I realize that some days/weeks/years I just got too much happening to keep up with birthdays enough to even remember a text, even the people I care about the most. And other times, I’m locked and loaded with a gift ready for the mail a month or two out. So, if I do or don’t get my own birthday acknowledged by any particular person, I keep things in perspective. I’d never want someone to presume I don’t care, if my brain is too stuck in a blender at any given point. So I extend that understanding to others.