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Must Everyone Celebrate Anniversaries and the Like?
When you celebrate you generate positivity — but this is about you and not anyone else.
My father and stepmother got married in 1983. I was 11 years old and remember much of the event.
Despite using their anniversary for a long-lost combination lock — I nearly always forget to wish them a happy anniversary.
My mom and stepdad got married in 1994. I was 21 years old and remember the small ceremony at the synagogue. While I can tell you what month their anniversary falls in — I can’t recall the precise date.
May 1st is my wedding anniversary. To celebrate this, my wife and I tend to — at the very least — go out for a decent dinner.
This year, we’ve opted to take an actual, factual, vacation.
The thing is — I expect nobody else to celebrate with us. Why? Because this is a personal anniversary, and apart from my wife and I — it doesn’t involve anyone else.
Still, thanks to various aspects of how I was raised, it begs the question — should everyone celebrate anniversaries and the like?
