The Romans famously started counting their lives at inception so when they were born they were already nine months old. It meant that mothers and father instead of celebrating a day the mother was creaming her head off for hours, they could celebrate a really good joint climax. I don’t think children felt as squeamish about such things as their parents having sex as they do today.
My friend and I both gave up celebrating birthdays years ago as we both think health is more important than numbers and counting down the ages forces one into the absurd ‘where am I as opposed to where I should be’ conversation we have with ourselves because every age is supposed to be planned out for the sake of society.
I think of this as the neighbours are giving their daughter a birthday party with entertainer in their grounds, with balloons out and lots of noise. I think she is eight. I hope the world is kind to her.
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