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Deane Phinney was having a conversation with one of her grandchildren about birthdays and he said to her, "Now, let's get this straight. I go to bed and I'm four and I wake up and I'm five." "Right," she said.Whether young or old, every 365 days one has a birthday and becomes a year older. There is something universal about birthdays. I love them. They are one's very own to treasure and enjoy. I think young children share that love. All one has to do is watch their faces as others sing to them and watch their response to being special and getting extra attention.
On my mother's 87th birthday, she went with me to a child care center to celebrate the day with Maegan, who was also having a birthday. That my mother was 82 years older than Maegan made no difference to the children. They put a birthday hat on my mother's head, sang Happy Birthday to her with gusto, laughed at her trying to blow out 87 candles, served her ice cream and cake, and told her in great detail all the happenings of their
day.
When Marcia, the ...