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Alex · 09-11-2007, 10:07 AM

Anybody who knows me particularly well would find that to be really unlikely.

Those who I know well enough to share more personal information with do know that I was raised JW and that is probably where it got started. Plus, my experience is that most people think that JW's deep down really want to celebrate their birthday and are denying themselves (and they think it is some form of child abuse to not do your kid's birthdays). They therefore feel completely free to try and push birthday celebration on them anyway. Every year, for example, my grandmother would give me a gift on my birthday, and Christmas, and tell me it wasn't a birthday present. Teachers, friends, and coworkers have generally behaved the same.

09-11-2007, 10:07 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Anybody who knows me particularly well would find that to be really unlikely. Those who I know well enough to share more personal information with do know that I was raised JW and that is probably where it got started. Plus, my experience is that most people think that JW's deep down really want to celebrate their birthday and are denying themselves (and they think it is some form of child abuse to not do your kid's birthdays). They therefore feel completely free to try and push birthday celebration on them anyway. Every year, for example, my grandmother would give me a gift on my birthday, and Christmas, and tell me it wasn't a birthday present. Teachers, friends, and coworkers have generally behaved the same.
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