StatusStatus for your own birthday
What do you post on your own birthday without sounding like you are asking for wishes? One of these.
English
One more year of being me. No complaints so far.
Today I am officially older and unofficially the same.
Birthday mood: grateful, hungry, in that order.
Another candle on the cake. Soon we will need a bigger cake.
Level up. New year unlocked.
Born on this day. Still not sure what I am doing. Having fun, though.
Thank you, Maa and Papa, for today. The rest of you may send cake.
A year older, a little wiser, still bad at replying on time.
Thank you all for the wishes. My phone and my heart are both full.
Felt very loved today. Thank you, everyone.
Another year older. Still not acting like it.
Today I am the reason for the cake.
Thank you for the calls, the messages and the terrible singing.
Grew a year. Grew up a little.
Level up. Same player, better stories.
हिन्दी
आज मेरा दिन है, बाकी दिन भी मेरे ही हैं।
एक साल और बड़ा हो गया, समझदार होने की कोशिश जारी है।
जन्मदिन पर बस एक ही ख्वाहिश: सब अपने साथ रहें।
केक मेरा, पार्टी आपकी तरफ़ से।
शुभकामनाओं के लिए आप सबका दिल से शुक्रिया।
माँ पापा को धन्यवाद, आज के दिन के लिए।
उम्र बढ़ी है, बचपना वही है।
आज मेरा दिन है, केक मेरा, बाक़ी सब आपका।
एक साल और बड़ा, थोड़ा और समझदार।
दुआओं के लिए दिल से शुक्रिया।
माँ ने खीर बनाई है, जन्मदिन पूरा हुआ।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਅੱਜ ਮੇਰਾ ਜਨਮਦਿਨ ਹੈ, ਦੁਆਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਿਓ।
ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਹੋਰ ਵੱਡੇ, ਸ਼ੁਕਰ ਹੈ ਮਾਲਕਾ।
ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ ਦਾ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ।
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Posting on your own birthday
A birthday status has two jobs: to let people know without asking for wishes, and to thank them afterwards. A light line in the morning does the first. A warm line at night does the second, and saves you from replying "thank you" a hundred times, though the people who called deserve a personal reply.
Make it yours
- Use the age if you are happy to: "34. Knees disagree, heart is 22."
- Mention the tradition: the kheer, the temple or gurdwara visit, the cake cut at midnight by friends who would not leave.
- Thank by name the people who made the day.
A privacy note
Wishing yourself a happy birthday in public is harmless. Posting your full date of birth with the year is less so, since banks and many services use it as a check. A status can say "it is my birthday" without saying the year, and a public bio does not need the date at all.
What to avoid
- Hints about gifts.
- Keeping score of who wished and who forgot, especially in public.
- Sad lines about growing old, unless they are clearly a joke.
Before you post
- A thank you status at the end of the day covers everyone you could not reply to.