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My birthday was a bit disappointing. I had some longtime family friends there as well as my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. The small group of friends that I personally invited never showed up at all. I was very hurt and disappointed, but I guess that's life! I told people that I won't celebrate any more birthdays, because I don't want to get so excited about seeing my friends and then have them decide that I wasn't worth their time. It felt like all the times I was rejected in High School. I got to the point that I withdrew and quit putting myself out there to be hurt again.
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I wouldn't withdraw
I've spent a good part of my life hiding and it isn't worth it.I used to just go into work then go right home and have maybe one or two of those when they feel like it friends.You have to risk getting hurt otherwise your just wasting time.I'm pushing myself really hard to change those old habits it isn't easy but it has to be better then what I had.
Hang in there,
Lisa
i agree
i have spent most of my life in withdrawal, and i can tell you its no fun. hugs sweetie, and happy birthday
"Treat everyone you meet as though they had a sign on them that said "Fragile, under construction"
dorothycolleen
Wish I could have been there for you!
Sorry, Jengrl. Sometimes you realize that the reason physicists are so confused is that there really IS no gravity. Everything just sucks.
Wren
It's my birthday on Friday
I used to work, but that just meant buying cakes for everyone else. Nowadays, I take the day off and if it's dry go for a bike ride or something else I enjoy. My social calender is hardly bursting with events, but then I seem to be a loner anyway. Of course that begs the question - was I always a loner or does being different make one so?
Sorry the party was a relative flop.
Angharad
Angharad