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Happy Birthday, Sherry!

by Heather on July 7th, 2008

First off, today is Sherry’s birthday! Please feel free to leave a comment here to wish her a great one! Happy Birthday, Sherry!

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So that leads me to ask: do you celebrate your own birthday? Everyone has one, obviously, but do you or your S.O. make a big deal about it?

I read an article years ago that said parents should make a fuss about themselves and their spouse sometimes - specifically on their birthdays - because it shows the kids that it’s important that even though you’re older some things remain special and deserve to be celebrated. I’m paraphrasing because like I said, it’s been at least 15 years since I read that so there’s no way for me to cite the magazine or the article, but that’s the gist.

It went on to mention doing the whole birthday thing for yourself that you do for the kids - buy or make a cake, take the time to unwrap presents (providing your spouse actually wraps them in the first place!), go out to dinner. That seems like a lot to do when you’ve probably already had a full day of work, household care, errands, and shuttling kids around, but that that right there is exactly why you deserve it! What do you think?

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