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It's my birthday!...Who cares...
9 years ago
well, my birthday is tomorrow (or today, given the hour of posting) and I will be turning 23. though looking back, it feels like since the age of 21, I've been less enthusiastic about each following birthday. seems that after you pass the age of 21, you've passed all of the age benchmarks to do most things in America, and by that age you no longer have the promise of gifts to look forward to either.
I remember when I was coming to my 18th birthday, I was so excited because I felt that was the day that everything would change, I'd be old enough to get a job, a drivers license, and I was going to finally move out and become my own person!.....but that never happened, at least not yet I mean, I've got a job but I still don't make anywhere near enough to go out on my own, it's been the better decision to stay with mother and combine resources to make ends meet, because pretty much you need to make like 3-4k a month to be able to afford to go out on your own, what with enforced insurances, taxes hitting you the hardest till marriage, and the simple fact of owning any kind of shelter being rather expensive for a single income anymore.
With all that said, what about you guys? do you still have a sense of excitement with each coming birthday? have you grown indifferent as well? or does it now just bring some sense of dread?
I remember when I was coming to my 18th birthday, I was so excited because I felt that was the day that everything would change, I'd be old enough to get a job, a drivers license, and I was going to finally move out and become my own person!.....but that never happened, at least not yet I mean, I've got a job but I still don't make anywhere near enough to go out on my own, it's been the better decision to stay with mother and combine resources to make ends meet, because pretty much you need to make like 3-4k a month to be able to afford to go out on your own, what with enforced insurances, taxes hitting you the hardest till marriage, and the simple fact of owning any kind of shelter being rather expensive for a single income anymore.
With all that said, what about you guys? do you still have a sense of excitement with each coming birthday? have you grown indifferent as well? or does it now just bring some sense of dread?
Either way. Hope at some point there is something you look forward to getting or seeing in a future birthday.
and 21 does mark the final age benchmark for stuff you can and cannot do. then you can drink alcoholic beverages without any resistance whatsoever!
granted I seldom drink alcoholic drinks much to begin with.
Err, and I guess I'm kind of mixed about birthdays...though for different reasons.
second off, I have grown a bit indifferent as well, hell a bit more panicky even, since I have a five year plane to get to the US, but two years have nearly passed (in june I'm 23, marking the second year) und I haven't yet been able to get anywhere closer to my immigration voyage to the US. but other than that the only reason I look out for me birthday und other holidays is for the sole fact that my family gives me money, which I so direly need seeing as I live of a social security wager of 450 EUR, can't even live on my own with that sadly
also we should talk more, you seem like interesting person
But man, I know how highly important financial goals can press out ones interest in holidays like that, especially when your daily income just barely keeps you afloat on normal days.
I wish you the best on your immigration voyage! and I'm open to talk more if you'd like!
Honestly though, I understand the apathy over birthdays; while I haven't quite hit that stage (I'm not enthusiastic either given my folks mostly forgot my birthday last year and when we finally went out to celebrate it a week later, my sister's presence dominated the night), my mate certainly has. It's actually gotten to the point where I'm not allowed to say Happy Birthday (though I always get one in!) or get him gifts or anything. For some people it's not all that special, whether they're burnt out, or just kinda unenthusiastic about marking the day. I personally still have a spark of enthusiasm about it mostly because it's a nice excuse for my friends to get together to celebrate. I enjoy others' birthdays because it's meant to celebrate the day they were born, and if I'm wishing happy birthdays, then it's to a friend who I appreciate, and thus I appreciate the day they were born, in my mindset. :P
Anywho, ramble off. Happy Birthday, Vos. Even if it's not terribly exciting, I hope it's a relaxed one filled with many birthday wishes.
Maybe take a day off sometime.
If nothing else, just see it as an excuse to hang out with friends and family and eat cake.
Also, hey hey it's your birthday. For what little time of it is remaining, I hope it's a happy one!
But still, I hope that you had a good birthday today, at least one better than you were thinking it would be like.
And yeah. Once you hit age 18. Birthdays become so bland that mot birthdays are just another day. Only signaling that you survived the whole year.. I'll be 24 years old by the next 2 months and 2 days. (Most birthdays now a days are just vacation days. Sometimes you find something that will have you happy.
And life in the U.S.A. is been nothing but shits. I have not seen the U.S. Government handle their people properly since ever.
nevertheless, I'm happy that I get to celebrate it in a state where I'm not in peril of loosing my home now.