Twenty Four
September 1st, 2008 Posted in Self
Another year, passed.
I have accomplished nothing.
I’m my own FAIL whale.
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Happy Birthday to me.
(At least one of us is excited about it.)
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You have continued to raised two beautiful daughters. You have accomplished a lot. Much more than that. Think of where you were a year ago and where you’ve been since then!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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Happy Birthday! And it seems to me that you’ve accomplished enriching the lives of two lovely little girls. That’s nothing to sneeze at.
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24 years old?
Sugar, you’ve barely begun.
Celebrate. Walk and remember how beautiful you are. Because this is as beautiful as a woman gets.
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Happy Birthday! You are not a fail whale, don’t be so hard on yourself.
You still have so much time!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, hot stuff!
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You sneaky girl!! I would say 23 was a pretty damn good year Ms. BlogHer panelist. You are amazing. 24 is gonna KICK ASS. Love you ma!
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I know you don’t need reminders of the successes you’ve had this year… besides, if you’re feeling bad or inadequate, just give yourself time. You’re only 12. HAHAHAHHAHA!
Seriously though…
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You’re such a dork. You are neither a fail nor a whale. So just hush.
Happy Birthday Maria. I hope this year brings you many blessings and surprises.
Hugs and stuff :-)
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Happy Birthday! I seriously, majorly doubt your girls would say you’ve accomplished nothing…
See, I consider you more like a confess success .
I just made that up. You like?! haha
Anyway, you know what I think.
Don’t make me come smack you!
(But if I did, I’d also hug and kiss you, and take you out for some shots and partying.)
You rock. No matter what you say.
xoxo
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NOBODY can be a fail whale by the age of 24….
My advise to you would be to enjoy your children and love yourself. Its important for your girls to see that you love and respect yourself.
You are a truly beautiful young woman.
Happy Birthday, I have a daughter who is also 24, so young. I was pretty hard on myself and went through a lot of difficult times (depression etc.) while she grew up; its not been easy for either of us.
Raising happy, self confident children is a hell of an accomplishment. Cut yourself some slack……life is too short to be down and unhappy.
peace 8)
Happy Birthday! And you have 2 lovelt children, which is more than I’ve ever had, so that’s plenty of accomplishment. Oh and that penguin is so cute.
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You stop that! So not true. Just ask your girls and your bloggy friends & fans.
Happy Birthday!
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“Accomplishments” are relative and the really important ones are rarely visible from afar- you seem like you’re doing pretty good- Happy Birthday-
Just savor the moments with those girlies- time moves at warp speed and before you know it, one is starting 1st grade, one 4th, and one, middle school and you wonder if you have time to repair any of the stupid mistakes you have made so far bringing them up before they are grown(oh wait- that’s me).
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I could write all of these messages about how you are not a fail whale, like most others are. I could simply say ‘Happy birthday’ or ‘enjoy 24.’
But here’s what I really mean to say…if you’ve accomplished so little in the past year as to be worthy of remammalfication, then I’ve got my standards set way low, cuz baby, you are the inhabitant of my pedestal.
Happy Birthday, dude! Hope you had a good one.
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You won’t realize how much you’ve accomplished until at least a few years later. That’s just the way life usually works.
In the meantime, focusing on the face of a child you’ve managed to create from nothing is a good way to gain some perspective, I’ve found.
Happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday Maria! :-)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)
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Happy Birthday babe!
You have accomplished something truly fantastic. You have met me.
Bwaaaa haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaa!
Smootches gorgeous.
maria, I may have to kick your bottom lady. 24. You have 2 beautiful kids, the intelligence, wit and writing skills of a genius. you’ve created an epic blog, spoken at blogher goddamit. Nothing?? My ar*e.
Oh, and Happy Birthday. ;D
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24 eh?
You are but a young’un…
Happy Birthday Mitsy.
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Are you kidding? You’ve “accomplished” Goobie and The Bella. Look at those beautiful girls. That is your doing.
Holy shit. I can’t believe you are only twenty four. I was such a jackass at that age. Still am, actually.
Happy birthday – wishing you all the things that you want, to happen for you on this day.
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You silly girl, you are too hard on yourself.
Have a happy birthday girlfriend!
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Happy Birthday!
I was four when my mom turned 24. And my little brother was two. You have fun and awesome times ahead of you.
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Happy Birthday girl! 1984 was a glorious year :) On my 24th birthday this year, I was giving birth to Faith. LOL
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Pffft,Fail Whale my ass.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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BEAUTIFUL! Happy Birthday!
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Oh jeez, you’re 24. So old and now your life is over and you haven’t accomplished anything.
:D
I think you’ll accomplish plenty soon enough. Happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday and, um, excuse me? You’ve shot to the top of the Blogosphere and are on everyone’s must read list!
And you’ve helped your daughters take their next steps toward womanhood….
Happy happy happy birthday
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
You are a beautiful, wonderful, talented, witty, generous soul, and I feel blessed to know you.
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Happy Birthday!!
Wow, cuteness (both of you).
Happy Birthday!!
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Happy Birthday Girl!
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Happy Birthday. I love the pics!!!
But please, stop bragging about your age–it gets me depressed. ;)
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Eh, bullshit. You spoke at BlogHer! I am totally jealous!
:)
Happy, happy birthday. It was my hubby’s yesterday! The plot thickens…
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Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday, you beautiful mama, you.
Bullshit, Maria! You accomplished many great things in this year. You spoke at a major conference, you freed yourself from a bad relationship, and you continued your journey to raise bright, thoughtful, compassionate young girls. And hey, you met me. Can’t be all bad, right?
Happy birthday, IM! Love you.
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I love you and I love that picture of Goobie. But seriously, you’ve only just begun and when you’re ready you’ll do great great things. You’re smart and oh so talented, I see it. I’m not like everyone else, I don’t say shit just to make people feel good, ever. So no you’re not a failure or a whale, stop doing that. Stop putting yourself down, dammit I’ll punch you. Make yourself a promise an achievable goal. And then do it and don’t let anything stop you, period.
Happy Birthday!!!!!
Having just found your site after meeting you at BlogHer, I think you’re really unfair to yourself… or at least much to hard on yourself.
Besides, I’ve been told it takes at least 2 years to save the world. ;)
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Here’s to a new year, Maria! I think you are phenomenal, and you never fail to make me smile, cry, or think – often at the same time.
xoxox
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :)
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Um…
You birthed one HECK of a blog,
spoke at BlogHer,
MET VDOG!!! (heh)
and lived a very full life.
I have to say 23 was eh…24 was AWESOME!! You are gonna love it, gurl.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
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Happy Birthday Maria! We just celebrated one of my son’s b-day’s on Saturday and Babygirl’s is tomorrow.
Remember this: Just because your are not where you would like to be in your life or doing all that you’d like to be doing right now, doesn’t mean that you aren’t where you’re supposed to be in your life right now. You are still young (I’m 31) and I know how you feel, I was there long, long, long, ago…
Considering this was my first year of blogging and you made it all the more fun, I’d say that at least for me, you accomplished a hell of a whole lot! Happy birthday crazy girl!
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Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, M. Many happy returns! You may not feel like you’ve done much, but look where you are so far in your life. Two days after I turned 25 was when I moved to the States ‘for 6 months’. You’ve done loads more than I did already to that point. I hope this new year being you health and happiness.
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