A Surprise Birthday Party
By Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
Germany
July 2, 2021 7:07am CST
Hello everyone! How’s your day/evening/week? Mine is fine as always.
I was not on Mylot yesterday as I was invited to join the surprise birthday of one of my friends. It was organised in my friend Gs house. She was the one who made it that the celebrant could come after her work at Amazon saying that there was an important letter to be collected after her work. The celebrant was actually in stress as she was not in the mood for going out on her birthday. She even thought that it was her saddest birthday. Her husband knew about our surprise and was with us already waiting for the celebrant to come.
Long story short, she was happy to have come and it was a success. We ate, laughed and talked a lot as we have not seen the celebrant for almost a year. It was a happy celebration.
BTW, I don’t wait anymore that my discussion responses will reach 20. As per my experience, it took at least 3 days to reach the amount of responses and my hands were itching to write something here. So, I am back to my writing routine on Mylot which is writing a post when I like to.
Anyway, have a great Friday everyone. Time really flies fast and we have the First Friday of July. Thank you for reading.
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25 responses
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
2 Jul 21
You're so kind. You make the celebrant happy.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Jul 21
Thank you @Nakitakona. Yes, we have and she was very touched.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
2 Jul 21
@thelme55 The party bash turned to be happy and sad. It's a mixed feeling of happiness.
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@much2say (55512)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 21
I'm glad the celebrant enjoyed her surprise birthday . . . and to think she initially thought it was her saddest birthday. That all looks so nice for her. Oh yah, I wondered how your experiment was working! I thinking writing when I feel like it works better too. Happy Friday to you . . . yes, time is flying like crazy!!!
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
14 Jul 21
Yes so long as my country allow us to have visitors of more than a certain size, it would be done.
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
2 Jul 21
I'm sure it was a great birthday party! That was so nice of the friend to set it up as a surprise!
I read the other day that you were waiting for 20 responses before writing a new discussion and wondered why you'd do that. There have been discussions that I've written that never received that many responses. I'd still be waiting if I did that.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
2 Jul 21
@thelme55 Okay, let me explain something you may not have realized... myLot is not a quid pro quo site. The owner specifically said just because you talk on someone's discussion doesn't mean they have to respond on your discussion or comment on a response on their discussion.
When I find someone who doesn't want to talk to me, I ignore them after that. I always give people several chances by talking with them on their discussions and on comments they make on someone else's discussions. Sometimes, it happens that the person just takes a long time to realize I've talked to them because myLot's notification system doesn't always work right. (Surely, you've noticed by now that not every time someone talks on your discussions does a notification pop up saying they talked there, right? Well that can happen anywhere we talk here. People just don't know we've talked to them.)
Now, if the person never talks to me after I've tried talking with them several times, I just don't bother them anymore, assuming I said something somewhere that they didn't like.
I like to talk and like to talk with most people on myLot but I understand that not everyone is like me so I just do what I want and let them do what they want without keeping track.
I hope this helps you.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Jul 21
Yes, it was @DaddyEvil. I have thoughtful friends.
I was just doing an experiment. I am always curious and I didn’t like it when I have only a few responses when in fact I have interacted for hours here. I noticed though that some are not replying to my comments.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
3 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I have realised that long time ago and that is okay for me.
Right. I have noticed that too. I do the same like you do. I ignore some, too.
Yes, it helps. Thank you.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
4 Jul 21
I was in the birthday party again today as the son of my friend turned 16 today. You made me laugh about posting once a month if you had followed my tactic. That would be frustrating for me if that is my case. Thank you and have a nice Sunday @Nevena83.
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@Marilynda1225 (82700)
• United States
2 Jul 21
Its nice that you were able to enjoy a celebration for your friends birthday.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
3 Jul 21
Yes, it was nice. Thank you @Marilynda1225. Have a nice weekend.
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@LindaOHio (177898)
• United States
2 Jul 21
I'm glad the birthday surprise was a success. Not much going on here. Waiting for Meals on Wheels to come. Do you have anything like that in your country? It's for seniors; and meals are delivered 5 or 7 days a week for a nominal fee. Have a good weekend.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
3 Jul 21
Yes, there’s Meals on Wheels here. I remember that my parents-in-law had them before when they were still alive. Thank you and have a good weekend too @LindaOHio.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
2 Jul 21
glad you are back to both your routines (posting without waiting for 20 responses, and of course making me hungry with food pictures)!
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Jul 21
Me, too @DocAndersen. It seems that food discussions with yummy food photos are inviting our fellow mylotters to response on our posts. Enjoy your Friday there. Thank you.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
2 Jul 21
@thelme55 yes and making me hungry!
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@Gitaafiana_2 (29)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
3 Jul 21
Birthday is a moment that is eagerly awaited for some people. In addition to gifts, congratulations are also very much awaited on this special day. In the words of a happy birthday, there is a good prayer inserted in it. The words of a sweet happy birthday can make someone feel very meaningful.
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@snowy22315 (180391)
• United States
2 Jul 21
Ooh, I love parties! Happy Birthday to your friend!
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
2 Jul 21
Surprises surely a nice mood changer... Surely, she is lucky to have a good friends to celebrate with her...
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Jul 21
Yes, it was a mood changer @simplfred. We are all lucky to have each other as friends. Thank you.
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
2 Jul 21
That's a lovely birthday party. Looks intimate.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
2 Jul 21
It was @yoalldudes. It was not an intimate party but friends with families. We mostly decorate our get together like this. Thank you.