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Show It's About Time Tarn IBwg My Bwtbdm By VICKIE MATHESON I don't want you folks to feel bad. ..but you missed my birthday. It's alright, so did my husband and my mother. I also told them it was alright. The truth is, it wasn't. I WAITED all year for October 4th to come around and I just thought that someone else might be waiting with the same sort of anticipation. I used to send out notices a week ahead of time just as a reminder, but I thought I was getting too old for that. Now that I think about it, though, I could have written a column at the end of September entitled "It's About Time to Send Me a Birthday Card." But then maybe you would have thought I was presumptious. The fact is we all like people to remember our birthdays. Even the person who modestly tells you he doesn't have a birthday is secretly hoping you will find out when it is and then remember it. Whether we admit it or not, everyone likes the special attention; the cards and candles that come stuck in desserts at business lunches. I GUESS I lost my modesty about birthdays when I was a kid. You see, when you come from a family of eleven children chances are your birthday could go unnoticed unless those reminders are sent out. I" I I X 'xr? , I don't know who started the birthday tradition we have around. Things like birthday balloons, hau f parties, cakes and presents-but I think the presei; part is the best. Now, I'm not picky about the pre sents, I just think it is very nice for someone to gjV( you a'box with a bow tied around it. Actually theboi could be empty and I wouldn't even mind. It jSjU(1 that paper and ribbon make things seem festive. MAYBE WE should start a club for people have forgotten birthdays. I wouldn't need tojoir every year, but I'll bet people whose birthdays faii Christmas could take out a life-time membershit right now. After a birthday is forgotten different people re-spond re-spond in different ways. Some people continue it ignore their mistake while others are apologetic ane rush right out for flowers or cards. I JUST THOUGHT you might like to know lna: there are companies that specialize in belated bint day cards and they are not hard to flnd-or hardto p make. I also thought you might like to know than receive all the mail addressed to me that is sent in 11 care of this paper. J But like I said, it really isn't a big deal, 1 don, really mind that you missed my birthday. " I |
