Instead of my sweet 16...

[Kriss41]

Greetings fellow VTs.
This is just to say something that I find very interesting. Part of my religion is we don't celebrate birthdays. (Reasoning- why celebrate birthdays if we don't celebrate death as well?) But my dad doesn't quite agree on that, especially with my 16th birthday coming up in a month. So I'm trying to think of something to do instead of celebrate my 16th birthday without compramizing my beliefs.
I'm a twin, and he says just let the day go like any other. But my dad and (UCH) my grandmother won't let that happen. (My grandmother is the kind of person that likes to lie to my mother, who's very devout in her faith in our religion, and celebrate our birthdays. I've been a devout Jehovah's Witness for pretty much my entire life, but she's always trying to deter my faith.) I don't know what to do...
Any help?

[stev]

Be honest with them just tell them you don't want to celebrate your birthday because of your beliefs . Because then that way you won't compromise your beliefs .I know its probably easier said then done but good luck

[SammieRose]

If you are so strong on your religion that it will be a blasphemy to let them have their desired party, then tell them you rather they give you whatever they were going to spend on the party and gifts towards a trip you will take once you graduate from high school. Somehow it will let them feel less rejected.

Now, you say you do not celebrate birthdays because you do not celebrate in any sort the day of the death of someone? so what you do, never visit their graves on the day they die?

I'm "catholic" and every 4th of April, i go to my dad's grave and put flowers on it as it marks the day he left us. By doing so we are celebrating, his life on the day of his death.

[Kriss41]

If you are so strong on your religion that it will be a blasphemy to let them have their desired party, then tell them you rather they give you whatever they were going to spend on the party and gifts towards a trip you will take once you graduate from high school. Somehow it will let them feel less rejected.

Now, you say you do not celebrate birthdays because you do not celebrate in any sort the day of the death of someone? so what you do, never visit their graves on the day they die?

I'm "catholic" and every 4th of April, i go to my dad's grave and put flowers on it as it marks the day he left us. By doing so we are celebrating, his life on the day of his death.

I am not because I'm a jehovahs witness,and to us birthdays are tied into bad things. For instance in one birthday celebration, John the Baptizer was beheadee,and his lifeless head was given to the king of Bethlehem as a gift. So.. It's tied into some bad things. If that makes sense.