?Do you treat yourself on your birthdays??
By dolce_vita78
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
Philippines
October 4, 2008 11:12am CST
I will be celebrating my birthday later this month and I am planning to treat myself with a well-deserved vacation. My boyfriend and I are planning to go out of town for a week. Since I started working and earning my own money, I made it a point to treat myself on my birthday. It's something that make me feel good. I think that as I give people gifts on their birthdays, I also deserve a gift for myself.
How about you? Do you treat yourself on your birthday?
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54 responses
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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4 Oct 08
Hi dolc_vita78,
I don't work so I just don't have the extra to treat myself on my birthday, so I just carry on as normal. Happy Birthday for when its comes this month.
Tamara
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@potrish78 (742)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
I do treat myself on my birthdays and even if it's not birthday I do treat myself. lol. I treat myself almost every month. hehehe. I go to a spa for a massage, to a salon for my hair and nails, I go to restaurants which are new to me. I buy shoes but not expensive ones. I do this to reward myself from hard work. On my birthdays That's the time for a celebration with my friends.
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
You are right. We deserve to treat ourselves from time to time and not only on our birthdays!
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@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
wow... i wish i can treat myself with a well-deserve vacation too. i do treat myself on a whole body spa, foot spa or something that i can pamper myself. but not over for as you know i have four children that if i spend too much for myself we might get hungry for a week. lol. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU DOLCE MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE. HEY!!!!
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@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
5 Oct 08
Hi roni!
I salute you for giving more priority to your children. I think that's just how it is when you already have children to take care of. Thanks for the advance greeting my friend!
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
We all deserve to treat and pamper ourselves... ![](/Content/images/emotes/cool.gif)
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@thejj924 (78)
• United States
4 Oct 08
i normally do because its my birthday and i do whatever i want. my birthday was last week and i bought my self a tattoo and a tongue piercing, but took out the tongue already LOL, i personally do not like people getting me gifts i like to buy them myself
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@sray81 (50)
• United States
4 Oct 08
in the past 5 years only 2 times because when october rolls around we always seem to be broke it reminds me of my 7th or 8th birthday we my mom decided to get a cookie cake for my birthday and i didn't get any because everyone else was so greedy. thats my life though
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@aj2006 (1534)
• Philippines
8 Jan 09
I celebrate birthdays!even a simple celbration will do.. I love to celebrate special moments with my family. I make sure to have a simple gathering with our favorite food in the menu.. When it comes to my kids birthdys, It is always a big celebration.. :) HAppy new Year!
@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
6 Oct 08
My best wishes to you on your birthday, well in advance (if you let me know the date, I may be able to extend my wishes on that day too.......LOL!). YOur appear to be a good idea to enjoy your birthday along with your friend. YOu must treat yourself and you must spend some quality time indulging in favourite activities of yours.
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@aweins (4199)
• India
10 Jan 09
hi dolce_vita78, my dear friend, before anything, i would like to wish you a very happy birthday in advance. i never pampered myself on birthday but before marriage i use to do a nice outing, partying and what not. in the nnight dinner ofcourse with my dear and loving parents who brought me up by giving birth and making me study. i never gifted anything to myself. i love to recieve wishes, by phone calls, sms, e-mails whatever but i love them. i dont want too many gifts on my birthday but i love to receive wishes. i love black forest cake and i always cut black forest on my birthday. i spend lot of money on that day and because i earn, i dont have to ask my parents, so i enjoy more, because there is a feeling of independence.
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@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
6 Oct 08
Yes, I do treat myself during my birthday. If not on the exact date a week before or after. I go out of town or have a gig with my family. Travelling is one I like most. Just two weeks ago I was in one of the province here, 8 hours land travel to visit the celebration of a feast day. Its a nice place and I like the places where we passed by. Advance happy birthday!
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
7 Oct 08
Advance happy birthday, my friend. Me? I don't usually celebrate my birthday for I still find it impractical for we are 4 in the family that celebrate birthdays in just one month. But sometimes, if there is enough money, I do it, I dine in a restaurant with no one but me only, in my birthday. ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
4 Oct 08
I would like to do that. Treating myself with people that I love, or maybe just alone in my birthday is a means to show my grateful that I can pass another year of being myself. I would not only treat myself in my birthday, I would like to celebrate myself.
I know that being older doesn't mean that I would be wiser. But as the self recognition of being older and knowing that the clock is ticking, I know that something should be done to myself.
Treating yourself in your birthday isn't something bad. I think I deserve that to live my life, because living is hard :)
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@candysky (855)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 08
well, i will.... i will buy something to treat myself as a gift... i think it is good to give yourself a gift to make yourself happy... when you work, sure you will face a lots of problem... so, it is time for you to give yourself a gift to continue have the mood to work and have a happy life... ![](/Content/images/emotes/thumbup.gif)
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
6 Oct 08
I do get something I always wanted on my birthday, just in case someone else did not buy it for me. I also get invited out by my friends, but I do not throw a party by myself. Usually it is getting something that I wanted like a DVd of my favorite show, a new dress, etc.because well there is my husband and it would not look right for me ordering a whole pizza or going to eat at a fancy restaurant by myself would it not? But gifts are another matter. Now I have until February to decide what to get for myself. Now what shall I get? ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
5 Oct 08
Yes!yes!yes! i bought new things for myself on my birthday.
@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I have always tried to treat myself and do something special on my birthday. As the oldest of five growing up with a sister just a year younger who seemed to get everything I did, etc, my birthday seemed the only thing that was mine. And I have tried to carry on the tradition of making it a special day every year to this day!
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@jemalynjoy (215)
• Philippines
5 Oct 08
Today, actually, is my birthday. I celebrated it with my mom cooking spaghetti and going on a date with my boyfriend. I treat myself with a brand new material, this year I got myself a pair of gold flats and next week I am planning to buy myself a pair of Skechers sneaks!
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
21 Apr 11
Not really. I remember my birthday was just an ordinary day last year because we were really busy with our short business then. This year, I would probably have to treat my co-workers to a meal. It is a tradition in our office to treat your office mates whenever someone celebrates his/her birthday.
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