I feel older
My birthday is coming up end of the month. I feel older already.
Have you noticed how people tend to care less about birthdays as they grow older? There is a point in everyone’s lives when they stop celebrating birthdays - things get really dull. I know this sucks but it happens.
I still like birthdays, not just my own but also of the people close to me - although I have a terrible memory at remembering birthdays (some exceptions) I usually have a reminder set for these special dates. I really think everyone is entitled to at least one day of the year dedicated to them. Sure, sometimes you feel old, but people get older every day - at least one day of the year we should celebrate this properly! 
We need that day when friends stop for a few seconds from their busy lives and say, “Happy birthday, you rock.” It’s nothing much, but everyone deserves that. No matter who you are, it makes people feel just a little better about themselves.
My final advice to you is to never stop celebrating birthdays! They might get expensive, and maybe one day the gifts will stop coming altogether, but that’s no reason not to stop celebrating your friends. Remember the fun we had when we were young - is it that different now?
Blizzardus
March 14th 2008 - 3:00am
Expensive or not, it’s nice when you get a new shi(r)t and a tie