December 8, 2020 by Jeannie Ralston · Personal Development

What’s a Big Birthday without a Big Bash? This Is the Year One Woman Finds Out

Jeannie Ralston isn't bothered that she's hitting 60, just that she's hitting 60 without her usual fanfare. Has the time come to be more discreet about birthdays?

I'll admit it: I'm what I call a "birthday ham." I'm one of those women who likes a fuss on--and days before and after--her birthday, someone who comes out and tells people (strangers, store clerks, and the like) that it's my day of days. It's all a bit obnoxious I know, but I can't help it. Never is it more intense than on a big milestone birthday, and that's just what's happening this week. I'm turning 60, and God help my poor husband.

Obviously, my birthday blues are nothing compared to the real suffering COVID has caused, but still I'm frustrated that I'm greeting my 60s without a few trumpets and bright lights. I'm not bothered that I'm getting older; just that I'm getting older without sufficient fanfare.

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