Do you celebrate your birthday?

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I use it as an excuse to do what I like and get things I want. Why not?

i used to, lately my friends arent into hanging with me anymore. then again when i DID have parties, i would just play with my toys alone while my friends enjoyed my 'party'. so no, i guess not

No. I would prefer if everyone simply let the day pass without comment or incident. Family will always call on the phone that day, and it may be brought up at work. Now I am not so callous as to say family calling or my boss bringing a cake in at work for me is a bad thing. I do appreciate that. Really. But on the same token I guess I wish birthday celebration wasn't a thing. I do not care about the anniversary of my birth.

I have a hard time with birthdays... 2011 my grandma died right before my birthday so we just went to her funeral instead. Last year I found out I was pregnant a couple weeks prior to my birthday and the same day I told my family, we lost an aunt. A week later we lost a friend, and the following week we lost my grandpa. I'm so done with birthdays. One year my aunt and her family didn't even come to my "party", didn't even tell me happy birthday or anything, but gave my husband a present. I'm tired of people forgetting it, I hate reminding people about it (makes it feel... bad, selfish, somehow)... I much prefer just spending the evening eating at a good restaurant with my close family if anything.

Something I DON'T agree with is people reminding you that their birthday is coming and hinting about what they want. Those people don't deserve any acknowledgement at all.

I was invited to a get-together for my brother-in-law's birthday a few years ago at a Chinese restaurant. Besides him, my sister and me, there were about a half dozen other people there. When the check came, I was the only one of my BIL's guests who offered to pay for part of the meal. Not ONE of the deadbeat friends offered to pay a dime. My BIL ended up paying for his own birthday meal, along with that of 8 other people (he wouldn't accept my offer of payment). My sister told me later that those "friends" were being cut loose. Turns out this bunch did this kind of thing all the time -- sponged off other people and never lifted a finger to help.

I don't "celebrate" my birthday. My family and friends who care do though. I do enjoy celebrating their birthdays.

No. I see no reason or logic behind celebrating something that was not even an accomplishment (I don't celebrate those either). It's just another day in the year, why is it so special?

My birthday was two weeks ago which is a rotten time of year to have one. Everyone is poor, no-one has been paid yet but the post-Christmas bills have arrived, no-one is up for partying, most people have colds and the weather is so bad that no-one really wants to leave the house. So the only way I can have a birthday is to postpone until at least the start of February.

It'll be a night out in a cheap local pub so no-one has to travel or spend much. And we haven't all got together since before Christmas so it'll be more of a random social than a birthday do.

I was supposed to be going to my parents' the weekend after my birthday or this weekend but have had work on so haven't even done that!

I've only celebrated my birthday twice in my life.

1. We went to a restaurant with family. It was okay.
2. We went to an amusement park. I freaked out over all the noise and lights and my parents took me home and yelled at me for embarrassing them.

When I was 10, I asked them to vow never to call or throw a party regarding my birthday. They would have to act like it was a normal day. They agreed and they still don't call me.
Hmm... Now if only I can get my girlfriend and my friends to stop calling or texting....

I do understand the logic behind that. But then again I think, why not have one day in the year that is yours & special to you? I figure I made it onto this Earth and made it through another year... why not celebrate, or just have a calm day or night in and feel happy?

I don't particularly care to celebrate my birthday. I also don't care for many holidays. New Years, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween. Basically... any holiday whose meaning has either been lost through time or does not have importance to me.

I tend to keep things simple such as eating out or go out for the day however don't like to go over the top or seek attention just because its my birthday.

Now that my birthday is coupled with an accomplishment I do celebrate it

All my life I felt like I was alone and then I find a planet filled with Aliens just like me. Who doesn't celebrate their birthday? I don't!; The last time my birthday was celebrated was almost 8 years ago. I usually just spent the day hiding under the covers; with the phone off and waiting for it to come to an end.

I don't like celebrating my birthday, but, since I like celebrating others', I can't complain if they want to have dinner with me. If my grandma can take all those "I can't believe you're not dead yet" jokes every time her birthday comes around, I can spare a little time for my family.

I dont have a party or something like that, I just go out to dinner with my family.