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My parents didn't get me anything for my 16th birthday ... :(?

You know what? Last September was my 16th birthday. I didn't get a present either, because the power company, being assholes, decided that I can spend my birthday dying from not being able to breathe (unfortunately, it was still hot and muggy) and shut the power off. My parents had to use my and my sister's birthday money given to us by our grandparents for the electric. Heck, I didn't even get a cake like my parents wanted to do because of those asses. But did I complain about lack of presents or a cake? No. I was just glad to not have to die because Duke Energy doesn't give a crap about killing sick kids who have trouble breathing.

So you don't have headphones like your cousins and friends. It's not the end of the world. Maybe you shouldn't have bugged your parents about it.

BTW, headphones aren't a necessary staple for survival. If you want them so badly, get a job (if your hometown has any available) and buy them yourself.

Wife making unwanted birthday plan?

For at least the last few years my wife continually makes plans for my birthday contradictory to what/how I would like to spend that day. Which each year leads to me having a miserable birthday and usually a big argument over this very fact. Once again she is heading down this road and this year thinking of heading it completely off. Each year I state that my desire is to just have a nice dinner out for my birthday and thats it. This year stated that wanted my birthday to be a dinner at local favorite steak house with just the two of us. Each year have made a similar request and end up with some sort of party at the house with a bunch of people around which is not what have ever wanted and have made it clear every year for at least the last 5 years that do not enjoy it at all. We were out this past weekend shopping and she goes to order a sheet cake for my birthday I once again said please do not get a big cake since just want to have a nice dinner on birthday and thats it. She keeps asking what I want on cake and what kind of cake etc and restate do not want a cake or big party. Finally I give up and just walk away to look at some things in the store while she orders the cake. Well I have been thinking that since she does not listen and I know where the cake was ordered that would call and cancel the cake. Also call the people she has or will be inviting to my birthday party this week and tell them that its canceled since will be going out for dinner on my birthday. I figure then she will get my point since doesnt listen to what I have to say on this point. When my birthday arrives tell her we are going out for dinner and that everyone has been informed. Or have thought about just showing up for a few minutes at party and say that going out for dinner. This has made me so angry each year and ends with a big fight that have even thought about just working very late the night of my birthday to avoid the entire thing.

The Secret Language of Birthdays?

November 17 Day of the Bridge

Personality
November 17 people are like bridges over troubled water, whether establishing links between opposing points of view, peoples, ideas or interests. The lives of those born on this day can be likened to a crossroads where diverging lines intersect; November 17 people often play a leading role and act as the cement that holds things together. In family, social and professional life they have a good idea how to administer to the smooth running of the group.

Perhaps November 17 people learn to hold things together due to their own cultural or genetic makeup, which is often a mixture of two or more distinct strains. Thus they are living proof that diverse cultures, classes or political entities which seem to be unalterably opposed, can in fact be united. Above all, those born on this day hate squabbling, dissent, divisive tactics and all forms of discrimination.

Health
Those born on November 17 must (particularly in later life) be mindful of their posture, especially concerning damage or deformation of the skeletal system and middle back. Physiotherapy, chiropractic treatments, massage and acupuncture can be very helpful. Those born on this day tend to be rather stoical about pain, and therefore may ignore chronic ailments. For this reason they should allow for regular physical checkups, including blood tests for possible anemia. Also they can suffer from internalized worry manifesting as an ulcerative condition of the upper (duodenal ulcer) or lower (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease) bowel. Dietary care should be taken regarding overly spicy or exotic foods which can aggravate these difficulties. Only limited exercise is recommended for those born on this day, unless they have strong athletic leanings, and then care should be exercised, especially in later life.

Meditation
God’s chosen people can only be the entire human race´

Advice
Try to keep your heart open; beware of closing yourself off emotionally. Be up front and avoid talking out of earshot. Keep your motives clear.

Partly true.

Please help?? My 16th birthday sucked?

YOU THINK THAT'S A CRAPPY BIRTHDAY? REALLY? WANNA HEAR MY BIRTHDAY?

Okay Sooo,, on my birthday I was supposed to have this huge party with like 20 if my friends coming for a sleep over.. And at school we were supposed to have cake celebrating my birthday, but we didn't because my dad called the school and said "oh no sorry, I'm running late, I won't be there on time" and my teacher told me, and when I sat down I told this kid who sad next to me, and he announced it to the class! And everybody was like "Oh sorry" or "oh THIS SUCKS!" it was soooo embarrassing. And then my step mon was taking me, and 2 friends to the sleep over, but she told me this, "Oh...I'm really sorry but we have to take your friends home because your dad was arrested and it was on the news.. And I'm sorry but nobody can come to our house because the cops could come any moment" I started crying, and my friends watched me cry on the 2 hour drive :( then when I got to my house, it was very pretty and all decorated for a party that want going to happen. Then all my friends canceled on me and told me their not coming. Then this one girl started texting me and telling me to "f*ck off and my friends aren't coming" then both of my friends got picked up.4 about 3 hours I just cried. Then I stopped cause my eyes started to hurt. Then my cousin picked me up and watched me cry again. Then my mom tries to comfort me but I just kept crying and yelling, "why today? Why did it have to be TODAY?!" and then I had to switch schools and finish out my year in homeschool because the whole school saw my dad on the news :(( worst day of my life. And to add to it, all those people who were supposed to come to my party, all spread rumors about me, that the only reason why I'm happy, because I switched schools and now they can't make fun of me to my face :/

Why do some people keep their birthday a secret?

Personally, I don't like getting a lot of attention, and I don't really celebrate my birthday. When people find out it's your birthday, they ask you what you're doing to celebrate (and "nothing" is never an acceptable answer, they just keep pushing and suggesting instead of realizing that you are happy not to celebrate it), they sing at you, they generally bother you all day.
At one job, they always made a big deal out of everyone's birthday. I discreetly told the office manager that I was not interested in celebrating my birthday, so I'd appreciate no mention being made of it. She agreed, then sent a message to everyone's computer that it was my birthday, but there would be no celebration per my wishes. So instead of being the (unwanted) center of attention just during our lunch break, I dealt with people all day coming by saying, happy birthday, why won't you celebrate? Are you upset about your age? Why did you keep us from having the party? (The truth was that my grandmother was dying and I had a few other personal crises going on, so I was going through a depression and really just wanted to be left to myself. I didn't think I should have had to share that with people I only knew at work.)
I don't care about getting older. I will take it over the only alternative--dying young. But I also don't necessarily want my own personal holiday foisted upon me by others when I would rather just have a normal day. If someone didn't tell you it was their birthday, they just didn't want a big deal made of it. Respect their wishes.

What is the appropriate gift for a Vietnamese birthday? Female 50ish?

The Jax is stupid.

Anyways, 50 year old Vietnamese women...what do they want as presents...

Well first off, traditionally Vietnamese don't celebrate birthdays (to some each year leads us closer to death). But if you want to buy a present for a 50 yr-old woman, the following is a list of APPROPRIATE (a bag of rice is considered rude and unusual to some)

- A box of chocolates is generally accepted (although not common)

- Make-up*

- Clothing (if you know her size)

- Fruits (yes! fruits are very common presents - especially the INSEASON ones. Common fruits include:
> Watermelons, mangoes, longans, lychees, durians (be careful some people are not happy with its scent), custard apples etc.

- A gift voucher for shopping is okay (saves you from getting potentially unwanted gifts)

- Kitchen appliances (yes these will be generally accepted and quite common)

- Hahahahha....prada lol - sometimes maybe try a handbag? - these are quite good too

Lastly, it just depends from person to person but it's pretty common to make mistakes.
Do nots:

- Rice or cheap staple foods (wheat etc)

- Force them to take the present if they say 'I can't you're too kind'

- Overbuy presents or you'll be seen as 'weird'

As I mentioned it's very common for Vietnamese women to not accept presents not because they don't want it, but deep inside they just can't accept "expensive or too exquisite" items...well jewellery is nice but too much lol.

If I were you I would stick with fruits and clothing or appliances, not necessarily kitchen but hey!.

Neopets Pet Birthdays?

It's pretty easy, if you've got a calculator.

1) Get a calculator, and go to your pet's lookup page. (Get there by clicking on your username to go to your user lookup, then click on the picture of the pet you want to figure out the birthday of.)

2) Look where it says age. On my pets, it gives a number of days followed by a number of hours. But in case yours does read as only hours, I'll walk through from that point. Take the number of hours your pet is old and divide by 24. You now have the number of days your pet is old.

3) Add up the number of days in the year so far. Well, that's pretty consistent, so I'll just give the total to you: July 18th is the 199th day of 2009. Subtract that number from your total. You now know what age your pet was on December 31st 2008.

4) If your total is more than 366, subtract 366 from your total (since 2008 was a leap year). Continue with this process, compensating for leap years, until you come up with a total under 365 (or 366 if you land on a leap year).

5) Starting with December, subtract the number of days in each month until you end up with a number less than that of the next earlier month. If you rounded down (like I did) in step two, do NOT FORGET to compensate for the day you're on.

6) At this point, you need to count backwards from the end of the month until you reach day ZERO (NOT day one - that's the day after your pet was made). In my example below I landed on the last day of a month so this was unnecessary. If you need a visual aide, the Neopets diary should work just fine.
http://www.neopets.com/diary.phtml

Congratulations! You now know your pet's birthday! I hope this all was clear!

Why do I feel so hurt by my husband's birthday gifts?

Have you talked to him and told him how you feel, not actually on your birthday/in the heat of the moment?

Was he always this way? If so it's unreasonable of you to expect him to magically change his ways.

His "love language" may not be gifts. Does he otherwise do nice things for you, like leave you notes or cover one of your chores as a favor? https://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/ar...

He's also not a mind-reader. Maybe you need to TELL HIM exactly what you want, so that you don't wind up disappointed. "Honey, my birthday is next Friday. I would really like it if you would get me the chocolate mousse cake from Publix that I like, and buy me a little gift - I have an Amazon Wish List you can browse for ideas."

When he made the cake, did you make sure to tell him how much it meant to you? "Honey, I LOVE the cake you made for me two years ago. It was so pretty and tasted great. If you could do that every year for my birthday, I'd be perfectly happy. Will you do that for me?"

It may not be spontaneous or as "romantic" as you'd like to outright tell him what you want, but it's practical and clear. Again, he's not a mind-reader. If he's not good at gift-giving them you need to walk him through it so that you're not disappointed. It's unfair for you to suddenly expect him to change just for you.

If he's thoughtless in other areas of life and this was just the icing on the cake (no pun intended), then sit down with him and tell him that the marriage needs work.

But he DID get you gifts and remember your birthday. It may not have been what you had in mind, but if you didn't open your mouth and say "I want XYZ" then frankly that's your own fault. If he's otherwise a good guy who treats you well and you're happy, then you need to stop being so dramatic with all the "He doesn't love meeee!!!" crap. Instead, just tell him what you want, or simply lower your expectations.

My husband didn't do anything special for my 30th birthday ...?

... we've been married 5 years and this is very typical. I understand that men don't "get it" but my 30th?

The whole day passed, I didn't get a "Happy 30th Birthday", a card, a cake, not even a cupcake with a candle! haha I told myself this year I was letting it go. He does this to me each year for any special day (special to me) like birthday, Valentine's and anniversary. I didn't make a big deal out of it and when my mom came over she observed and said, "I hope you're having a good birthday, you didn't even get a cake." My husband immediately realized he didn't get it right. I didn't say a word and we went on our normal evening, I cooked dinner and we did our own thing and went to bed. At midnight he says to me, "Are you ok?" I was really shocked because I had made it a point to not be a drama queen about it. I said, "I'm fine, what would make you think I wasn't?" He then told me that he just wondered. I said that he must feel like something was between us for him to bring that up. He said that he just felt like he didn't do what I liked on my birthday. He admitted it! I didn't even say a word the whole day and he comes out with this at MIDNIGHT. I could not be more crushed. I just told him that I had learned to accept that he does not put importance on the way I feel or the things I like. I wasn't mean or upset, I was just being flat out honest with him. He kept on asking if I was ok and I blew up. I told him that I was hurt and that I was very uspet that of all years he could have at least helped me celebrate my 30th. He didn't really sleep much and was very, very late to work today.

I feel like this could be SO EASILY fixed if he would just understand that a birthday, Valentine's, and anniversary comes ONE TIME A YEAR. I can't comprehend how hard that is to understand! I don't want to play tit for tat but in all honesty, I make him feel special on his birthday. I never turn him down for sex, I keep myself attractive for him and yet I still am forgotten.

I feel really sad and I know that it is silly to be upset over something like a birthday. I am mostly venting but heartbroken. I asked him why he didn't do anything and he said (as he always says), "I just didn't know what to do." WHY?

I truly feel that his actions prove that I'm not important to him. I always thought if someone was important you would make sure to "understand" that person and please them. I do it for him.