Do you celebrate your half birthday?
@shaggin (74775)
United States
February 27, 2026 5:54pm CST
If it hadn’t been for an email from Burger King I would never have known it was my half birthday this past week. Have you ever known it was your half birthday and celebrated in some way? I have not.
My little one was up in the night for a few hours not feeling well. She got sick at 5am. She woke up for the day at 7am. She’s was fine after she woke up thankfully and she went downstairs with her dad while I caught up on the missed sleep.
With snow and mud and pets shedding and going in and out I had to vacuum and mop all the floors. I only had to do one load of laundry and wash one load of dishes.
I made my husband rice pudding. He doesn’t like the coconut rice pudding I made a few days ago which I love so I made him plain.
So it was spent as a very ordinary day.
The photo is a pretty bird house I bought at a thrift store. I’m going to use it as spring decor and possibly turn It into a geocache in the future.
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@Ineeddentures (19150)
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22h
Half Birthday!?
Not a thing I have ever heard of before
Coconut Rice pudding is awesome
So is plain
That is indeed a pretty bird house
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@shaggin (74775)
• United States
20h
@Ineeddentures I like coconut rice pudding too. I made strawberry rice pudding recently and it was really good. I made the same recipe but without the strawberries and it was heavenly. Now I can’t decide which I like better my recipe for coconut rice pudding or the plain.
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@Ineeddentures (19150)
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20h
@shaggin
Like them all equally.
It's only fair.
Me, it would be Strawberry because Strawberries are my favourite fruit
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@DaddyEvil (168976)
• United States
23h
HEY! It's been too long since you were here last! 
It's great to see you!
The birdhouse is pretty and I'd probably hang it outside and watch for birds using it this spring.
Nope, I've never given my half birthday a thought. I usually forget my full birthday until Pretty asks me what kind of cake I want. 
It's great to see you!
The birdhouse is pretty and I'd probably hang it outside and watch for birds using it this spring.
Nope, I've never given my half birthday a thought. I usually forget my full birthday until Pretty asks me what kind of cake I want. 3 people like this
@shaggin (74775)
• United States
20h
@Daddyevil it gets harder and harder to find time to pop in here. I’m baby sitting my great nephew 4 days a week until the end of the school year.
The bottom of the bird house had a panel that could be removed to clean. Well it doesn’t look like the bird house was actually ever used as a bird house but that panel is missing.
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@shaggin (74775)
• United States
5h
@DaddyEvil well I thought I would have to do it since he was born but she wanted to stay home him for the first year. She’s been applying places and didn’t get hired. She finally did recently so I’m watching him. Not what I would prefer but he’s a cute kid and she needs help and I’m the only one willing to do it. She’d have to pay a sitter otherwise and not feel as safe with him going there so I’m helping her out.
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@DaddyEvil (168976)
• United States
18h
@shaggin Oh, wow! How did you manage to arrange that?
I wonder how hard it would be to use a heavy piece of cardboard as the floor for it and replace it every year when you clean out the old bird nest?
I wonder how hard it would be to use a heavy piece of cardboard as the floor for it and replace it every year when you clean out the old bird nest?1 person likes this
@AmbiePam (113703)
• United States
23h
I absolutely love the bird house. And I love rice pudding.
In my elementary school days I’d probably keep track of half birthdays, but I must not have done it consistently. I just remember being maybe six, and someone would ask my age, and I’d say 6 1/2. Lol
It’s always so good to see you pop in. I know you’re busy.
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@shaggin (74775)
• United States
20h
I never tried rice pudding until a few years ago and it’s so yummy!
That’s true I remember saying like 8 1/2 but it wasn’t like to the day it was just anytime I was closer to one digit then the next. Mostly I’d hear my mom say it so then I’d say it.
Yes and babysitting my great nephew 4 days a week now so even busier.
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@snowy22315 (203594)
• United States
21h
I have never celebrated a half birthday..maybe I should start. I would love coconut rice pudding. Super cute birdhouse
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@shaggin (74775)
• United States
20h
@snowy22315 life is short I think you celebrating it in some way is an excellent idea. For the fun of it I would but I’d never remember what day it is next year unless I had a calendar for 2027 to write it down on which I don’t.
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@kaylachan (83201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23h
No. I know it's a thing, kind of. But that's as far as I know.
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@toniganzon (73861)
• Philippines
20h
A half birthday is being celebrated?
It's something we don't ever do that here.
Are you still active on Instagram?
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@shaggin (74775)
• United States
20h
@toniganzon very rarely over the years have I been on there. Mostly Facebook I spend time on.
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@toniganzon (73861)
• Philippines
18h
@shaggin that explains why I don't see you there.
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@wolfgirl569 (130325)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
Glad she is feeling better.
I never pay attention to my half birthday
@RasmaSandra (94764)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
58m
That is a lovely birdhouse. What is a half birthday?
@Traceyjayne (8384)
• United Kingdom
5h
Sometimes I get emails from restaurants giving me discount on my ‘ half Birthday ‘ ….I think it’s just a way of getting you to go and spend money.
@LindaOHio (214982)
• United States
11h
That's a cute birdhouse. I'm glad your daughter is better. I've never celebrated a half birthday.
@MarieCoyle (55319)
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19h
No, we don't celebrate half-birthdays. I have heard that some people do, but no one I know does--at least not yet.
Glad your little girl is OK. and that you got some rest. That's a cute birdhouse!
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@sallypup (68088)
• Centralia, Washington
18h
That's a pretty bird house. Your little one must be pretty old by now. I should celebrate my half birthday since it would happen in the summer and would make things a lot easier.
