Soo...tomorrow is my birthday, the big 21!! I have looked forward to this day since I was small, or well atleast since I got into high school anyways, lol. But now that it is here I must say that it just doesn't seem as exciting as it did when I was younger. The first thing someone thinks about when they hear 21 is being able to drink. Heck, that is what all my friends and I looked forward to in high school, then we could legally drink out in public and by our own drinks. Most of my friends still do, I know my sis will be out tonight at 12am celebrating our 21st birthday in style=) But I am not like most 21 year olds...I am married and a mother /step-mom to three beautiful children. I must say that I thought that I would be so excited about turning 21, but now that it is here it is just another day to me.
I think as we go priorities change. Now that I am a mother I just cannot justify leaving my kids with someone so that I can go out and drink and party. It just seems irresponsible to me. Now this being said, I am not condoning those who do, because I believe that everyone has their own philosophy on what is acceptable/unacceptable to them. However, for me I would feel totally guilty for doing that. I think that when you become a mother you make sacrifices and I am totally happy with the sacrifice I made for having my children. I do not think that to have a good time it must involve drinking, I am perfectly happy having a good time with my boys and playing cars or games with them. Alot of my friends do not have children, so therefore they can only see the side that I too saw in high school about HAVING to celebrate my 21st birthday at a bar or out getting wasted. I am not against having a casual drink with dinner, but I have had my fair share of drunkeness during high school and I have outgrown the stage before I ever got married.
Perhaps also, Bo not being here is contributing to my not really excitedness about my birthday. First off, I am by no means complaining about why he is not here, he is proudly serving our country and I understand that. However, I do still miss him very much and wish that I could celebrate my birthday with him. On the bright side, there is always next year=) Hmmm...so I do wish that I was not so down about my birthday and I will celebrate it the best I can with my family and sweet sweet boys, but to me it is just another day=)
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