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Date: 20 May 2004 22:40:33
Mum's birthday yesterday. I know that, only because Smudgelet's was the day before and also because I wrote a cheque yesterday and had to check the date. In many ways it is a real blessing that I don't get hung up on birthdays and anniversaries - I didn't feel any obligation to feel sad just because it was Mum's birthday, and I couldn't even tell you precisely how many years ago she died, about eight I reckon. In other ways it's a problem -I get in endless trouble for missing birthdays of people who are still alive and expecting a card or present. I can tell you precisely when everybody's birthday is, but just never quite connect those theoretical dates with the actual passage of time. Thank goodness the children never let me forget theirs.