The big 5-0 | TheaterFire

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Robviously-duh@reddit

I had chemotherapy on my 50th birthday.. don't recommend.. lol.. makes me hesitant about celebrating my 60th this summer..

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Yes, I spent my 50th birthday and 20th wedding anniversary supporting my husband while he went through chemo and radiation. I thought maybe those special occasions could be celebrated later, but they are just gone like they never existed (even though he fully recovered).

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thisgirlnamedbree@reddit

I turned 50 in January. It was during that big snow and ice storm and I was at home watching people dig themselves out. My family took me to dinner and I went shopping that weekend. I'm planning a "six months later" party this July at the park. The theme is 80s.

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alfundo@reddit

I got a tattoo I had been wanting

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nygrl811@reddit

I did a cruise for my actual birthday, and 2 weeks before threw a birthday party for my parents house (finished 2 weeks before I was born) just so I could hang with family and friends.

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Upstairs-Affect-7323@reddit

Threw my back out working out 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Altruistic-Panda-697@reddit

I got a vintage PPK

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bmccann42@reddit

How vintage?

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Altruistic-Panda-697@reddit

1937

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Overall-Assist6571@reddit

I'm planning to go on an Alaskan cruise!

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wildrose76@reddit

Mine is next week and I’m in complete denial. I took the week off work and have arranged things so the actual day is going to be a quiet day alone at home.

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LonesomeBulldog@reddit

Went to London and Paris for my 50th. Saw Nine Inch Nails in London for the 12th time at that point.

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kittycat_34@reddit

I organized a big family trip to Destin, FL. 13 of us in a huge beachfront house. Was going great til the last 2 days when my sister in law went septic, had to go to hospital by ambulance and ended up getting her leg amputated. (She had been on PD dialysis for awhile and had a sore on her foot she kept ignoring and that's what went septic). Not how I wanted to memorialize my entrance into my 50s. Sadly sis in law had other leg amputated 6 mo ago as well for same situation...foot wound out of control...it's so sad she doesn't care for herself better. Opened up my eyes though to get myself on a better health journey! We gotta keep mobile and active!

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Substantial_Layer_79@reddit

I had dinner with my father. He passed away 3 years ago and won't be here next year for my 60th.

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EggSpecial5748@reddit

Went to the UK and Ireland

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threelittlebards@reddit

I went to a fifties diner, had a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a chocolate milkshake. Bring it, fifties, I’m not afraid of you.

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Taylortrips@reddit

I don’t even remember mine.

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Charliesmum97@reddit

Had a party at a winery with close friends and some family.

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potterinatardis@reddit

My parents never celebrated my birthday growing up, I didn't even know what month it was. Lol So, I'm going to have a party. I've only had one birthday party in my life before, and that was 21. I've been saving them for the good ones. 😎

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Turbulent_Bet_6861@reddit

It’s 16 months away for me and I’m ready struggling to get my head around 50

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CampVictorian@reddit

My 50th was a bit of a letdown, but I took the reins and went to my local amusement park to lift my mood on the night before. The park happened to be open until late, and while I was there, I thought, “I want to be riding my favorite roller coaster at the stroke of midnight, as my 50th commences”. It was cathartic, fun and memorable.

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Pretend_Passenger586@reddit

My birthday is so close to Christmas so probably nothing much. It’s already an expensive time of year and I’m not paying for anything extra. I might have a piece of real cake this year when I turn 50 though. I have been a sugar abstainer for a long time so I usually do not have cake. So maybe I will this time. I’m mostly hoping to meet my strength goal of doing a pull up by 50. Just one. Send big muscle vibes to the universe for me. 💪 that’s the only gift I truly want

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siamesecat1935@reddit

That's me too, so I postponed my trip until fall of the following year.

You can do the pullup! that's a great goal! I just turned 60, and work out 2x a week. Small gym, small classes, and I love it. I also can't do a pullup, but am definitely much stronger than before I started.

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Equal_Trash6023@reddit

50 wasnt to bad. Im stressing over 60. I will be an empty nester (i started late).

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siamesecat1935@reddit

I did a solo trip. My birthday though is at the end of the year, and I didn't go for another 10 months or so. Needed to save I did about 5 days in London, and as I flew through Iceland, I spent a few days there on my way back. It was almost half the cost of a direct flight! Although the hotel for 3 nights was more than my 6 nights in London! But it was so worth it. I did what I wanted, when I wanted, and had a great time. the only negative was the weather didn't cooperate in Iceland for me to see the Northern Lights, but that was ok. the rest of the trip was amazing.

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Bahlore@reddit

I did not plan anything, I was just going to roll with it and have a normal day. My brother and sister had other plans, they all flew in (didnt warn me); dad and step mom showed up and we partied for a week straight. I hadn't seen them in years (we all moved to different states etc) so it was fun to see everyone. Mom tried to make it but she got snowed out; and was unable to make it.

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atclew@reddit

I had a birthday/retirement(FAA-ATC) party at a local restaurant for my 50th! One cake for birthday, one cake for retirement!

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MarvinDMirp@reddit

That radar cake is amazing!

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No_Difference_5115@reddit

I'm planning a solo trip to Italy. Turning 50 this summer.

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RainbowDarter@reddit

Same thing I do every day - try to take over the world.

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Thoth-long-bill@reddit

Threw myself a party

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kcracker1987@reddit

A small group of friends went to a nice dinner, a speakeasy, and a Cabernet show. Nobody but my spouse knew it was my birthday until we were getting into cabs at the end of the night. It was perfect!

No celebration...just a good time with friends.

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BryOnRye@reddit

Turn 50 in July and split with my long term partner at the back end of last year.

Had been planning to go to an F1 weekend (always wanted to, never been to one). But waiting to hear if I get made redundant, should find out in the next week.

So will most likely be a long walk with the dog that ends at a dog friendly bar for a couple of drinks.

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cmille3@reddit

I went to the dentist and wrote a tiara.

It was 2020.

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sfdsquid@reddit

I have no idea so it must not have been anything special. It was only 3 years ago. I probably spent some time thinking that math can't be right.

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Amateur_TimeTraveler@reddit

I say just hang out with the people you like the most, that’s what I did. No big parties or extravaganzas, it was just a meaningful weekend with my closest friends

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Ornery_Banana_6752@reddit

I probably went golfing with some friends

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somthingblu@reddit

My friend group hosted birthday brunches for each other. Potluck-style, low-key but fun.

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JunkyardReverb@reddit

Mine happened during lockdown. So we grilled out.

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HoyasRangers@reddit

Backyard gathering for mine during COVID.

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AreaManThinks@reddit

Let me go ask my wife. I can’t remember.

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No-Collection-1615@reddit

Party Hawaii five oh style

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Lower_Classroom835@reddit

I don't remember what I did for my 50th. It probably wasn't anything special. My 55th was memorable.

What I'm trying to say is, don't let an obscure number dictate your life. Do special things what you feel like it, setting expectations just for a number often leads to disappointment. Enjoy the life when it gives you joy freely, not when it's forced.

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Sage advice ⭐️

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ContributionDapper84@reddit

New old tradition: eat a roasted turnip. Perhaps to prepare for the bitterness ahead? Turns out it's pretty tasty.

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Pretend-Ad8634@reddit

The year I turned 50, I ran ten 50ks, a 50 miler and was 3 miles short of a marathon the last month of the year.

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Badass!!

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Throckmorton1975@reddit

Cruise

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FrankParkerNSA@reddit

Don't celebrate birthdays. My mom deserves the credit.

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CraftLass@reddit

I turn 50 this July. My plan is to climb my highest mountain so far. And we're having a fancy dinner to watch the moon rise on another summit (with a gondola for that one, though) on the night itself.

Before that, back home, two of my best friends are taking me to see the Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54 before it closes and a small group of my best nerds are visiting the Enterprise and Concorde at the Intrepid.

1970s plane and test spacecraft, 1970s musical in a former 1970s(/80s) nightclub. Perfect to celebrate 1970s me!

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I-used2B-a-Valkyrie@reddit

I had a double mastectomy.

While it’s necessary for some, I do not recommend this to celebrate lol.

As soon as I’m all healed up (it was 3 weeks ago), I am taking some close friends out of town to a luxury resort and spa. We are going to do fine dining, spa treatments, shopping, the works! I’m so excited to just have some time away from it all and relax and celebrate.

I did a mini celebration with my family, just gifts and cards and it was very sweet. We are taking a trip to the beach in 6 weeks (I still have another month before I’m cleared for all activity) together. Then another beach trip with my daughter and parents (who are out of town and couldn’t make it - mom is in chemo and dad just had a hip replacement)

And then another trip with the in-laws.

June/July/August will be all about celebrating 🥳

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Upper_Economist7611@reddit

I love the whole summer of celebrating life! And I hope you’re given the all clear and have many more summers as well!!❤️❤️

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Hear hear! Hope your summer of celebration is glorious after focusing on healing and recovery. ❤️‍🩹

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ram_mar4112@reddit

I’m an introvert. Turn 50 during Covid. Best birthday ever.

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Taco_cat111@reddit

Nothing. Well, my husband took me and the family out for a nice dinner but that was it. Not even a birthday cake. No gifts at all from the husband. I was really disappointed 😢

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

I’m sorry 😞 That’s why I took the reins for mine last year - I knew I’d be disappointed if I counted on someone else to make it special. I plan parties professionally, so I knew I could create a great gathering - the party was a blast. I’m at a point in my life where I am just accepting that I need to make my own fun when I want it.

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jarhead3088@reddit

I turned 50 during covid . So I was by myself in the house :)

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Andorian_Beaver@reddit

I will be running a district-wide concert on mine. That’s just how the performance calendar falls next year…

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

A concert to celebrate you, thanks for teaching music!!

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navygrrl@reddit

I had surgery on my ankle to repair ligaments that were torn when I broke my ankle in two places. I do not recommend this.

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Uggh sounds like my 48th when I came down with severe Shingles - do not recommend that either!!

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so_over_it1228@reddit

Went to a swingers resort with my husband for my 50th. Although we didnt swap, we saw some wild shit. I got to sunbathe top less which turned out to be a lot of fun. Who knew!

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Wild style?

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

I didn’t do anything. Stayed home.

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Capital-Meringue-164@reddit

Mine was last summer - I invited friends and family to convene on the Oregon coast, had a noontime party in a rentable cabana in Newport, brought games, giant bubbles, music, tons of good food, Polaroid camera for memories. It was a blast! I loosely organized a few convening moments and gave people a list of recommendations and otherwise instructed them to self-organize.

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patbagger@reddit

Went to work

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Ordinary_Sail_414@reddit

Nothing. I turned 50 a couple days after EVERYTHING shut down for COVID. Couldn't even go to McDonald's. I'm still salty. 😆

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Careless_Ocelot_4485@reddit

Just a quiet dinner with my husband.

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BeachEfficient1103@reddit

Went on vacation!

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FBS351@reddit

I took a week's vacation and explored my own city. Museums, restaurants, just walking around. It was worth it.

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Unhappy-Ad2460@reddit

I don’t remember.

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La_Mano_Cornuta@reddit

Mine happened over the summer of Covid, so couldn't do anything even if I wanted to.

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Kdub1971@reddit

Turned 50 right at the height of the pandemic. Hubby cooked a nice dinner.

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NoMayoForReal@reddit

Rock concert with my husband.

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PatMagroin100@reddit

I took my 4 best friends from elementary-high school to Top Golf. We laughed and drank and swung clubs for hours. Then my girlfriend drove us to a bar and we drank and laughed some more. Then she drove us home. Best night ever.

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MissMurderpants@reddit

Road trip. First one with my spouse where we both had the time to just explore.

I collect pressed penny’s and we both love random historical markers or roadside attractions.

For my spouses 50th we went to London. My first time but he had been before. So we planned around what he’d like to see and I found the lesser known interesting spots.

Like in the movie Hudson hawk there are these scenes in the Vatican railway. That’s actually London old postal rail and you can ride it. I’m a chef do I found us a couple places to eat and we had tea at the British museum.

I managed with his best friend to throw him a surprise party. Small group of about 30 people. Good food and board games with great friends.

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Comfortable_Gap5998@reddit

Nothing special, just celebrated with my family like I do every year.

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user0987234@reddit

Nothing special that I remember.

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antisocialoctopus@reddit

I had a pool party with all my friends and then my gf took me to Hawaii for a week, which was high on my bucket list. Best bday ever

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Fatenoir@reddit

Went to Thailand & Cambodia for 2wks solo. Sublime.

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Proud_GenX_72@reddit

Nothing at all… just another day. Never been into celebrating birthdays

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latitudechanges1515@reddit

Absolutely crap zero. Covid and all of its glory was happening.

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New-User9585@reddit

I set up a reoccurring tattoo appointment every four weeks for the whole year.

I started by working on a cover up of a really shitty tattoo for a couple months, then started getting fun colorful ones. I got a matching tattoos with my husband and with my best friend. My last one was from dungeon crawler carl and I love it so so much.

I have my next appointment in a couple weeks. I put six weeks between this time because my daughter was due to have her baby, which happened Friday. So, for my next appointment I'm taking her with me so we can get tattoos for the new baby. My best friend is also going for a tattoo that day, which is just an amazing way to spend a day.

I set out to do some self-care and ended up bonding with everyone I love the most. It's been amazing! (My husband, who had one tattoo, now has four! I've always had a bunch.)

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Zetavu@reddit

Sat on the couch, ate what I wanted to, drank some choice beverage, watched a movie I had been saving up. Wife and kids took care of the rest. Perfect day.

We stopped celebrating birthdays in our 20s, birthdays are for children, not adults. Only thing adults should do is use them as an excuse to spend money they normally would not on something they want but never felt the need to buy, be it a meal, a trip, or a cool smoker with automatic pellet feed.

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Feeling-Pea5281@reddit

Mine was in 2015. I sat in with a friend's band, and did my best Sally O'Malley all night around the bar. "I'm 50 years old! Five-oh."

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Mountain-Inside-9543@reddit

Amazing!

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Living_Guess_2845@reddit

Contact the flight school at your local airport and ask about a discovery flight.

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prisongranny@reddit

Chilled at home-my favorite place to be and my fave thing to do

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meat_sack@reddit

Mines in a few days, we're probably just going to go the same thing we do every night, Pinky... try to take over the world!

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97Whaler@reddit

Probably worked 12-14 hours can’t remember

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BecauseISaidSo888@reddit

I went to work

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davekva@reddit

Same. Mine was on a Wednesday. I think we went out to dinner after work, but it wasn't anything special.

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CallMeSkii@reddit

Nothing at all. My wife probably took me to dinner but I honestly don't know for sure. I have never been big on birthdays simply because attention makes me uncomfortable. So for me, planning something big was never something I had a desire to do.

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Yidboy@reddit

It happened in the middle of Covid. I didn’t really do anything.

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Debarrio@reddit

Got married!

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Weekly-Batman@reddit

50 coming up, couldn’t care less. I’ll celebrate my kids birthdays but being raised by a generation that holds birthday parties for validation has soured me. How about leave me alone.

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chicken-fried-42@reddit

Love this. I dread my phone blowing up and the questions at mine each year. Absolutely leave me alone in a forest with tall trees or a beach with tall trees lol

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Squibit314@reddit

Went to Hawaii…50 in the 50th state.

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chicken-fried-42@reddit

Hawaii 5-0 nice

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Billsolson@reddit

Same

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chicken-fried-42@reddit

If I’m being cheeky I plan to have a “Covid party” which means me at home undisturbed.

But since I’m a math nerd I know that the day I blow out 49 candles is actually the start of my 50th year (as a baby you finish one year and then blow out 1 candle at the start of your 2nd year) …..so I plan on celebrating a year earlier than people actually do

And I’m planning to go on a short beach vacation, stay ocean front and do whatever I want and take lots of hot afternoon siestas and eat what I want . Solo. I need another solo trip. I love my partner but also love the freedom of my solo trips ..

I’ll tell everyone I waved goodbye to my 40s by my ocean retreat

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EcstaticDepth9006@reddit

Not me but a close friend's wife is organizing a party at a Horse Ranch with 125 people.. drinking and dancing all night long..

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Jimbee10@reddit

I may have mowed the lawn …

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michaelthruman@reddit

Pretty sure I shoveled snow on that cold February day.

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Independent_Lab_5255@reddit

Went to Texas Roadhouse and had a steak. I'm not much for parties and fanfare. 🥳 < 🥩

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am312@reddit

Took the day off of work because I never work on my birthday. Didn't do anything major because it's just another day as far as I'm concerned.

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Same_Dust356@reddit

My three lifelong friends and I got tattoos. A treble clef/heart to remember the great times we had going to rock concerts and being in the school band together in our youth. One of my friends later passed away from complications due to covid. This year is our 60th, but we are across the country from each other.

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KaleidoscopeLow9505@reddit

I had Covid ☹️

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deadmonkeyboy87@reddit

My partner is making a big deal over me turning 50 and wants to have a party but honestly I don't want one it actually makes me depressed because at this point in my life the people I would want to be there are either dead or completely mia from all forms of social media so I can't find those long lost friends of my youth to reconnect with and celebrate I made it way further in life than any of us ever expected to make it to.

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Ok-Bar601@reddit

I didn’t have a proper 21st birthday celebration so o decided my 50th birthday would be a memorable one. Pick up some friends and family member in a stretched limousine, head to a nice restaurant and hit the casino afterwards then clubbing afterwards.

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Awkin-Sopwith@reddit

I got my first tattoo.

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Dextropic@reddit

Nice.

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Dextropic@reddit

Tell everyone to meet up at your favorite restaurant. Then go have lunch on your own at your 2nd favorite restaurant.

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Awkward_Guess4031@reddit

Have the best dinner of your life

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Prestigious_Grape288@reddit

I gathered with my people in my favorite cat-friendly NYC hotel & had a weekend of winning and dining. I’m glad we did that but I’m also a huge fan of a treat yoself staycation. Etsy & instacart can do all the work. Cheers and happy 50th!

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ButterflyOld8220@reddit

My now husband and I want to dinner. Nothing special. My 40th was more impressive as it was the day after the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. The world did not end and I still turned 40. FML. I celebrated the day before.

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lurkertiltheend@reddit

My daughter was born on 12/21/12 the day the world was supposed to end

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QueenBBs@reddit

I got big plans for my 50th year. I’ve been to 48 US states. Hitting 49 this year and will do 50 next year (in my 50th year). Planning an Alaskan cruise. For my actual bday I’m thinking about renting out a room at a local brewery, having my neighbor DJ come and inviting a bunch of ladies for a dance party from like 7-10 😂 and I’m sure I’ll come up with a ridiculous theme.

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FormerLaugh3780@reddit

Told everybody to leave me the eff alone and turned off my phone for the day.

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MommaGuy@reddit

Dinner with my family. And was in bed by 9pm🤣. I did go indoor skydiving for my 45th.

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assuredlyanxious@reddit

Do what you want. It's your day.

Maybe get a list of all the birthday freebies around town. Sometimes you have to register ahead of time. Get the free cake and appetizers!

Every birthday since I'm 20, I get a cheesecake just for me. Thats the only thing I want on my birthday.

I didn't get to chose life but I'll chose what I get to eat to celebrate that day. Just cheesecake, all day.

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Oiggamed@reddit

Purge

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yearsofpractice@reddit

Hey OP. I was 50 last Tuesday. UK GenX here. After endless badgering from family and friends about what I wanted to do - which was absolutely nothing - my wife and I took a day off work, and I went with her to my childhood seaside village for an ice cream and some fish and chips. That was it. That was everything I wanted.

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kittyshakedown@reddit

I was on vacation at the beach with my family.

Not planned around my 50th. Nothing big and spectacular but it was nice to be with my husband and kids.

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funsk8mom@reddit

It was just another day, I did absolutely nothing. Just hit the big 5-5 and it was still just another day of work

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Solid-Bee-1613@reddit

Got my free drink at Starbucks, slice of cake from Fresh Market and nothing else. To top off the first 6 months of the year randomly tore my meniscus 2 weeks after my birthday, had surgery and physical therapy. Not a fun year.

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spider_speller@reddit

My 50th was in 2020, so I got together outside with friends and family for a social-distancing celebration.

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ExtremeJujoo@reddit

My friends and I had a little kid type party with unicorn and cat headbands, party decorations, cake, etc., then went to a tiki bar and had tropical libations. Nothing super over the top, and fun

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77sleeper@reddit

I was on a work trip, pulled a 12 hour day then back to the hotel

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MotherOf4Jedi1Sith@reddit

Absolutely nothing. Stuck in a miserable marriage at the time, so nothing was planned or done for my 50th.

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mrspalmieri@reddit

My husband took me and our 10 favorite people out to dinner at a hibachi restaurant

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Ray_The_Engineer@reddit

My wife threw a small party for me at a local brewery; we paid a fee to use their back room for the evening. About 30 neighbors and friends came. It was a good time until the loud, obnoxious neighbor lady got really drunk and ran everyone off.

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Parking_Exit2297@reddit

Saw Metallica with youngest daughter,both my daughters are taking me to see Iron Maiden for my 60th birthday this year

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JackWylder@reddit

Turned 50 right in the middle of the lockdowns

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666ForMySorrow@reddit

Yup.

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RezRising@reddit

'70 ftw, and the lockdown.

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Impressive-Shame-525@reddit

Im a nerd.

Got together with my friends and played d&d in person for the first time in a while. We usually play over discord, easier to schedule

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CtrlAltDeli@reddit

Tanzania safari with my partner and 9yr old. Air balloon at sunrise over the Serengeti is major bucket list for me, so going for it.

Everyone else can F off, not having a party of anything.

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aurum_jrg@reddit

I went to see 50 concerts. Some by myself. Some with friends. Some with family.

It was amazing.

Australian here. Got to Red Rocks, Hollywood Palladium and Sphere.

Probably cost me $30k but loved every minute of it.

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yvrcanuck88@reddit

I did solo trip to Costa Rica with G Adventures. It’d been on bucket list for many years so figured it’s now or never! Plus I’m afraid of heights so thought I’d challenge myself and do zip lining. Cause figured if I’m going to do it, might as well be in Costa Rica. Bad idea lol. Our group was booked into the longest zip line consisting of 8-9 zip lines. I made it to 3 before I bailed as the 4th one was over a canyon and I would have freaked out! There was huge sign that said no turning back. I was pleased with how far I got! When I got home, found out my mom was sick and then passed away within a month of stage 4 kidney cancer. I never liked birthdays :(

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

I’m so sorry. 😞

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yvrcanuck88@reddit

Thanks, appreciate it. It’s been a few years now, but it’s still tough. Especially around this time of Mothers Day and being bombarded about it. Looking forward to it being over!

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D2Dragons@reddit

My wonderful husband took me to dinner, and it turned out to be a reunion with a bunch of dear old friends I hadn’t seen in years. One of the best days of my life!

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Chance-Chain8819@reddit

A school friend and I are planning am overseas trip. We originally wanted to do it for our 40th, but life got in the way. So aiming for our 50th Torn between a cruise, long weekend and show in Sydney, maybe one of the islands to just chill

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SalsInvisibleCock@reddit

Went to a baseball game

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Mogicor@reddit

Trip to Chicago for the weekend to have dinner at Alinea

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dollyllamamama71@reddit

My sister and I went to Disney World. It was Disney World's 50th birthday, too!

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duseless@reddit

I went out to my local bar. No one knew it was my birthday. I didn't say anything. No one cared. I went home drunk and happy.

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nicilou74@reddit

Meh!

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Historical_Project86@reddit

Sweet Fanny Adams, just the way I like it. We gave my wife a surprise party.

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Blackberrygirl22@reddit

Hawaii-50 ! Destination trip with friends and family

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kmary75@reddit

Went to France/Italy/Croatia.

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Jld114@reddit

I generally don’t do too much for my birthday, but for my 50th I’m already planning to visit my mom in Napa and go on a hot air balloon ride, which I’ve never done. We’ll see if it actually happens, I’m turning 48 in a month.

Usually it’s just a nice dinner out and maybe a fun activity with my kids.

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Taranchulla@reddit

Long, relaxed dinner with my husband and 3 friends, and drinks afterwards. Wanted to do a big trip but have postponed that until 2027.

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Eastern_Idea_1621@reddit

Same olan here. Nice food and drinks with the fam that i like and a joint fab hol next year with our dauggter as me and hubby are a year apart.

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MK_ULTRA2point0@reddit

Partner, youngest kid and I went to Atlanta. We went to the puppet museum and to meet the belugas at the aquarium. It was the best birthday I'd ever had.

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SBG214@reddit

Don’t remember. Likely worked (hateful nights at the hospital) and celebrated at home. Kids were 17, 9 and 9.

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Emergency_Rooster664@reddit

Ate at a Georgian restaurant in Seoul. Wore Carhartt overalls I had bought at a thrift store in Seoul.

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PepperCat1019@reddit

I went to France.

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jamessobotowski@reddit

Do whatever makes you happy.

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Electrical-Cod5329@reddit

It’s mine today I’m going to my local pub with extended family then having a party Sunday with friends and family from all over the uk

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r7ndom@reddit

Took five days off to fly to Vegas for a roadtrip, went hiking and taking photos in Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Park with a friend, and finished it up with a Nine Inch Nails concert. It was short but a ton of fun.

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DangerousLettuce1423@reddit

Not a lot. Took a few days off work that week (get a paid day off for our birthday) and blobbed around home. Did a day trip to a town around 45mins away the day after.

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MB2katz@reddit

I adopted a kitty. My Smokey had passed a few months earlier, and Petunia needed a buddy. I went a few days before my bday to meet one at a local shelter that I'd seen advertised for adoption, and it just worked out that I picked her up on my actual 50th birthday. That was in 2019, and Petunia and Lily kept me sane during the weird work-from-home days of the pandemic.

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Ok_Waltz7126@reddit

Can't remember that far back. :-(

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LightOtter@reddit

My 50th is in a few months. I could use ideas.

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Lolly_of_2@reddit

My hubby threw me a surprise party.

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thanx_it_has_pockets@reddit

Vegas, baby! And I had a blast.

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Weatherbeaster1993@reddit

Nothing but contemplation and reminiscing by myself.

I highly do not recommend this approach

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literalwords@reddit

I resented it when FB introduced the Reactions emoji things, but this post made me wish for an option other than upvote/downvote.

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Affectionate_Pace823@reddit

Same.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

For 50, I threw a party in the back yard. Had about a dozen and a half friends over. I also brought a separate cake to my weekly gaming night a couple of days later.

For 40, I went to the Monterey Aquarium. Got the "It's My Birthday" pin and everything. Also threw a larger party in the condo where we lived at the time.

60 is coming up soon. Not gonna do much of anything for it.

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Admirable_Tea6365@reddit

Went to Venice

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rivenshire@reddit

Went to The Cheesecake Factory with our kids and had a date at a Brazilian steakhouse with my husband. I only know this because I just looked up the date (4 years ago) in my photos 😆

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QuarrieMcQuarrie@reddit

Nothing, lockdown had just started! It was quite nice, didn't have to see anyone.

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Popular_Monster111@reddit

Sat home and cried. My father had just died.

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mts2snd@reddit

Condolences, that’s a crappy birthday.

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Popular_Monster111@reddit

Thank you.

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DrEyeBender@reddit

Went to Hawaii

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Dramatic_Side_856@reddit

Family and friends threw me a birthday party that day. Mostly they bought me toiletries like shampoo and deodorant. 😋

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M1rza5@reddit

Hookers & Blow

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PolymathHolly@reddit

It’s an entertaining book.

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PolymathHolly@reddit

I wanted to do something big but I had just come back from a vacation in September so I went to the American Treasure Tour museum for the day. Exciting times. And I didn’t do anything for my 40th either. So I guess I’ll have to go BIG for 60.

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literalwords@reddit

Stayed home, just me and my husband... he gave me an epic gift (a lathe with associated accoutrements), which immediately became a new passion for me, and now I'm pursuing an unexpected artiartistic endeavour. My 50th was the best!

I'd say if there's something you've always wanted to try, 50 is a good time to do it. Try something big/new that the very thought of excites you.

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imzadi111@reddit

It was covid quarantine. Spent the day at home with my husband eating guacamole and binging Ozark. It was a nice day.

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aharryh@reddit

Bucket of Chicken and a Box of Beers.

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Fluid-Ad1715@reddit

Woke up to hugs and kisses. Went to work. Had pizza for dinner. It was a great day.

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DjQuamme@reddit

Bought a new Corvette and took a road trip to Florida in the middle of the winter.

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nofishies@reddit

Mine was 2020… so I waved at a few people on Zoom and frantically sold houses

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amycakes76@reddit

One of my sisters had her 50th that year, too. I'm sure that had to suck!

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UnicornFarts1111@reddit

I went to a concert at a casino. The last time I danced pain free (I was drunk). Drinking no longer makes the pain go away (I don't drink often at all).

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hotbutteredsole@reddit

Met a bunch of friends in Hawaii for a superbowl watching party.

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amycakes76@reddit

Not 50 yet, but I'm also turning 50 this year (in October), so I'll need to figure something out as well. All I know is I don't want a party (surprise or otherwise), and I don't want a huge fuss made over me. That makes me so uncomfortable.

I'd just like to relax most of the day and then go somewhere nice for dinner with my husband and get something yummy for dessert, maybe go to a movie or find a good scary one to watch together at home.

Good luck with your planning!

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R0gu3tr4d3r@reddit

Climbed a mountain. Got lost. Ended in the wrong valley, had to go half way back up to get to the right valley. Got back to the accommodation at midnight.staff stayed up with me and drank till 3am playing cards against humanity.

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R808T@reddit

Went to a Rocky Horror show in Tacoma and had a blast.

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Wild-subnet@reddit

I’m pretty sure my 50th was when my son made me a cheesecake from scratch. It was the best damn cheesecake I’ve ever had.

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CoolJeweledMoon@reddit

For my 50th, I decided to have a get-together with friends & family. I invited my oldest friends from way back along with newer ones plus family & hosted everyone at my place. I included the phrases, "No presents - just your presence." on the invites, & we had a great time!

In fact, we had such a good time that I'm basically planning to do it again for my next one, which will be the Big 60! I have a couple who I've been friends with since our teen years, & all of our birthdays are in the same month. Two of us will be turning 60, so I'm thinking about asking if we can have a party at their place, & I'll take care of all the food. The older I get, the more I genuinely appreciate my friends from way back...

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Quiet-One-12206@reddit

2023 - think I took the day off from work and stayed home. I probably cooked the family prime ribeye steaks. They prefer my steak rub than going out 🤷. Nothing special for the big 5-0.

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j-endsville@reddit

I took myself out for a fancy steak dinner.

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Nkengaroo@reddit

COVID was still happening, so I just got drunk with my coworkers (teacher dormitory in South Korea).

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purplishfluffyclouds@reddit

I went to a club & had a blast

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Bastyra2016@reddit

My birthday was on a weekday so I went to work. We had a gym in the basement so I went for my usual workout. I did some cardio and then stretched out. I pushed myself off the mat and saw a lump forming on my hand. It got half the size of a ping pong ball sooooo-I spent the evening of my birthday in Urgent Care getting an xray…

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Impressive-Health670@reddit

I’m sorry that sounds awful, hopefully it was nothing serious and you recovered quickly!

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Bastyra2016@reddit

Thanks-nothing broken. Ice reduced the swelling and it was good in a few days. I had a good outing a few weeks later. My friend whose birthday is 7 days earlier than mine and I went on a pub crawl in Asheville NC. It was much more fun than urgent care.

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TheNolaCatLady@reddit

I honestly don't remember what I did. Birthdays aren't a big deal to me.

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ArcticPangolin3@reddit

Probably went out for dinner with my husband. Don't remember - we don't do much for birthdays.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

Back in February of this year, I saw Nine Inch Nails. It was the day before my 50th birthday. So perfect timing. I only knew 7 of the 20 songs played. However, was still totally worth it. Got to cross Nine Inch Nails off my music bucket list. Only band left now is Foo Fighters.

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Anonymo123@reddit

Nin is amazing live, good choice.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

Had no idea how I was going to get to the concert (arena is 2.5-3 hours away). Or where I was going to stay (hotels in DC are expensive). I just knew I was going to see NIN in concert.

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corsa180@reddit

Played board games with a couple of friends and went to a barcade for a beer and some retro video games.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

Never heard of a barcade.

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corsa180@reddit

https://barcade.com

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Sunkist1976@reddit

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DieHardAmerican95@reddit

My wife and I have wooded property with a campsite on it. We had people over, and made hot dogs and brats over the fire. We ended up camping that night with our (adult) kids, then had breakfast around the fire the next morning.

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Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit

My 50th was 2 years. My fam got me a Cameo from one of my favorite wrestlers I watched growing up.

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chilicrock_21@reddit

I planned a whole month of activities that I love doing. Hiking, catching up with friends, two concerts (no one famous lol), and night of dancing with my husband, dinner out with the whole family, and the main event was an evening at a winery with wine and dancing to the 80-ties music with friends and relatives. It was a whole month of fun planned a year ahead to save money.

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zendaddy76@reddit

My plan … 2 chicks at the same time

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pemart22@reddit

Do you have a million dollars?

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pemart22@reddit

I had dinner with my daughter and her bff. It was a non-event.

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Old_Goat_Ninja@reddit

I worked. Didn’t have much choice, old job closed its doors and I hadn’t been at my new job long enough to get the day off. My birthday usually falling on a holiday 3 day weekend makes taking my birthday off that much harder.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

My birthday is February 12th. I use to work in the restaurant industry. It was difficult to get the day off since it was "close" to Valentines Day. I still put in my request 1 month in advance. I got it off every year.

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More_Law6245@reddit

It can either be physiological or psychological to be perfectly honest and trying to guess it yourself would be like a crap shoot, I would strongly advise in seeing your Doctor if you have genuine concerns.

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shakespeareanon@reddit

Sat inside my house. It was during covid lockdown.

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Hot_Pilot3167@reddit

Me too…then 3 months later diagnosed with cancer. 2020 was a shit year.

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

Goodness. Hoping things are better for you now.

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MishtotheMitt@reddit

Went back to my birth country, threw a big dinner party in a private room in a pub, invited cousins, old friends, family, danced til 1 am. Was a great excuse to round up some fabulous people. People tend to show up for the big numbers so it was great to see them all in one place. Enjoy and happy birthday!

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battlesong1972@reddit

My mom planned a big party, got the family and several friends together. It was awesome

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

How nice!

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whatintheactualfeth@reddit

Weekend at a hot springs. My birthday is in late autumn so it was really nice.

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KookyComfortable6709@reddit

I went back to a lake I used to hang out at in my youth. We rented a house in the lake with it's own dock. Spent a blissful week just hanging out, swimming, fishing, boating, seeing some family. We enjoyed it so much we returned every summer until we bought the house next to the rental. Now we go at least twice a year.

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meatwads_sweetie@reddit

My 50th was during Covid lockdown. Yay.

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

Me too!! It really stunk. 👎

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Rhiannon8404@reddit

I went to Disneyland for my 50th.

Since you just got back from vacation, maybe play tourist in your own town?

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AZJHawk@reddit

I think I’d rather have electrodes glued to my balls and electrified to a few hundred volts rather than spend any birthday (or any non-birthday) at Disneyland.

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Rhiannon8404@reddit

Well, you should do that then.

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AZJHawk@reddit

Only if someone wants me to go to Disneyland. Until that happens, I’ll leave my testicles electrode free. I’ve been to Disney half a dozen times with my kids over the years, but thankfully they’ve outgrown it, so I probably won’t face that choice again.

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designsbyintegra@reddit

I was just talking about this the other night with my fiancé.

Part of me almost feels pressure that I have to do something special for it because it’s a milestone.

The other part of me says fuck that. I didn’t do anything special for any other milestone birthdays. Not even my 21st.

It’s in a week, and chances are I’m going to visit the plant center and make myself some cheesecake and call it good enough.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

I don't even remember what I did for my 21st or 30th birthdays. I remember the 40th. I went indoor skydiving.

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

TBH shopping at a plant center & homemade cheesecake sounds like an AMAZING birthday! 🥳

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imthatguykyle@reddit

Drove from Dallas to Tucumcari and hung out with my family at the Bluebird Motel. My wife, a former (reformed) JW, forgot it was my birthday. My youngest closed his big brother in the trunk of the car and then filmed a Tik Tok dance.

If there had been acid, it would have been more hilarious.

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GardenBunnyBaseball@reddit

Whatever you do, just enjoy the heck out of it. My big 5-0 was 8 months after COVID hit. Total bummer. 🥳

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Inkblots2000@reddit

I don’t recommend recovering from major surgery. That’s how I spent mine.

I vote you go out to your favorite restaurant and have some nice flowers at home.

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FatWankerWankFatter@reddit

Spent the afternoon at the beer garden of my favorite brewery with my wife and kids. In the weeks leading up to the day my wife kept asking if that was all I wanted. It was.

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Sea_Voice_404@reddit

Went out for dinner with husband and a friend who had come into town. I honestly didn’t want to do anything other than that. We don’t make a big deal about birthdays.

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marspigsmoke@reddit

I ride a bike. I want to do long rides on my birthday, but it's in winter, so not always feasible to do that.

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May-DayMay-Day@reddit

Nothing.

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Affectionate_Pace823@reddit

Had another nervous breakdown 😭 im better now but that one really fucked me up

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AZJHawk@reddit

Lunch at Red Lobster. It’s a guilty pleasure. Then I just chilled for the rest of the day. I got lucky and my 50th fell on a Saturday.

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Anonymo123@reddit

Flew to Turks and Cacos for 10 days on the beach. Didn't check email or my phone until I had to get ready to leave, was amazing. Their airport sucked, but the island was great.

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Blue_Henri@reddit

Oahu. Golf. Lotsa Mai tais and Duke’s Mac salad. Also Haliewa Joe’s in Kaneohe. Same as my fortieth, come to think of it…

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notoriousdav68@reddit

New Orleans for 10 days with ~10 friends. So fun!

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FletchWazzle@reddit

I had plans, instead, family emergency found me visiting a hospital in Chicago. I escaped out to all the toy and comic stores within a radius and blew a hundred bucks.

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Turbulent-Demand873@reddit

My husband and I took a vacation. He turned 55 and I turned 50 so we cel rayed together by taking a bucket list vacation to Iceland, Norway, UK, Belgium.

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Jack_Scrambles@reddit

NYC weekend with my wife, big concert and club dancing!

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Top_Boysenberry_9204@reddit

Took 31 days off work and traveled to Australia and New Zealand. Turned 50 twice with the time change so I'm now well over 100 and feel pretty great.

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cgund@reddit

I picked up my 9 yr old from school and took him to Olive Garden, where I ordered a 7 and 7 (I normally never drink til bedtime). He colored his kid menu and i moaned to my husband on text.

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GrouchyPreference765@reddit

Mine just so happens to be coming up the day before the biggest golf tournament of the season for us. So, conveniently, I’ll be staying at a casino near the course with about 70+ people I’ve known for years, then most likely starting my 50’s off with the worst golf imaginable. I can already feel the hangover and it’s still weeks away.

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Due_Bumblebee6061@reddit

Turn 50 next year I and plan on going to SE Asia with my sister for a girls trip.

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galumphix@reddit

I had plans for a big outdoor birthday shindig but the pandemic had other plans.

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Tokogogoloshe@reddit

I didn't want one, but I had just moved onto a farm and the family thought they'd "surprise"!me and stayed over for three days. My favourite part was when they left. Basically I was the Grinch of my own 50th. Just leave me and the wife alone.

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Beautiful-Feedback40@reddit

I went to the zoo!

My best friend flew in and my other closest friends came out and we went to the zoo, later my bestie and ai went thrifting and then went to a local restaurant I wanted to try.

It was a truly lovely day.

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Sunkist1976@reddit

Do you have a favorite animal?

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Beautiful-Feedback40@reddit

At this particular zoo I’m obsessed with the muskox family and the tapirs, but it was all just perfection.

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Beautiful_Secret_834@reddit

I made a trip with a friend and their dog. We found a little cabin close to parks in Michigan. It was a cute little town. So we went hiking, waded in the lakes, ate, and did a dispensary tour. It was so chill and we loved it. The cabin had these awesome swings by a fire pit.

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sveiks01@reddit

Went to work. Be a man.

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m0loch@reddit

Mushrooms for the first time. Recommend!

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jeremiah15165@reddit

Non alcoholic Beer and bbq would be good for me at least

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Usual-Primary-8607@reddit

Jell-O shots and cigars.

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Ctheret@reddit

Can’t remember.

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seaburno@reddit

Covid lockdown.

So, instead of celebrating, I mourned my dad who had died a year earlier (to the day - yes, he died on my birthday).

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CursorTN@reddit

I drank some excellent scotch whisky and was in Europe as part of a vacation the actual day. Bought some more excellent scotch that was bottled on my 50th. I’m a whisk(e)y nerd, so I really enjoy that kind of thing. Have started letting go of more money on vacations because you really can’t take it with you.

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hapster85@reddit

Had surgery about 2 weeks before. Told my wife it was to keep her from throwing me a party. Lol. Now I have to figure out how to avoid the 60th next year.

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kanakamaoli@reddit

Colonoscopy? 😆

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hapster85@reddit

Abdominal wall abscess. But I've had a few colonoscopies. Lol

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AshDenver@reddit

I don’t do birthdays and that was 4.5 years ago. I don’t remember anything jumping out at me. Probably dinner at home.

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Kindly-Might-1879@reddit

That happened during Covid, so nothing big. Dinner out with my husband and two kids, then when we got home, other family were already there to surprise me!

A year later had a big dinner with all my friends as a make up for the 50th.

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OgreLord@reddit

I went to work, then came home to my almost empty studio apartment, watched some YouTube, made myself some fried potatoes and onions, had a couple of glasses of cold water and went to bed...just like any other day.

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Bomber_Haskell@reddit

Nothing. I bought a cupcake and sang happy birthday to myself.

I'm not close with my family. Never married, no kids. Few friends and the ones I do have don't care beyond the TB Happy Birthday posts. It's been that way for a few years now.

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Thedustyfurcollector@reddit

Am I your sister?

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pearltx@reddit

I didn't want to do anything other than a nice dinner with my husband and kids. My mom and sister had other ideas, and came to visit for a week, so instead we spent a week entertaining them. I am grateful for their care and thought, but it wasn't what I wanted to do.

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Illustrious_Stick_57@reddit

Kind of the same for me. My mom forced my husband to try to plan a surprise party for me. And at a restaurant I would have never picked. I figured out what was going on and I was like please don’t have a surprise party for me. There’s some family and friend tension that would have made the night awkward and uncomfortable. So it was canceled and that was the best present.

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lastbeat-331@reddit

Road trip to the beach for a week. For 51, I'm quitting!

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SSquirrel76@reddit

It happens in August. 15 days later my oldest has her 21st bday

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kanakamaoli@reddit

Mine was during covid lock downs, so i was alone. I bought an assortment of cheese cake slices from a bakery and stuck a candle in one.

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No-Storage2576@reddit

Buy a expensive watch

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Black_Pill_Oh@reddit

I got married. It was a good year.

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Dangerous-Medicine54@reddit

I turned 50

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marcduberge@reddit

90 people in my backyard, band, catered Mexican and a metric fuckton of tequila

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MartinBlank96@reddit

My older siblings threw a surprise Hawaiian themed party for me in Vegas(well, it's where a few of them live), the premise was....something else, i forget... it was pretty awesome though, all the family but even two friends i hadn't seen in years made the trip to be there. My sibs enjoyed celebrating the "baby" turning fiddy. 😆

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LazyMarla@reddit

Nothing. I turned 50 during the pandemic.

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Apprehensive_Put4319@reddit

Me too. Low key trip to upstate NY. Was lovely and kids were still little. Didn’t want any fuss or a big party anyway.

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newyork_newyork_@reddit

Planning to go to the spa and then go to bed early.

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GoddessRayne@reddit

For my 40th we went to a drag show (Darcelle’s in Portland). My 50th, I’d just been lad off the month before so bff and our spouses went to dinner.

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mscrybaby-mo@reddit

My 49th I went to see friend and family in Texas for a week. My 50th I went to a bar with a friend and was so embarrassed I am not going out anymore.

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justattodayyesterday@reddit

Cirque show and dinner.

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Old-Chocolate-5830@reddit

I had a big Saturday pool party with 32 people, 2 grills going and a whole 60 lb hog on the smoker and 2 live local bands. Doing it again in a few months when I turn 62.

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DisneyDragonfly17@reddit

I had a family dinner at a nice restaurant.

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iwritesinsnotcomedy@reddit

I turned 50 on 4/20…. My parents, brothers, and kids surprised me with a family trip to Jamaica!

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sw_lego_freak@reddit

Took my family to an escape room adventure. We had a blast!

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Mouse-Direct@reddit

Mine was in April 2020. I had to cancel my tabletop gaming party and a group of friends play trivia games with my husband and me over Zoom.

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mts2snd@reddit

I went fishing local by myself, same as I’ve done for decades. I’m not big on adult birthday parties. Family gets together to have dinner and a cake to celebrate birthdays in groups. My cousins and I are all November so we do 1 dinner for all. Same with July, August birthdays, you get the idea. Happy half century youngster.

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changed_later__@reddit

Chartered a plane a took the family to Broome for a week.

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IgnatiusPabulum@reddit

Ask me again in eight months.

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Ihaveaboot@reddit

I met my dad for pizza and a beer.

The over the top milestone parties annoy me to no end.

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