birthday

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every year you have one.. so you must hvae a thought on it.
I find birthdays to be pretty lame. I would rather I didn't have to think about it... but of course, other people don't forget... and of course it's the only day of the year people will ever give a shit about you... and then when it's their birthday you have to give a shit about them. for the most part the only person that cares about the birthday is the person who's age has incremented by one year.
I suppose I may have cared more than I let on about it in the past but the birthday is just another day and the sooner it is over, the sooner I can forget about it ...

[HairlessBluetick]

I like how birthdays normally equal presents. But beyond that I think they're depressing. They always make me think about dying and I don't like that.

[INTrPosr]

I have never been someone to celebrate my own birthday. Usually, when my family ask what I want, I give them the same answer to have a day to myself. On the other hand, I do celebrate my children's birthdays. Interestingly, since I am older, I find myself being more appreciative of my birthdays and since I have lost my mom, I recognized my dad's (75 years old) birthdays.

[Sam172]

I find birthdays to be generally quite irritating. People keep worrying about what to buy someone else. I prefer it if presents were not bought, but thoughts were given instead. Perhaps a song was learnt and then played with an accompanying guitar for a person's birthday. Maybe a number of paper cranes made, or anything else which shows time and effort went into it.

Then again, maybe we should do these things without being promtped by a birthday.

[Google Monster]

I rather say happy birthday and give them 5-10 bucks. I keep my thoughts to myself. :P

Although I do get presents from family. But no one makes a big deal, mostly introverts in my family.

[Avengardh]

I find birthdays to be generally quite irritating. People keep worrying about what to buy someone else. I prefer it if presents were not bought, but thoughts were given instead. Perhaps a song was learnt and then played with an accompanying guitar for a person's birthday. Maybe a number of paper cranes made, or anything else which shows time and effort went into it.

Then again, maybe we should do these things without being promtped by a birthday.

I agree.

I am not too big on the bday thing when it's mine, most of the time I forget that it is coming unless someone who cares about it tells me it is.

I remember my family's and some of my friends' bdays, only those I really seem to care about or are easy to remember, and I try to get them something meaningful, but when I can't and they are close enough to me in trust, a simple "happy bday" fills their day.

That's really all I want from people...mainly just from my family, a hug, and that's it, let's go on with the day. They always ask me what I want to do, where I want to go, but I really don't know how to answer that, I am not used to it.

~*Aven*~

[int]

I am not too big on the bday thing when it's mine, most of the time I forget that it is coming unless someone who cares about it tells me it is.

I remember my family's and some of my friends' bdays, only those I really seem to care about or are easy to remember, and I try to get them something meaningful, but when I can't and they are close enough to me in trust, a simple "happy bday" fills their day.

That's really all I want from people...mainly just from my family, a hug, and that's it, let's go on with the day. They always ask me what I want to do, where I want to go, but I really don't know how to answer that, I am not used to it.

~*Aven*~

Are you telling me you'll skip out on a perfectly good reason to go to Casa Bonita (http://www.casabonitadenver.com/)?

[jimkopelli]

I don't usually care about my b-day. What's one more day as compared to how old I was yesterday? Not really much different.

[ohnoaninfp]

I really dont know what to think about birthdays. I am excited to celebrate my 21st birthday, but I really don't have many friends to party with. Once I am 21 I will be able to go sing at more places.

[EternalCynic]

I don't mind it so much. Though my mother constantly saying "Ooooooh your birthday is commiiiingg!" every 20 minutes get's a little annoying. I agree with Sam and Aven, I like gifts just fine, but I would prefer that people give me their thoughts. If I were by myself on my birthday, I would either do nothing, or maybe get something a little special for dinner.. say fast food, and not worry about the health risks. *Shrugs* Not really a big deal to me anymore.

[Arioch]

It seems like every birthday becomes a little bit worse then the last one.
The presents get more thoughtless and thoughtless still (yes thank you for the soap... nothing better then a present that says "you smell").

And then you have the people who don't take the trouble to say a quick happy birthday on the phone or post a card (perhaps this is not very INTP of me but I like having a little reminder that you actually know that I exist).

I've tried to make the days more fun. I orginize a barbaque, a masquerade party. Get people to dress up as something (somewhat childish but I like it) but it's simply too much money, time and effort wasted for too little gains.

I'm pondering to keep my birthday a secret from now on. It's good to think of others on their birthday but I might just try and wipe mine from the memory of man.

[Vagabond]

My birthday annoys me. It reminds me there is actually time and that it is moving. ;P

[Odyssey]

I prefer it if presents were not bought, but thoughts were given instead. Perhaps a song was learnt and then played with an accompanying guitar for a person's birthday.

You're brilliant! ... Because that's exactly what I did for my INFJ best friend last year =) I bought her a book with wisdom quotes in it, and in the front cover were neatly pasted the most elegant and creative two paragraphs I've ever written, about what the book symbolizes, and why I chose it. Then I played her Happy Birthday in Moonlight Sonata style... It was really a sort of good-bye celebration for me. Now she's doing a different special school program and I don't get to see her often.

I knew another INTP who made (by himself!) a wooden key with a clockface on one side, and did a whole elaborate symbolism involving that key. It had to be the most thoughtful and insightful gift I've yet seen =) THAT'S an INTP birthday gift!

For my own birthday, present-giving is just a family thing. Non-family who know me say happy b-day, and that's enough for me =)

~Odyssey

[ohnoaninfp]

Birthdays are depressing as well. Another year older. It reminds you that you are mortal and that you are counting down the years until your death.

[HairlessBluetick]

Birthdays are depressing as well. Another year older. It reminds you that you are mortal and that you are counting down the years until your death.

Exactly.

[Avengardh]

I am not too big on the bday thing when it's mine, most of the time I forget that it is coming unless someone who cares about it tells me it is.

I remember my family's and some of my friends' bdays, only those I really seem to care about or are easy to remember, and I try to get them something meaningful, but when I can't and they are close enough to me in trust, a simple "happy bday" fills their day.

That's really all I want from people...mainly just from my family, a hug, and that's it, let's go on with the day. They always ask me what I want to do, where I want to go, but I really don't know how to answer that, I am not used to it.

~*Aven*~

Are you telling me you'll skip out on a perfectly good reason to go to Casa Bonita (http://www.casabonitadenver.com/)?

Ew, hell yes.

Lol, we tried going there once, but hell that place was creepy, we didn't even make it to our table. We looked at the menu and we were out of there, Mexican food...please...

Sides, there's nothing tastier (at least here) than food made by my mom :]

~*Aven*~