My Birthday and I don't like any fuss.

Another Cancerian here, so not long to go!
Phew! Thank goodness that's a non sequitur;
As another long-time Cancerian you had me worried for a moment!

I hate them too but it isn't a problem because virtually no-one knows when it is. Even my children don't know so the day passes as normal and is soon history.

Be thankful your birthday is being celebrated! Mine is also today and all I've had are messages from GS and DS, from DH.....zilch. Not even a spoken Happy Birthday and he wonders why I'm not in a good mood. Am off for a long walk by the river to see if that'll help me feel less tearful.

It’s a conundrum for me. I really look forward to my birthday and then on the day I’m as flat as a pancake and hate the fuss. I’m sure it all stems from an incident when I was around 10 so I’ve had plenty of time to get over it!

Happy Birthday Grannyhaggis . I had the most horrendous bday last year due to my cantankerous, acussatory older son. I hope this year will be better, but I'm not putting any money on it. If I had a partner, I would probably go away somewhere. But being on my own it's difficult. Anyway, have as lovely a day as possible.

Lol, I thought I was the strange one, I hate birthdays too,, so relate to your post.

I understand how you feel. I tend to think of my mother on my birthday more so as I get older.

I hate being reminded I am another year older ☹️ However I don’t mind doing something enjoyable but don’t want it marked as a birthday celebration. Being born in 1st January makes it difficult to avoid ?

Personally I would love a little bit of fuss on my birthday. I was 33 before anyone even got me a cake and that was when I was a volunteer at a charity as a thank you for my time. I have unfortunately been ill on my last two special birthdays not that DH who has depression had arranged anything. I was an only child and unfortunately have no children and no extended family close by. I always feel a sadness come over me as all my friends have celebrations even for a normal birthday which kind of rubs it in. I just now try and think it is only one day and I buy a bottle of champagne and have a takeaway. Happy birthday to all Cancerians.x

I'm the same with birthdays. It was mine on Saturday and I had a lovely morning with my GD, then sat in the sun reading and drinking prosecco! My OH went out with his colleagues and that didn't bother me one iota. I love peace and quiet. Cancerians btw are loyal, romantic and generous x

The many Young people buried along Side my mum would love to celebrate their birthday. Be grateful for every birthday you reach

Birthday! Just another day. I celebrate every day, happy that I am still here and am able to enjoy myself. I don't need a special day to celebrate a wonderful life.

I wish i could celebrate my birthday. My family dont acknowledge it. Have no friends now so only card i get is one i buy from my pets. Normal day very sad

Happy birthday JonesKPj000. It's my birthday today too and I love birthday celebrations, alas mine are always very low key,even in childhood. I have a chest infection and feeling a bit yuk. My grandchildren can't visit as some of them aren't well and I don't want to pass any of my bugs to them. So feeling a bit down today. Had plans to go shopping for clothes,meal, cinema with hubby but that will have to wait until I'm well again.

Perhaps you could turn it round and see it as all the people who love you celebrating your birthday when they send greetings.

I like my family to make a bit of fuss on my birthday; my DDs and their families come round with presents and we have to have a cake so that my GD can blow out the candles! My DH and I then have a couple of nights away somewhere in a hotel.
What I DON'T do is to share any details about when my birthday is on social media. Lots of my friends from church would see it and it has not been unknown for a birthday to be announced during the service and for the whole congregation sing 'Happy Birthday' to them. I would find that so embarrassing. So I won't be sharing my birth date with any of you- sorry!

Thank you all once again. I did have a lovely day and enjoyed seeing my son's and their partners. I really appreciate everything I receive, just don't like being the centre of attention, but I am very grateful for having a loving family. Happy Birthday to all that are celebrating or not, their birthday today, and to all our other fellow cancerians out there.

Happy Birthday Jones!!!
One of my best birthdays was when I was still working. I think it was my 50th, I often walked my dog in the nearby woods, and saw a notice there that said that the woodland Warden would take anybody who wanted to on a woodland walk. I phoned the number given and arranged to meet the Warden at the car park there. He took me on a lovely trip around the woods, pointing out such things as a squirrel's dray, badger's holt, various flowers etc. and told me all sorts of interesting things. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not a lot of fuss is made by my family and I don't think my friends really remember me now. Perhaps they will when I turn 80, I will drop serious hints about it.

It's my birthday tomorrow and I will be spending a good part of it at the fracture clinic in our local hospital, I had a fall at the end of last month and badly broke my right ankle have spent the last 5 weeks hopping around the house using a zimmer frame as I am not allowed to put any weight on it. I won't hear from my daughter this year as she is on holiday and my 2 sons never send cards or make any contact at all.

Getting older/old is a privilege not everyone gets so Iam VERY happy to celebrate my birthday and always make a point of celebrating the birthdays of others too Think on

I love to celebrate other people's birthdays but as for my own I much prefer to go about my day as normal I'm not a misery guts just don't like a fuss I have worked at the same place for 18years and although I put money in a collection for all my work colleagues I don't tell anyone when my birthday is

No fuss for me either. I'm 70 this year and all I want is a meal out with husband, daughter (if she can get to Cornwall from Warrington) and our dog. Hoping to meet up with 2 friends I have in Derbyshire (left 5 years ago) but will probably do it mid country late summer as birthday is on 30 December.

How many birthdays do we get in our lifetime? Maybe 70 or 80 and occasionally more. I think you should have 3 days of celebration, and if your birthday falls in the winter have 2 of those days in the summer, Celebrate with gusto!!!

razzy .. my grandson' s birthday is same as yours .. I celebrate it 6 months earlier ..

... or late!