Birthdays. I always feel so guilty if I don't pitch in or buy someone something. and people always try to make me go in with them to get them something.I Don't mind buying people anything it's just that...
No one gets me anything. My birthday came and went this year and all I got were residual happy birthday's when one person said so, and everyone else followed along. Omar/jonathan were the last ones to get me anything for my birthday, and that shit was tight, I should probably bring out the limbo more. I'm not saying I expect people to get me anything really, but it's strange when I'm expected to do it for others or I look like a dick
so why do I need to be guilted into buying shit?
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Same here. I didn't get crap for my birthday. Not even from my parents. It kinda just came and went. It's cool, I guess, but then again it was my 18th - that's a landmark.
I haven't brought presents to the last several parties I've been to, and I kinda feel bad, but on the other hand I haven't had a party (aka an event to facilitate the giving of presents to myself) for years, so it seems to even out. Gosh that sounds terrible. It shouldn't be so give and take.
Kudos for not letting them guilt you into it, even though I think I know what you're talking about and I'm in on it. I'm sure you have your reasons.
I got some stuff from my parents but that's about it. I agree that it shouldn't be so give and take though, it seems to really defeat the purpose like, "here come to a giant social gathering where you will be labeled an outcast for not having your name read off a card for some possibly arbitrary gift"
And the thing your talking about for being in on, I am too, I want to do it. But people shouldn't EXPECT me to :/
Hey, noone even said happy birthday to me, though it wasn't exactly a landmark year. And no, don't be guilted into it. Do it because you appreciate what the friend has done for you. DO NOT expect anything in return. That's the wrong reason to do something nice for someone.
"DO NOT expect anything in return."
I said this a million times, I DON'T.
I just don't get why other birthdays are valued more than others.
"No one gets me anything."
That's what I was going off of.
Anyway, by "other birthdays" do you mean the birthdays of other people, or different years?
Everyone is so happy for summer that my birthday is often over looked
I really don't like bdays and haven't had a party in awhile.
Totally agree with you.
to zack, birthdays of other people. I was talking to a couple people today, and our birthdays just flew right on by without so much as a care, and now there's...well you know what.
Long story short gift giving is bullshit because if you don't do it your labeled as that guy who doesn't bring shit.
And going back on what I said actually. When you see friends buy someone a whole bunch of shit, then you yourself get totally ignored on your birthday kind of hurts a bit. Doesn't even have to be a gift really, just some kind of acknowledgment. I talked to a couple other people last night and basically got "oh sorry taylor I remembered but ________" which obviously puts me at a lower priority than other shit, which is fine. I just
I don't know where I'm going with this anymore, I just wish birthdays didn't really exist lol
You and I should be Jehovah's witnesses. We don't have to celebrate Christmas or birthdays and can preach from house to house.
amen to that
oh wait.
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