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Dawning:
Happy (Belated) Birthday Ellie.
--- Quote ---And all the pain you have caused us all your life by not listening to us and doing what we tell you to do......
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I'm glad you didn't listen to them. Oh, their poor poor pain because they didn't get their way. :evil: Bet they have never done any self-reflection. Oh, yeah, N's don't know how to do that. :twisted:
--- Quote ---"We still love you even now. You are still our daughter"
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I've gotten this one too. :roll:
Recently, I got a funny one from Ngrandma: "you are loved just as much as my own children and grandchildren." Sheesh....if I didn't bear a striking physical resemblance to her I would think I was adopted.
Anyway, Ellie, you've got some good advice here. Additionally, I would say that N mothers see children's birthdays as *the day they gave birth* and there is nothing more to it than that. I still get toys and balloons from my mother when my birthday rolls around. On the last one - my 40th - I threw all the toys at the wall, smashed them. Put the unsmashable toys in a bag, marched down to the local store and threw it in the trash.
Portia:
Not sure if I'm too late but....HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ellie! :D Hope you had/have some big treats just for you. With chocolate sauce on :D P
PS When I video-tape 'Easy Rider' later today, I'll think of you, yeah, ring that Freedom Bell gal! 8) Very very cool. :D
Anonymous:
Last year my mother decided that we (her children) were "too old" to get any birthday presents. So there would be no more coming and we'd better be informed! She had my father convey this message to us via email. Part of the message was that SHE still wanted birthday presents. I did not give her one. Like I care about presents. I cared about her ugly attitude.
Ellie- happy trails on your bike today. :lol:
bunny
Anonymous:
Hey Bunny!
There must be some real evil in me because after a tactic such as the one your mother decided to use, I'd be tempted to do the opposite, and send really, really nice, hard-to-resist gifts, with lovely, handwritten, beautifully decorated cards reading something like:
"We're never too old to be treated with kindness! Enjoy your birthday".
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Moonflower:
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