My birthday is coming up soon, and since I’m too happily busy this year to plan anything, I’ve instead enjoyed looking back on past memorable birthdays and what they meant to me. This morning, this memory came to mind:
It was my 12th birthday, I think. My mom always hosted a joint birthday party for me and my brother with our extended family, and a small party for each of us with a few friends. Since no one in my family or…
