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I hate my birthday!
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For as long as I can remember I have hated and dreaded my birthday. I think its because I make a big deal out of everyone else's by always trying to remember and call/send gift on that exact day, but it doesn't seem like I ever feel satisfied when my own birthday comes by. I could have 4 or 5 birthday messages but be sad because I have like a lot more friends that should have remembered! Or for example I will get a few emails, but will be hurt I didn't get more from people that know its my bday or that they just texted and didn't call! It makes me feel selfish and ungrateful but that's just how I feel. I am to the point where I try to pretend its not my birthday or make plans to be alone/go away. Weird or what? I hate to say it, but having my birthday just make me feel unpopular! At the same time I feel like if I go around reminding people that its my bday that it will just be fake responses or forcing people to say happy birthday. Its almost like I am testing people and then get sad every year it seems like not everyone remembered--even though I should be happy some people did!!! I can't stand that I am so selfish like this!
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buriedalive (16071)
2008-11-21 09:30:49
It doesn't make you selfish to feel put out when people forget your birthday, especially when you remember theirs. That said, you shouldn't feel bad about reminding people, most of your friends would probably be mortified to think that they'd forgotten, and would rather have you tell them than have the day ignored. It's nothing personal when someone forgets anyway. I love my friends, but I would forget all their birthdays if I didn't set reminders : )
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cabinet70 (4440)
2008-11-22 00:13:03
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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mkaidd (18018)
2008-11-25 22:38:57
i feel the same way sometimes... when other people's birthdays come around, i find myself checking to see if they said anything to me on my birthday and reciprocating accordingly.

maybe you could send out an announcement about some kind of birthday get-together... so you can do something fun the day of and maybe get some more messages too even if some people can't come. something casual like coffee maybe.
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seniregnat (18584)
2008-12-16 11:24:13
Ok my birthday is tommorrow, and I just wanted you to know that I feel the same way as you do. Honestly there is someone else out there who thinks the same way. I am trying to decide if I should fake being sick so that I can skim over my birthday and not have to deal with the dissapointment. I think one of the best presents I will get is knowing there is someone else who thinks like me.
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mercedes2004 (22966)
2009-05-13 08:44:30
I FUCKING HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE MY BIRTHDAY!!i know EXACTLY how you feel THANK YOU so much for sharing!!!!!!!I honestly fucking HATE my birthday!and sorry for ranting but its my FUCKING BIRTHDAY TODAY and I FUCKING HATE HATE HATE IT!sorry for sounding like a spoilt selfish dissapointed BITCH but I feel like SHIT and WISHED fucking birthdays DID NOT EXIST!THEY ARE THE FUCKING SHITEST DAYS IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT DAY AGHHHHHH I FUCKING HATE IT...im not really as much of a psycho as I sound but honestly what a fucking lame day ...piece of absolute shit - i fucking hate it, bent bent bent... all my freinds are doing exams, my sis incl, my mum took me out to drop SOME FUCKING WORK PAPERS no she couldnt have taken me shopping, for coffee, to the movies, for a walk NOPE, to drop FUCKING WORK PAPERS!!, i got mascara (loreal) and an umbrella thats actually a fucking PARASOL from my sisters!!and they ARE NOT BABIES!! NO FUCKING TEXT FROM my SUPPOSED BEST FREIND - HONESTLY I JUST HOPE SHE FORGETS BECAUSE I WOULDNT WANT IT AT THIS STAGE. My mum got me book tokens and she offered to pay for a flight id already booked - HOW FUN??? and its my FUCKING 21ST BIRTHDAY AND ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOOOOOOOOOOO LAME I HONESTLY JUST WANT TO CRY AND SCREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!ALSO she told me if it wasnt for the recession she would've gotten me a CAR!THANKS I DID NOT NEED TO KNOW THAT!YEAH THATS ALL I HATE MY BIRTHDAY I JUST FFFFUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKINGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHATTTTTTEEEEEEE IT AGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH - OK IM DONE FREAKING YOU OUT...THANKS FOR THE VENTING SPACE, MUCH APPRECIATED.
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xandy (23309)
2009-05-22 12:39:25
OMFG i HHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEE my birthday!!!
its depresses me cos its makes me think about death and my mortality
lol i no that sounds wierd but i really f###ing hate my birthday
your not alone!!!
and the presents never live up 2 my expectations lol
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CuntFace (23645)
2009-06-09 13:38:04
omfg i hate my birthday too, my mums always like "ohh you could have a sleepover n' shit" and i fucking hate all the attention i get, ¬¬'' i know exactly how ya feel tbh
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scarfface (27555)
2009-08-25 13:57:55
ur a self centered biatchee
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reyrey (27924)
2009-09-01 00:46:08
Oh God. this is exactly how i feel today. some 18th birthday this was. what do i get for my fucking birthday? a card.. wooo i always wanted one. sorry dad? did you just say the book and movie i got two weeks ago was my present? lovely, what next? my text books and school fees will be next years present. fuck fuck fuck. and get this, my so called friend called and said she was just going to pop by and then she had to go uni to "stud", and even better after that she was going to go to the movies with her other friend. her other fucking friend on MY FUCKING BIRTHDAY! when she realised i wasn't happy about this she asked if she could come. well guess what? I FUCKING DON'T FUCKING WANT YOU, YOU IDIOT! i don't want anything, because i KNOW that's what you'll get me. Nothing. So i might aswell ask for nothing. for me birthdays are days where life tells me that no one gives a shit about me. so thanks for fucking me life birthdays.
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