Times-Advocate, 1978-02-09, Page 6Times-Advocate, February 9, 1978
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Memorable birthdays
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/By ELAINE TOWNSHEND
Lately I’ve been
remembering some of my
birthdays. I don’t recall
what brought the subject to
my mind. The last one
happened a long time ago,
and the next one won’t roll
around for quite awhile.
I’ve reached the age
where a birthday isn’t very
exciting anymore, but of
course, I mention the date to
the right people at the right
time, just in case they want
to continue the gift-giving
habit. Otherwise, I keep it
quiet. It is not the traditions
of a birthday I object to; it’s
the number of birthdays I’ve
had that bothers me. Some
folks say that’s a sign of old
age.
Most kids look forward to
their birthdays with excite
ment and so did I, but for a
few years, I had some reser
vations. The coming of my
birthday seemed to herald
some unhappy events.
For example, on my
twelfth birthday, my mother
broke her arm. “Just a coin
cidence,” I told myself.
The thirteenth birthday is
a special one for all young
people, but instead of
dreaming about being a
teenager, I was dreading a
trip to the hospital. And five
days after my thirteenth
birthday, Dad’s barn burn
ed.
I have never been
superstitious, but by then I
was becoming edgy.
“What’s gonna happen next
year?” I asked myself.
Fortunately nothing
happened, and for the next
few years, my birthday
passed uneventfully. I had
almost forgotten my silly
premonitions when frost
killed most of Mom’s
flowers on the eve of my
birthday. That is not sup
posed to happen in the
summertime. “Is it an omen
of worse to come?” I
wondered. It wasn’t and I
breathed easier again.
Then came the excitement
of my twenty-first birthday
and all the privileges and
responsibilities that magic
age would bring. But Pierre
took a lot of the fun out of it
for us twenty-one-year-olds
by giving the same
privileges to all the eigh
teen, nineteen and twenty
year-olds, too.
Of course, many birthdays
stand out in my mind for
their happiness. My family
had a double celebration
complete with champagne
to mark my twentieth birth
day and my brother-in-law’s
acceptance into med-school.
A few weeks before my
twenty-first birthday I was a
bridesmaid at my girl
friend’s wedding, and I
made it up the aisle without
falling on my face.
At the reception, the
waitress asked if I was
twenty-one. I replied,
“Almost,” and got ginger
ale instead of wine. Penaliz
ed for telling the truth! The
worst part was the fellow
sitting beside me, who was a
little younger than I, got
away with the line: “I’m
twenty-one today! ” Oh well,
at least he let me sip his
wine.
My sister’s three kids
were all born within a few
weeks of my birthday. Most
times, they bring great joy
to my life. (Other times,
they almost drive me
bananas!)
Each year I’m touched by
old friends who remember
my birthday. Some of them
have much better memories
than I do. A surprise birth
day party caught me com
pletely off-guard one year.
In the past few years, my
birthdays have passed un
eventfully, and that’s fine
with me. The only change
I’ve noticed is that they
seem to come faster each
year. “Another sign of old
age,” I’ve been told.
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