What do you all do for your birthdays?

Nothing

An early happy birthday!

As for what i do, just have a meal with the family,

Happy early birthday!

Yes, I am in the "that day was business as usual" team -- worked a little, played some games, stayed in with my wife, had a good time. But I guess I am blessed if I can put ttogether "business as usual" and "good time" in the same day! :D

(Well, ok, my wife bought us some great ice-cream that day, so it was a bit better than most...)

Anyway, you do not have to be an old geezer like me (us?) -- enjoy your birthday, throw a party if you like that, go out if you enjoy so!

Cheers!

Eat cake. Not be contemplative.
And a family meal.

I try not to do anything, but often get a cake, obligatory family gathering and meal, maybe games, and a gift I feel awkward accepting.
My birthday is coming up very soon as well 😅

Nothing much, dinner with my family and coffee with friends. Have a great birthday hyrokey.:)

Usually just a dinner with family/friends, maybe a board game.
the big decade ones something more special might happen, my last big one was a cruise.

Sometimes my family remember and calls me.

Happy birthday in advance !
A cake, a family meal we've multiple birthdays at same time so we group.

Happy (soon to be) birthday!

I usually just have a lunch/dinner with my family and some cake, I think the last time I had a party I was like 10 years old (34 now), I just decided that I didn't really liked parties one day and stuck to it because it was the path of least resistance. Although I wouldn't suggest doing what I do, or don't do to be more accurate.

Happy birthday 🎂 I usually just have dinner with the family, nothing special

Wallow

nothing for the past 3-4 years and i dont even feel like asking anymore for anything for my next one, for me bd's just suck and nothing but more depression lol my family sucks and it just shows they dont rly care about me. bd's are just another monday

I make a ridiculously decadent chocolate cake, with some fresh orange overtones and doused with basically molten ganache, and some thin sour cream layers for contrast (not hard. Box cake, replace water with fresh OJ, and oil with butter. Pat a bit of fresh OJ between layers. Consider cutting each layer in half for more layers of tasty.). So delicious. Generally I don't get around to doing anything like a party with friends anymore (and Rock Band, those were fun), but my mom likes to make a nice gift, and lately we've been grouping mine with my husband's birthday over Spring break and making it a week of gaming,and tasty treats, usually sushi.

Happy birthday! Hope you find some way you are made to feel special in your own way

I guess its not good luck to celebrate before the actual date, so happy birthday - but accept it only on your actual BD ;)

As for celebration - depends from year to year. Me and my friends love outdoors so for several years, when I lived closer to my parents, I used to invite friends and family over to have sports games and BBQ outside. Played football, volleyball, other activities. Cooked some BBQ and stayed in tents. Not much for actual "celebration" - sometimes prepared some food and set things up, sometimes said to people to just bring their own drinks, food without any gifts.

Last year it fell on a workday, but I had vacation. So me and my brother-in-law had some beers at 10AM while wives were at work, then went to watch world hockey championship and in the evening had dinner with wife and in-laws.

This year was a workday for all of us, so in the evening went to an outside waterpark with wife and in-laws again, had cake and went home. Next year turning 30 so might actually set up something more elaborate by renting a place, ordering food, drinks and actually "celebrating".

If we're talking about actual birthdays, then mine usually plays out like this
1) Go have breakfast at a restaurant with my mom and husband
2) Have a family get together in the evening, buy some cakes, and food for everyone to share
3) Be by myself as much as possible for all the time between, before, and after points 1 and 2. If I could have it my way I'd probably just go have the breakfast, and tell everyone else to just allow me to enjoy doing nothing the rest of the day haha.

And usually a few days before or after I will have a get-together with my closest friends (ranging from friends I've had for 5 years to friends I've basically had since I was one haha). And that get-together is usually a fondue or an indoor grill get-together.

It depends on the mood of the day, but I often experience it like any other day

i grow older by a year usually.

aaaand, happy birthday in advance 💙🧡

I'd like to know, my birthday is also coming up soon.

My usual is getting a big chicago style stuffed pizza. Pre-kid, I would include with that not working and playing games all day, but life kinda prevents that kind of fun.

I have a twin so we always spend the day together, no exception, even when we were living on different continents for a while.
We try to spend the whole day outside, when it's not too cold, go skating or play some basketball and plan little excursions to museums, the movies, even theatre or karaoke. There's always some food and laughter and a little gaming as well.
It's easier I guess because I don't really think of it as my birthday. More like an anniversary so I don't get older ;)

What are you planning for yours?

Getting older.

That's it.

Go to pub with friends and get drunk

🎉✨🎂✨😊

Happy early Birthday♪

My Birthday?🙄
Every year on that day, I call for the abolition of April Fool's Day.
Next thing you know, it's the close of the corporate fiscal year in that region, and the working human race is busy, and instead of celebrating me, more often than not, I find myself looking at a tired and exhausted human race.
🛸Noo!((o'Θ'o≡o'Θ'o))No!　🔧ヽ(ω´; )ﾉ≡ヽ( ;`ω)ﾉ💸🏧
Well, in the old days, I would book a reservation at a restaurant that would give me a big discount or additional food service on my birthday, or I would use the airline industry service that allowed me to book flights at a discount for a month before and after my birthday, so I could explore the region of humanity.

Happy upcoming birthday.

Obligatory cake and meal with family.

I am not a person to go overly extravagant on things like this!