We celebrate birthdays the wrong way round, amirite?

You're just overthinking it … that's what mothers/Father's Day is for. Your birthday is to celebrate when you came to be in this world. Doesn't matter that you had anything to do with it

by Patient_Cabinet_3774 10 months ago

Be it mentally, physically or otherwise. We should provide gifts to those we cherish rather than gifts received. We do, they have birthday too.

by Anonymous 10 months ago

Nope. My Birthday is the one time of year where it's all about me. No way Im going to spend it buying gifts for other people.

by Zdickens 10 months ago

🙄

by Key_Astronomer 10 months ago

My birthday is just another day to me.

by Different_Refuse_259 10 months ago

I think for a lot of families birthdays are mainly a fun thing for the kids and an excuse for a party. Kids have a lot of fun at those.

by Training_Drop_7159 10 months ago

How are you supposed to explain that to a child? "Welp little Timmy, it's your birthday! Make sure to say thank you to your parents and siblings that they didn't let you die this year. No I don't care that you're only 3, it time you start thinking about others".

by Benny67 10 months ago

Adults shouldn't really be expecting gifts from everyone.

by Anonymous 10 months ago

Logically you should celebrate your life at the end, when you have a better idea of how it's gone, but logistically it works better to receive stuff on the anniversary of your birth and give away all your stuff upon your death

by Winter-Parking 10 months ago

When I first read the title and nothing more, I took this as something kind of prophetic where you somehow know the day you're going to die and celebrate that day instead.

by Anonymous 10 months ago

Birthdays are meant to be days of joy. We shouldn't overcomplicate things.

by Anonymous 10 months ago

Who said my suggestion can't be a joyful occasion?

by Anonymous 10 months ago

A ‘thank you, for helping me to live another year on this rock There are plenty of other days you could do this... If it's just that important.

by Sure-Scholar6000 10 months ago

What do you mean? You could never express your love for others on their birthday, mothers/fathers day, thanksgiving, or on any day that ends in ‘day'. It has to be on your birthday.

by Benny67 10 months ago

We pay a round for our friends here. Thats plenty

by Anonymous 10 months ago

I do that by giving away candy to strangers on my birthday. All I ask is that they wear a costume, knock on the door, and say "trick or treat" when I open it...

by Legitimate-Catch 10 months ago

I like your thinking and agree with it so much!

by Key_Astronomer 10 months ago

Imagine being forced to decide who your friends are every year... You'll miss gifting one person and then they'll get sour about it, now the friendship is definitely ruined. Yea that's not the kind of stress I want on my birthday.

by Colt08 10 months ago

Don't you decide that by who you invite to your own birthday event?

by Anonymous 10 months ago