This has not been a banner year for us Michael. I got sick. You had a traumatic accident. You also came down with a bad case of the threes. People say four is better. I'm not holding my breath.
This
is the year you lost all your babyhood. No one would mistake you for a
baby, and G-d forbid anyone dare call you a baby. "I'm a big boy," you
will inevitably reply. Because you are.
This is also the year we made you use the potty. You are still not so sure that was a good idea.
You
are smart as whip. You are funny. You are sweet. Your laugh could
make the whole world laugh with you. You are dying to learn how to
read. You love to play on the computer and all you want in life is an
iPhone for your very own.
To parents, birthdays are momentous occasions. We often find ourselves
caught up in the craziness of planning birthday celebrations -- rounding up
clowns and jumpy things, tracking down the perfect birthday cakes and
presents, trying to decide how to celebrate our 29th birthday for
the tenth time. But at the heart of it, birthdays represent very special
milestones, important and often poignant markers of time in our families'
and friends lives.
To the American Cancer Society and anyone who has faced a
deadly disease like cancer, birthdays represent a different kind of marker --
one of progress. More than 11 million cancer survivors will celebrate a
birthday this year, thanks to the progress we've made against the
disease. To many of us, "Happy Birthday" is a victory song, because a
world with less cancer is a world with more birthdays. And that's definitely
something to celebrate.
Join us throughout the day as these posts go up. Who knows what our
bloggers will write about. They may make you laugh...they may make you
cry (kinda like at your last birthday party!). You may even get some
great birthday tips! Look below the fold for a round up of all the posts on Birthdays!
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