Grown-up birthdays: the thrill is gone
OMG!!! TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!:)
That's how I would write it if I were still a teen. But as an adult, I have to write it like this: Today is my birthday.
Because even though I still get that tremendous thrill of anticipation as the day approaches, I always end up unsatisfied.
The day never lives up to the expectation created in me as a kid and maintained into adulthood. I go to work. I drive the kids around town after school. I am not the center of attention, as my kids are when it's their big day.
Some adults make sure everyone knows it's their birthday, but to me, that always seems like a pathetic cry for attention. I live at the other extreme, where I tell few people and end up disappointed.
Do your birthdays live up to your expectations?
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