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Hey, I'm the same way with birthdays and damned near any other time I'm the center of attention.
I remember the day I retired from my job of 25 years. My union rep came up and asked if I wanted a party and I told him only if I could kick his ass for throwing it, and I was not smiling when I told him that. I didn't get a party. My last day, I came in, said my goodbyes and walked out the gate two hours later. That was it.
It doesn't bother me to announce my birthday online, but to have people wish me a Happy Birthday to my face embarrasses the hell out of me for some reason.
When we first got together, Lisa thought it was cute to tell the staff at a restaurant that it was my birthday so they'd all come trooping out with something sickening sweet and sing me Happy Birthday. It didn't matter if it was my birthday or not. I bet I had 5 birthdays that first year. She knew it pissed me off, yet she kept doing it because she thought it was funny. I finally told her if she pulled that bullshit again, she damned well better have a ride home lined up because I was going to walk out in the middle of them singing Happy Birthday and leave her there. We'll see who's embarrassed then, right?
Let me put it this way: birthday parties embarrass me so much I haven't had one since I was maybe seven years old.
Now all that being said, I can't imagine suing somebody because I was 'triggered' by a bunch of people being nice to me.
My retirement day was the same. Walked in, said see-ya to some co-workers and walked out.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to the retiree lunch, next month at the union hall.
You forgot to mention the best part of your last day at work. When your boss walked up, shook your hand and told you he appreciated the fact that you worked just as hard on your last day as you did on your first day.
ReplyDeleteThat was on my last day of actual work, and yeah, when he said that I felt all warm and fuzzy and medicated inside.
DeleteI am the same way. I don't like a big deal made over my birthday. It's just another day to me, no big deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same, don't come singing Happy Birthday to me in public, I've had enough of them that they're not special to me. A small get together that I know about and approve of in advance is ok but keep it simple and only with people I actually give a shit about
ReplyDeleteYeah I can be a grumpy old fucker
JD
Job I quit for a better life after ten years, last day they were desperate and asked me to work late, no party, actual work. Ok. Turned out I was last to leave and actually had to lock up. They mailed my check and I never turned in my key and never stopped in to say hello.
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Not only do I not like bday parties, I don't want people knowing what it is. Your birthday is one of those security questions that gets asked all the time along with your mother's maiden name. A company I worked for would publish everybody's birthday for the month. I pointed out the problem. They said it was okay because the year was missing. The year is the easiest part to guess. Ignorant bastards.
ReplyDeleteI made it clear that I didn't want any fuss on my last day before retiring. To be fair the boss came and asked me and would have respected my wishes. As it turned out, this was early 2020 just as the Covid thing was kicking off, my daughter came back from a trip to London with flu type symptoms. This meant that I had to self isolate and take my retirement two weeks early. So I never got an proper last day, my actual last day was just like a normal day because I didn't know that it was going to happen.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow is my birthday... the big seven-oh!
ReplyDeleteApril 22nd!
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Oh, yeah. Tomorrow is 'Earth Day'*. That would explain all the warmist propaganda on PBS last night.
Delete* A holiday invented by a guy who was subsequently convicted of killing his girlfriend and stowing her corpse in a steamer trunk. The left has some seriously weird 'heroes'.
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I'm the same way, don't acknowledge my birthdays, don't care about em, don't want attention.
ReplyDeleteThey do that stuff at work here. They even post the dates near the time clock. I told them not to include me as a birthday is one piece of information used in identity theft. I also don't consider a workplace to be a social site or family type environment.
Same here. Last day of work I wanted no party, no celebration, nothing. And they were persistent. I finally broke down and let them get me a cake. That was it. One woman who retired there was so excited she had an Elvis theme retirement party. Of course we were all required to attend. Couldn't wait for my 15 minutes to be up so I could leave.
ReplyDeleteI once faked a heart attack when my coworkers sprung a surprise party on me at work. But that was more because we were young jerks and thought that shit was funny. Can't imagine actually suing people who were trying to be nice.
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Well, it did lead to him being fired, so.....
DeleteComing up on 80 this year, I don't give a shit about any kind of celebration other than having Daughter and Granddaughters over for dinner and some wine.
ReplyDeleteOnly two days I recognize are Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Thirty years ago when my kid turned 21 I told her I'm done with xmas. I did it for 21 years now you go do it on your own. I do not even do birthdays as that is a private day. Nobodies business but mine. I tell no one, ever. I write my kid on her birthday and that's it. If I see something I think my kid would like I buy and send it to her. I don't need some special day to give my kid a gift. My wife is the same as me.
ReplyDeleteAt this place I used to work, it would make my blood boil when someone did anything like that. One day on a break this young and beautiful girl who worked in payroll came up to me and wished me happy birthday in front of everyone, and it killed every bit of interest I had in her, permanently.
ReplyDeleteI've always considered that kind of thing personal information (seriously, a skilled identity thief can do a good bit of damage with info like that) and it's nobody's business. If you're one of those attention starved types who still feels the need to throw a big party for yourself every year even through you're supposed to be an adult, good for you, but don't project your need for adoration onto me.
We still do family birthdays, but those are just an excuse to have a family get-together and maybe make a nice dessert.
As someone with bad social anxiety, I think it's pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteNever had a birthday party in my life, & I'm 57. Out in the country, we didn't do that shit.
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend & I went to Cracker Barrel this year on my birthday. She loves me. She didn't say a word about it until we were paying & leaving.
--Tennessee Budd