Birthdays, in my humble opinion, should be magical and special.
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There’s one other detail I need to share. My son, our third child, was born on my birthday. I love that we share our special day, but that doesn’t change that I still want to be celebrated too. I want my day to feel magical, not a post-Christmas afterthought mixed with my son’s beloved all-things-Yes, I could DIY. I had a friend whom I once met up for dinner to celebrate her birthday. She arrived with a cheap tiara on her head.
I have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for. I have two autoimmune diseases, anxiety, and I’m a breast cancer survivor. Birthdays mean more than they ever did. After facing a near-death experience and then having a mastectomy several years later, I’ve taken on a new appreciation for life. It’s easy to take birthdays for granted when you just expect them rather than worry about death.
Maybe I just need to suck it up and get over it. I can make my own birthday magical if I choose to. There have been years I take an entire afternoon, which is a long time for a mom, and hit up my favorite stores. I stop for a latte, and I play music that I enjoy. There are no interruptions, little ones asking for another snack. It’s blissful.
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