Unhappy Birthday
How to Say, “Happy Birthday,” to Someone who Isn’t Happy
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5 min readDec 11, 2018
On my birthday I received a greeting from a good friend. It went something like this:
Now straight up, I want to say that this person is a wonderful and supportive friend and I sincerely appreciate that they went to the effort of sending me a birthday greeting. However, this awkward message — one among many I…