“Happy Birthday!” Birthdays aren’t happy for me. Why? Because it’s not my real birthdate and it reminds me of that and of my birth family I do not know.
So I propose a change to “It’s Your Day!” It’s a day set aside for me (or you) so spend it how I (you) would like. Feel how I (you) want to feel. There’s no need to fake happiness. By all means if you are happy about it, feel free to be happy, but for me, I want to not feel pressure to smile and say “Thank You!” every time I hear “Happy Birthday” on one particular day of the year.
Holidays are complicated and emotional for a lot of people. People have begun to take that into account with Mother’s Day & Father’s Day, so why not birthdays? or “Birthdays”?
The AdopTwins 
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