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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMy birthday is today, 50 years old
It has always been a traumatic day in my life, only a few friends know of it. I've tried to forget it in the past but now it feels like a celebration of survival and finding a place and people who love and accept me. Letting my friends take care of me was so difficult but it's worth breaking down my walls. I've never talked this way online with people I barely know... but thanks DU.
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Ohiogal
(41,049 posts)May you have 50 more!
kimbutgar
(27,557 posts)Being 50 is not a bad thing. Just think as you get older you gain more wisdom!
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RestoreAmerica2020
(3,471 posts)...
paz.
still_one
(98,883 posts)
appalachiablue
(44,180 posts)
Moostache
(11,291 posts)May you live to see 100 years in peace and prosperity and friendship!
AJT
(5,240 posts)
dewsgirl
(14,965 posts)
FM123
(10,385 posts)
MLAA
(19,800 posts)Enjoy, 50s can be very freeing! Hope you can enjoy them.
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Fla Dem
(27,772 posts)True Dough
(27,310 posts)and we already knew, judging from your DU username, how it was you came into this world!
Happy half-century. We'll celebrate you reaching the century mark in 2069!
happyaccident
(136 posts)My mom wanted more. She always called me her "happy accident" with a big wink. She had two other kids too. She liked it when I rebelled against my father. She was a proud Mexican "anchor baby" and was a phd in mathematics. I think birthdays should celebrate moms too.
Archae
(47,245 posts)This December I turn 60, myself.
happyaccident
(136 posts)Getting a lot of love from my friends also. Also free beer and BBQ. Night y'all!
CottonBear
(21,615 posts)Be happy. Be well. Be joyful.
Your life is a precious and beautiful gift.
Peace. 🌸
CB
MustLoveBeagles
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Karadeniz
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CentralMass
(16,994 posts)KT2000
(22,221 posts)Some are good ones and some are not so good ones - here's hoping you enjoy this one!
DFW
(60,435 posts)Dinosaurs roamed the earth once, too.
Actually, I came within hours of checking out permanently at age 52. I managed to "beat the reaper," for those who remember the Firesign Theater, and have celebrated my luck every day since. That was 15 years ago. Take it from one who is still here, but nearly wasn't. There is life on the other side of 50. Lots of it!
lillypaddle
(9,606 posts)and welcome to DU!
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)Which I believe was said first by Victor Hugo, but my memory isn't what it was...
Happy birthday.
True Blue American
(18,579 posts)Keep in mind 50 is now 30 in longevity today!
tblue37
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justhanginon
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