Birthdays

by Laika 26 Replies latest jw friends

  • Laika
    Laika

    I had my first real birthday party yesterday. There was cake, birthday songs and lots of beer (which I'm currently suffering for...)

    Call me an irredeemable pagan, but I was massively excited about this, the whole thing was very special, I got a little emotional and I think my friends must have found it a little strange but it was just nice to be creature worshipped.

    When I was a child my parents always used to tell people I didn't miss out by not celebrating my birthday but I did miss out. My parents were generous people and I got a lot of gifts but birthdays are not really about the presents are they? Us born-ins missed out on so much, it's hard not to be angry about that.

    What was your first birthday party like?

  • Laika
    Laika

    Though I am sad to report that nobody got me a human head...

    :( Maybe next year.

  • stuckinarut2
    stuckinarut2

    wow!

    So no one died, and no demons attacked you?

    Ive been lied to about birthdays then!

    hehe

    Glad you had a good time!

    AND...here goes something I have never said:......wait for it.....wait for it......

    "Happy Birthday!"

    Am I going to die now for saying that????

  • Laika
    Laika

    Thanks stuck. :)

  • ambersun
    ambersun

    Happy Birthday Laika, so glad you had a nice time.

    I got a facebook reminder that it was my JW niece's birthday last week. She has a large family and loads of friends. I posted a carefully worded messages saying I was thinking about her and I hoped she had a nice day. No other messages whatsoever. I returned later to see if anyone else had posted a greeting of some sort to her. I sat looking at her empty page listening to the wind blowing the tumbleweeds around. So sad.

  • Raton
    Raton

    What happens if you do celebrate a birthday while still in? Also, Happy Birthday!!!!!!

  • Laika
    Laika

    Thanks guys.

    Raton, birthdays are not specifically on the list of disfellowshipping offences but I do think an active JW who celebrated and refused to repent would be dfed. Probably under brazen conduct.

  • Frazzled UBM
    Frazzled UBM

    Happy Birthday Laika! I am glad you enjoyed your first celebration.

  • Quandry
    Quandry

    Happy birthday!! Glad you enjoyed your day.

  • Iown Mylife
    Iown Mylife

    Happy Birthday to you, Laika!

    Marina

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