Today is Beibei's birthday. Dongdong had his birthday four days ago. My OB doctor, Dr. Levine, tried to schedule the C-section on September 13, Dongdong's birthday. I refused, so it got pushed to September 21. Beibei couldn't wait that long - he decided to come out a little early.
Why do we celebrate birthdays? We like to have birthday parties for kids. We love to watch them blowing the candles, opening their presents, and having all the attention. We like to remind ourselves of how much work we have done to raise them.
Birthdays are big in my family. To me, my birthday was the most important day of the year-yes, even bigger that the new year's day. I became the center of the family. I didn't have to do any house chores, got to eat a lot of treats (no cake though, there was no bakery in the small town we used to live), and was not afraid of being punished for bad behavior. When I was in college, my parents would send me a birthday note by telegraph (if you know what I mean) every year.
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