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MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:48 AM Yesterday

October 29 - today's my birthday. I'm 72.

How the hell did that happen? Seems like only yesterday I was 71.................

I used to say that to my mother on every birthday (with different numbers, of course) and she would laugh every time. When I turned 25 she asked me "How does it feel to be a quarter of a century old?" and I said "How does it feel to have a daughter a quarter of a century old?"

I'm still here. I'm still kicking. I think it's going to be a great day! So, to celebrate, I wish you all a great day too!

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October 29 - today's my birthday. I'm 72. (Original Post) MIButterfly Yesterday OP
Happy Birthday! markie Yesterday #1
Happy belated birthday, markie! I hope you're feeling better! MIButterfly Yesterday #4
Happy birthday to you 🎼🎶🎵🎶 nt Dear_Prudence Yesterday #2
Thank you, Dear_Prudence! MIButterfly Yesterday #5
Happy Birthday! Have a great one. LoisB Yesterday #3
Thank you, LoisB! MIButterfly Yesterday #6
Wishing you a very happy birthday, MIButterfly Grim Chieftain Yesterday #7
Thank you, Grim Chieftain! MIButterfly Yesterday #8
Congratulations! And wishing you a wonderful birthday!!! Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #9
Thank you, Rhiannon12866! MIButterfly Yesterday #10
You're more than welcome! Wishing you a wonderful day! Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #11
Happy Birthday! 2naSalit Yesterday #12
Thank you, 2naSalit! MIButterfly Yesterday #13
And thank you! 2naSalit Yesterday #17
Happy belated birthday, 2na! SheltieLover Yesterday #16
Thank you! 2naSalit Yesterday #18
Sounds like a lovely day! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #20
Many happy returns of the day!!! alwaysinasnit Yesterday #14
Thank you, alwaysinasnit! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #22
Happy Birthday! SheltieLover Yesterday #15
Thank you, SheltieLover! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #23
Here's wishing you a great day! 10 Turtle Day 22 hrs ago #19
Thank you, 10 Turtle Day! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #24
Happy birthday 🎂 Emile 21 hrs ago #21
Thank you, Emile! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #25
What a coinkydink. It's my birthday as well WheelWalker 18 hrs ago #26
Thank you, WheelWalker! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #29
Happy Birthday! Croney 18 hrs ago #36
Have a great day. OLDMDDEM 18 hrs ago #27
Thank you, OLDMDDEM! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #30
Happiness on your birthday 🎁 Polly Hennessey 18 hrs ago #28
Thank you, Polly Hennessey! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #31
Happy Birthday!! Croney 18 hrs ago #32
Thank you, Croney! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #34
Happy Birthday. sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago #33
Thank you, sinkingfeeling! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #35
Happy Birthday!!!! The years speed up every year. Fla Dem 18 hrs ago #37
Thank you, Fla Dem! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #40
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly 🦋🎂 Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #38
Thank you, Clouds Passing! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #41
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MuseRider 18 hrs ago #39
Thank you, MuseRider! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #42
That sounds like the best kind of birthday! MuseRider 18 hrs ago #44
Happy Birthday, enjoy your day! BarbaRosa 18 hrs ago #43
Thank you, BarbaRosa! MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #45
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly Niagara 18 hrs ago #46
Thank you, Niagara! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #57
Happy birthday! AuntieKatie 16 hrs ago #47
Thank you, Auntie Katie! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #58
Happy birthday to you! AuntieKatie 16 hrs ago #48
A very Happy Birthday to you! mountain grammy 16 hrs ago #49
Thank you, mountain grammy! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #59
Happy Birthday! mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #50
Thank you, mwmisses4289! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #60
Happy Birthday, MIButterfly! Diamond_Dog 16 hrs ago #51
Thank you, Diamond_Dog! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #61
Happy Birthday! Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #52
Thank you, Irish_Dem! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #62
Have a very happy birthday,MIButterfly. Love, deb debm55 15 hrs ago #53
Thank you, Debm55! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #63
Many Happy Returns of the Day! yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #54
Thank you, yellow dahlia! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #64
Happy birthday! badhair77 14 hrs ago #55
Thank you, badhair77! MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #65
Happy Birthday! 🎂 electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #56

markie

(23,715 posts)
1. Happy Birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:53 AM
Yesterday


Mine was yesterday (28th) and I spent the day on the couch being very sick… ugh. Hope your day is much better!!
…..it was my 73rd…. How did that happen?

Grim Chieftain

(792 posts)
7. Wishing you a very happy birthday, MIButterfly
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 01:18 AM
Yesterday

I hope the year ahead is filled with love, joy and laughter.

MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
13. Thank you, 2naSalit!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 03:19 AM
Yesterday

Happy belated birthday to you!



70 is not so bad. As the crooked cop, Mel Bernstein, said to Tony Montana in Scarface: Every day above ground is a good day.

2naSalit

(98,429 posts)
18. Thank you!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 04:57 AM
Yesterday

I had a nice day, turn over 249,000 miles on the vehicle, drove to Acadia NP (it was closed but you can drive the peninsula) and put my hands in the ocean, had some lobster and saw amazing foliage.

WheelWalker

(9,360 posts)
26. What a coinkydink. It's my birthday as well
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:30 AM
18 hrs ago

76 and Counting. Birthday blessings to you and a wish for continued blessings through many years to come.

MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
29. Thank you, WheelWalker!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:39 AM
18 hrs ago

I wish you the same. Have a great birthday and many more!



Wasn't it great to have a birthday so close to Halloween? First I got presents, ice cream and cake and then a couple of days later, I would go out and get free candy!

Fla Dem

(27,249 posts)
37. Happy Birthday!!!! The years speed up every year.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:47 AM
18 hrs ago

Feels like I only turned 75, but next Feb it'll be 78. Enjoy and make the most of each day, month and year.

MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
40. Thank you, Fla Dem!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:52 AM
18 hrs ago

Love the dancing cat! If only I could get one of my cats to dance!

There used to be a commercial on TV many moons ago with a woman and cat dancing and the announcer would say "Why is this woman dancing with her cat?" and I'd turn to my cat at the time (my beloved Bootsy) and say "Why don't you ever dance with me?" Trouble is, I've forgotten what the commercial was for!

MuseRider

(35,009 posts)
39. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:51 AM
18 hrs ago

My 72 is swiftly coming in December. My mother has been gone forever, she just made 70. My father was not even 40. Bad genes but they are working for me, both my younger brothers are gone as well.

Have a wonderful day and enjoy it with some fun. Your mother sounds like a fun lady!

MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
42. Thank you, MuseRider!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:59 AM
18 hrs ago

I'm going to meet a lifelong friend for lunch at our favorite Middle Eastern restaurant. In fact, this friend is the one who introduced me to Middle Eastern cuisine in the first place. I see lemon chicken Tawook in my immediate future.

My mother was a hoot at times. She had a great sense of humor.

MuseRider

(35,009 posts)
44. That sounds like the best kind of birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:10 AM
18 hrs ago

Enjoy yourself, that is so cool. We always go to our favorite Middle Eastern place, always. We raised our kids on it so we all now love it more than anything.

Great plans you have, I have a big happy smile on my face so again the 70's are not bad at all!

badhair77

(5,041 posts)
55. Happy birthday!
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 03:20 PM
14 hrs ago

Tomorrow is my 73rd and I’m asking the same questions. Where did the time go?

Please enjoy your day!

MIButterfly

(1,581 posts)
65. Thank you, badhair77!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 01:20 AM
4 hrs ago

I had a very nice day!



And a very happy birthday to you, as it is now October 30 on the east coast. Many happy returns!




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