Is acknowledging a birthday important

Have a lovely birthday, janeainsworth. Cheers

birthdays were always very important in our family when I was growing up. My mum always made a rich fruit cake and decorated it. We always had a party of some sort..presents & cards

However I soon realised that not all families did that! My DH family were not particularly bothered by birthdays.. sent a card and gave a small gift but parties were not part of the deal. My DDs partner was lucky to get a card as he grew up and certainly does not get one now from his own family.

I carry on making a deal of birthdays for those I care about because that is what I know and that confuses some of them sometimes! My DGD1 has taken on parties in a big way and loves to decorate the party space with balloons/ banners etc and we always have to play some games no mater if it is an adult of child's birthday... but when she is a teenager/young adult I won't hold my breath for her to remember as there are so many exciting things to be doing! But I will tbh be disappointed! to all those with birthdays this week!

Birthday Greetings janeainsworth.
I had lots of GN good wishes on my birthday, that made my day!
Greatnan I shall join you in raising a may push the boat out and make it a prosecco.

Happy birthday Jane.

Following on from gracesmum
Is it possible for GN HQ to create a calendar so that anyone who want to be on it could add their name in the appropriate square? People who are interested could then check this each day and send birthday wishes as required.
Can we have a birthday cake picture as well?

With 21 candles Like it glitabo

Hey! Crescent moon firstlease!

Should be first please!

Jeni - I've been very reliably informed from GNHQ that tech are WORKING ON IT! - I sent [cake] to hurry it along thank them.

And how long ago was that?[huffy] emoticon!

It was a big cake

Butter, they've been 'working on it' for months and months.....

Working on 'Tech', at any rate...

ana No, No - this was just a couple of weeks ago - I am VERY hopeful +

A card is nice - no card is terrible!

Nellie Your birthday matters and us lot will not forget you. A well chosen card with a sincere message is priceless. Being overlooked or forgotten is miserable and unforgiveable. (((hugs)))

My son's birthday tomorrow too, Greatnan. The last one I spent with him was his twenty-first, twenty years ago. Oh dear, how time flies.
Of course if you are on Facebook, everyone gets a reminder.

I might sound a bit odd, but I don't take any notice of anyone's birthday, least of all my own. My DD loves them and last year I told her that that was the last one I would recognise. But she still had to do something.

Thanks all for your kind thoughts - had lovely phone calls from my son in the States, my 20 month old DGD in Stafford, and my 90 year-old godfather in Macclesfield, so yes it's nice to be acknowledged

janeaninsworth Happy celebrations!

jane that's a very talented 20 month dgd you've got there

I would say that when sons marry its still their mother who has to at least remind them of birthdays and cards etc. I'm 52 and for some of my relatives my mum still buys me a card and just sends it down to mine for me to sign.... I know sad or what? lol

I made sure my daughters had a party on every birthday and good presents - I never had a party because of war-time rationing and my mother's lack of imagination. (Other mothers seemed to manage to cobble together some little tea party.) I don't remember ever getting a gift or card until my sister, who is 4 years older, bought me some crayons and made me a card when she was 14. No wonder I love her so much.

I turned 63 at midnight on the night my daughter came close to death, so the day does not hold the best of memories for me.

I gave up having parties for the DSs after DS2's 7th. I had never heard such a racket and, it being January, I couldn't really throw them out into the garden. But we always marked their birthdays with a treat of some kind - and a cake of course.