Persuasive Essay About Birthday

Birthdays – what it is, why we have it

Now, this a no brainer, everyone was born on a particular day, so they have a birthday right. I guess what it means to each of us varies, in the same way we have varied preferences of how we like our eggs prepared.

Mine is soon coming, too soon, wait up I say I really can wait till I get older, like really. But we all know that time and tide waits for no man, unless the world ends before March 18, 2016 GMT +8.

For some time I tried to convince myself that it was a celebration of my life and the many blessings bestowed on me yet I knew without a blink of an eye that I hated it, yes hating it was my decision. Last year, one very precious friend talked me through why I should not feel bad and horrible about birthday and I knew why she was right and one year on, I feel like I back

While I was still child, many people used to comment as to why I should have a birthday party. Truth be told as an adult one should know that birthdays are the same every year and surprise, surprise I am Lenten baby. I wanted pressies, a new dress, pretty cake which mom baked and the well wishers of uncles, aunts and friends – those were the best days. That does not mean I never observed Lent because I was dreaming of my birthday. As children we observed the days and fast of abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, we collected money for the Lenten campaign from our pocket money, and gave up what we could ice- cream, chocolates and one year tv. I don’t think we should be rewarded for our acts of penance and sacrifice, not at all. So over the years I kept hearing the comments of people trying to incite guilt in my heart as a child and even when I grew up. As a child I felt like I was betraying the grown ups who made this comments. Thankfully I also had parents and uncles and aunts who wanted to celebrate my birthday and not wait until Easter Sunday for me to cut the