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Happy Birthday Hang-up

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MissBrit:
My friend the birth control queen (BCQ) that I posted about in the other post did it again. Today is her 25th birthday and she despises the "Happy Birthday" song. There have been times in the past that we sang to her and she ran in her room and wouldn't come out. Today, my friend called and forgot that she hated the song. She started to sing to her and got to "Happy Bir..." before BCQ hung up on her!! When my friend called her back she wouldn't answer her phone so she left a message appologizing for singing to her. I always thought that no matter how uncomfortable you were with the "Happy Birthday" song you should just deal with it. When I called BCQ later, she acted like nothing had happened. So much for trying to be nice. Sheesh.

sammycat:
I've never heard of anyone having an issue with the birthday song. ???  It was rude of her to hang up on someone who was trying to do a nice thing by wishing/singing her "happy birthday".  Just out of curiosity what DOES she want to people to sing when she has a cake or birthday?  Does she object if a group of people are singing it for someone else's birthday?

BCQ certainly sound likes an "interesting" person.....

mumma to KMC:
I must have missed it, why is she called the BCQ?

Clara Bow:
I'm not wild about having Happy Birthday sung to me. It makes me uncomfortable. Most of my friends know that and respect it (except for my crazy cut up of a stepmother in law). I don't know why people would try to sing to her if they know she doesn't like it. Though I think that she is overreacting....

MadMadge43:
People who make a scene trying not to be the center of attention only draw more attention to themselves. If people sing happy birthday to you, you suck it up and deal with it.

And you most certainly do not hang up on a friend trying to wish you well. Before long she won't have many friends who are willing to go out their way for her I guarantee.

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