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I’m 29.
I stopped by the bread shop on Tuesday and told everyone it was my birthday. I’m 29. Everyone cheered, Erica gave me kisses, and Cristina said, “Wait, I’ve got something for you!”
She ducked behind the counter and reappeared with a handful of candy bars and suckers.
“Here,” she said. “They’re for Alleke.”
I left the bread shop with two baguettes under my arm and pushed Alleke down the street, still trying to find the logic for why Alleke should get presents on my birthday.
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14 COMMENTS
Happy birthday! Parenting doesn’t have to be a loss of adult identity, even when the little one’s are cute as a button. 
Welcome to official second-class status! You’ll get used to it. Cheers.
September 18, 2008 at 2:28 pm
see, I told you I thought you deserved your own birthday celebration; it seems you might agree.
happy birthday! hope you had a good one.
September 18, 2008 at 3:06 pm
My son arrived on my husbands birthday 2 and a half years ago stealing his thunder and any thoughts of celebrating his birthday alone ever again! happy Birthday to you!
September 18, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Happy birthday!
Quite a present for you — a kid hopped up on sugar for the rest of the morning.
Happy birthday!!
I’ve been thinking about birthdays today, so it caught my attention.
Hope you have a fabulous week:)
Happy Birthday!
I would give you a candy bar if you lived in Canada. Maybe a Mars bar.
Happy Birthday Kelly!
I miss you and wish I could have been there for it.
Hey, Kelly. Happy belated birthday. And you don’t look a day over 22!
September 19, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Happy birthday!
September 19, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Happy Birthday Kelly! I’m gonna try to find some cake to eat in your honor!
September 19, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Happy Birthday!!!
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The Grocer said...
Always the way so get used to it, kids push you into second place every time.
September 18, 2008 at 12:00 pm