Birthdays

[DanielDeFig]

According to Swedish tradition (country of origin), the family bakes a cake the night before (always chocolate in my family) and wakes up the birthday person with cake, candles, presents, and lots of hugs n kisses n photos (moms!).

Other than that, we usually let the person become sort of a "king for d day" with first picks for anything: choice of movie, first on turn to play game (or exclusiveness if they wish), decide what's for lunch and dinner, etc.

Admittedly, this will get harder and harder as the kids are all adults now and we are severely separated (seriously, five people across three continents). But my sister's friends learned of the cake waking tradition, and decided to do it for her, since she's in uni away from the rest of us (hopefully we will all find such nice friends).

 

[The Afrodactyl]

Happy Birthday

I tend to not get exited about my birthday and just treat it as any other day, just with a lot more mail. Of course, I make exceptions for "milestone" birthdays, and will be gettign rat-arsed with the guys on my 18th in December ;D

 

[The Wykydtron]

I always spend all day playing games every birthday, it's a (fucking awesome) tradition.

Don't know how i'm going to get away with that on my 18th however...

[sub]Annoying traditions are annoying[/sub]

 

[Astoria]

Happy birthday

Most years for me mean nothing but this years gonna be different. I'm finally 18 and I'm going out with mates drinking and clubbing . I'm excited

Why not do something that you've always wanted to do but never got around to? Or go out with a bunch of mates to somewhere that's fun for you?

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I actively avoid recognizing my birthday these days. For about six years now, my only reminder is my mother telling me we have to do something to celebrate. When she asks me what I want for my birthday, I now tell her, "To skip it."

If you don't acknowledge your birthday, you never get older! Brilliant!

OT: If you want to know, check out my profile.

 

[Illesdan]

I don't do anything special for my own birthday other than trying to get out of working on that day. My two best friends however, one's birthday is tomorrow and the other has his on the 20th. So our tradition (going four years strong) is to have a party for both of them on the third Sunday of the month. We do this; we go eat somewhere really expensive, drink alot of booze, and then go play minature golf or shoot pool while drunk. Its really a blast.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

If you don't acknowledge your birthday, you never get older! Brilliant!

You're probably just joking, but it's not far from the truth. I stopped counting at 29 because that was the last time I could use "But I'm still only in my twenties" as a (admittedly lame) excuse for doing stupid stuff.

I wasn't joking. I'll probably do the same thing when I get into my twenties. I wouldn't want to stop counting while I'm 19 seeing as that would render me a teenager forever.

 

[noxymoron19]

Happy birthday. My tradition is almost deleting facebook every year right before my birthday. Who needs all the people you never talk to wished you a 'hbd'

 

[DreadfulSorry]

I've found that I have a lot more fun when I don't make a big deal out of my birthday. Last year my friends and I got together at their apartment for a forties tasting...like a wine tasting, only for broke college students. The forties tasted like shit, and that made it even more fun

Edit: Happy (almost) Birthday!

 

[Tanis]

After I turned 21 I stopped caring...and I won't again until I'm 26.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I wasn't joking. I'll probably do the same thing when I get into my twenties. I wouldn't want to stop counting while I'm 19 seeing as that would render me a teenager forever.

But then it's not so creepy when you hit on high-schoolers!

High schoolers? Pssh, college is where its at! Girls who are way to busy to flirt with me anyday of the week, here I come!

...

Spoiler: *sniff*

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

HEY.... TOMORROW IS MY B-DAY TO
happy birthday to you sir

 

[rockingnic]

My birthday is a waste of time so I always work on that day. No one knows my b-day and I actually kind of like it that way for the time being.

 

[pezwitch]

Happy Birthday!

I love birthdays. The cakes (or pies). The candles. The singing. Pretty wrapping paper. Family and friends celebrating together. What's not to love?

The real question is which is the better birthday dessert - Cake or Pie.

Spoiler: I am a Cake Person

Spoiler: My husband is a Pie Person