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MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:48 AM Oct 2025

October 29 - today's my birthday. I'm 72.

How the hell did that happen? Seems like only yesterday I was 71.................

I used to say that to my mother on every birthday (with different numbers, of course) and she would laugh every time. When I turned 25 she asked me "How does it feel to be a quarter of a century old?" and I said "How does it feel to have a daughter a quarter of a century old?"

I'm still here. I'm still kicking. I think it's going to be a great day! So, to celebrate, I wish you all a great day too!

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October 29 - today's my birthday. I'm 72. (Original Post) MIButterfly Oct 2025 OP
Happy Birthday! markie Oct 2025 #1
Happy belated birthday, markie! I hope you're feeling better! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #4
Happy birthday to you 🎼🎶🎵🎶 nt Dear_Prudence Oct 2025 #2
Thank you, Dear_Prudence! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #5
Happy Birthday! Have a great one. LoisB Oct 2025 #3
Thank you, LoisB! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #6
Wishing you a very happy birthday, MIButterfly Grim Chieftain Oct 2025 #7
Thank you, Grim Chieftain! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #8
Congratulations! And wishing you a wonderful birthday!!! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 #9
Thank you, Rhiannon12866! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #10
You're more than welcome! Wishing you a wonderful day! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 #11
Happy Birthday! 2naSalit Oct 2025 #12
Thank you, 2naSalit! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #13
And thank you! 2naSalit Oct 2025 #17
Happy belated birthday, 2na! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #16
Thank you! 2naSalit Oct 2025 #18
Sounds like a lovely day! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #20
Many happy returns of the day!!! alwaysinasnit Oct 2025 #14
Thank you, alwaysinasnit! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #22
Happy Birthday! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #15
Thank you, SheltieLover! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #23
Here's wishing you a great day! 10 Turtle Day Oct 2025 #19
Thank you, 10 Turtle Day! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #24
Happy birthday 🎂 Emile Oct 2025 #21
Thank you, Emile! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #25
What a coinkydink. It's my birthday as well WheelWalker Oct 2025 #26
Thank you, WheelWalker! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #29
Happy Birthday! Croney Oct 2025 #36
Have a great day. OLDMDDEM Oct 2025 #27
Thank you, OLDMDDEM! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #30
Happiness on your birthday 🎁 Polly Hennessey Oct 2025 #28
Thank you, Polly Hennessey! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #31
Happy Birthday!! Croney Oct 2025 #32
Thank you, Croney! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #34
Happy Birthday. sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #33
Thank you, sinkingfeeling! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #35
Happy Birthday!!!! The years speed up every year. Fla Dem Oct 2025 #37
Thank you, Fla Dem! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #40
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly 🦋🎂 Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #38
Thank you, Clouds Passing! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #41
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MuseRider Oct 2025 #39
Thank you, MuseRider! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #42
That sounds like the best kind of birthday! MuseRider Oct 2025 #44
Happy Birthday, enjoy your day! BarbaRosa Oct 2025 #43
Thank you, BarbaRosa! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #45
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly Niagara Oct 2025 #46
Thank you, Niagara! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #57
Happy birthday! AuntieKatie Oct 2025 #47
Thank you, Auntie Katie! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #58
Happy birthday to you! AuntieKatie Oct 2025 #48
A very Happy Birthday to you! mountain grammy Oct 2025 #49
Thank you, mountain grammy! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #59
Happy Birthday! mwmisses4289 Oct 2025 #50
Thank you, mwmisses4289! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #60
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly! Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #51
Thank you, Diamond_Dog! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #61
Happy Birthday! Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #52
Thank you, Irish_Dem! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #62
Have a very happy birthday,MIButterfly. Love, deb debm55 Oct 2025 #53
Thank you, Debm55! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #63
Many Happy Returns of the Day! yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #54
Thank you, yellow dahlia! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #64
Happy birthday! badhair77 Oct 2025 #55
Thank you, badhair77! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #65
Thank you! badhair77 Oct 2025 #69
Sounds good to me! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #70
Happy Birthday! 🎂 electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #56
Thank you, elecric_blue68! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #66
That's great! electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #67
Happy Belated Birthday!! Sogo Oct 2025 #68
Thank you, Sogo! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #71
Happy birthday 🎁🎂 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2025 #72
Thank you, MustLoveBeagles! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #73
I'm glad MustLoveBeagles Oct 2025 #74
Belated Happy Burthday malaise Oct 2025 #75
Thank you, malaise and a happy 21st DU anniversary to you! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #79
Happy birthday Duncanpup Oct 2025 #76
Thank you, Duncanpup! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #80
Happy birthday! Hope it's a fun one. Lonestarblue Oct 2025 #77
Thank you, Lonestarblue! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #81
Glad you're still with us and going strong, youngster. lark Oct 2025 #78
Thank you, lark! MIButterfly Oct 2025 #82

markie

(24,017 posts)
1. Happy Birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:53 AM
Oct 2025


Mine was yesterday (28th) and I spent the day on the couch being very sick… ugh. Hope your day is much better!!
…..it was my 73rd…. How did that happen?

Grim Chieftain

(1,732 posts)
7. Wishing you a very happy birthday, MIButterfly
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 01:18 AM
Oct 2025

I hope the year ahead is filled with love, joy and laughter.

MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
13. Thank you, 2naSalit!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 03:19 AM
Oct 2025

Happy belated birthday to you!



70 is not so bad. As the crooked cop, Mel Bernstein, said to Tony Montana in Scarface: Every day above ground is a good day.

2naSalit

(102,778 posts)
18. Thank you!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 04:57 AM
Oct 2025

I had a nice day, turn over 249,000 miles on the vehicle, drove to Acadia NP (it was closed but you can drive the peninsula) and put my hands in the ocean, had some lobster and saw amazing foliage.

WheelWalker

(9,402 posts)
26. What a coinkydink. It's my birthday as well
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:30 AM
Oct 2025

76 and Counting. Birthday blessings to you and a wish for continued blessings through many years to come.

MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
29. Thank you, WheelWalker!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:39 AM
Oct 2025

I wish you the same. Have a great birthday and many more!



Wasn't it great to have a birthday so close to Halloween? First I got presents, ice cream and cake and then a couple of days later, I would go out and get free candy!

Fla Dem

(27,633 posts)
37. Happy Birthday!!!! The years speed up every year.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:47 AM
Oct 2025

Feels like I only turned 75, but next Feb it'll be 78. Enjoy and make the most of each day, month and year.

MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
40. Thank you, Fla Dem!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:52 AM
Oct 2025

Love the dancing cat! If only I could get one of my cats to dance!

There used to be a commercial on TV many moons ago with a woman and cat dancing and the announcer would say "Why is this woman dancing with her cat?" and I'd turn to my cat at the time (my beloved Bootsy) and say "Why don't you ever dance with me?" Trouble is, I've forgotten what the commercial was for!

MuseRider

(35,176 posts)
39. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:51 AM
Oct 2025

My 72 is swiftly coming in December. My mother has been gone forever, she just made 70. My father was not even 40. Bad genes but they are working for me, both my younger brothers are gone as well.

Have a wonderful day and enjoy it with some fun. Your mother sounds like a fun lady!

MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
42. Thank you, MuseRider!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:59 AM
Oct 2025

I'm going to meet a lifelong friend for lunch at our favorite Middle Eastern restaurant. In fact, this friend is the one who introduced me to Middle Eastern cuisine in the first place. I see lemon chicken Tawook in my immediate future.

My mother was a hoot at times. She had a great sense of humor.

MuseRider

(35,176 posts)
44. That sounds like the best kind of birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:10 AM
Oct 2025

Enjoy yourself, that is so cool. We always go to our favorite Middle Eastern place, always. We raised our kids on it so we all now love it more than anything.

Great plans you have, I have a big happy smile on my face so again the 70's are not bad at all!

badhair77

(5,179 posts)
55. Happy birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 03:20 PM
Oct 2025

Tomorrow is my 73rd and I’m asking the same questions. Where did the time go?

Please enjoy your day!

MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
65. Thank you, badhair77!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 01:20 AM
Oct 2025

I had a very nice day!



And a very happy birthday to you, as it is now October 30 on the east coast. Many happy returns!




MIButterfly

(2,693 posts)
79. Thank you, malaise and a happy 21st DU anniversary to you!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:44 AM
Oct 2025

It was a good day.

Here's to 21 more years at DU!

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