband is so ignorant, that I think a birthday or no birthday it doesn't make any difference to me anymore. So I stopped hoping anything from him. But when I started to give up hope on him, he started to remember my birthday. But this time I no longer have any feelings to celebrate my birthday, because I recalled every insulting words he had said to me before when I sulked when he didn't remember my birthday.

So now I just received the gift and say thank you. That's all. But I didn't feel the happiness inside of me, because I just can't feel his true love towards me. I don't know, maybe my expectation level is too high for him to reach. But why does he give me plastic flowers on my birthday? Isn't it weird? He said he couldn't find fresh flowers so he bought me the plastic ones. Did it ever occurred to him to just buy me a box of chocolates instead of giving me the plastic flowers?

I feel so unromantic of him. He is so ignorant and I really want to have a romantic and caring relationship. He loves me, but he is showing it in the way that I hate. I feel so trapped.

Sorry for the vent. Talking about birthday always brings back sad memories in me.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

Oh sorry, if I caused you to be sad. I don't mind your venting. But I'd like to share this experience of mine which hopefully, would console you in any way. Here it goes.
My former boyfriend of more than three years never ever gave me flowers, real or plastic ones, when we were still together even during courtship. But when we broke up because of a third party from his side, a distressed pregnant woman in particular, he tried courting me through giving me real roses. Unfortunately, I never gave him the chance to talk with me again so he wasn't able to hand me the roses himself. And, I have already made up my mind then to not give him another opportunity to hurt my feelings again.
My husband also never gave me flowers eversince we got together, but he is quite romantic and loves cuddling. But the problem is, I'm not the type who wants to be cuddled the way he does. I guess guys have different attitudes about relationships. And us women can't shape them to the mold we'd like them to be. That's a reality of life.

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. Opal26 (14496)   ranked 8 out of 19,273 in questions & answers   4 years ago

Hey mykmari! Well if you don't tell anyone that it's your
birthday how can you expect them to know? Maybe no one had
any idean that it was your birthday. Sometimes people have
to be reminded. And if it is your birthday then Happy Birthday
to you and I hope that you will have a great day! You can't
expect people to just remember. Sometimes you just have to
come out and tell them! So next time it is going to be your
special day, tell them in advance and then see what happens.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

It was indeed my birthday last Tuesday but I definitely don't feel sad that nobody among my officemates remembered about it. In fact, it's the other way around. I was quite thankful because I don't have spare funds to treat them to a snack.
But anyway, thanks for the greetings, friend. And I've observed that you responded to a lot of my previous discussions lately. For this, thanks a lot again.

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10. myLot reputation of 62/100. kayeshayne21 (3983)   4 years ago

i would feel very upset on it.


myLot reputation of 87/100. mykmari_08 (1963)   ranked 1,627 out of 19,273 in questions & answers  4 years ago

I can sense that you're quite an honest and straightforward person, and I see nothing wrong with that. Thanks for your reply.

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