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clairebear3 
Hope it's ok that I post here, it's my first time on this part of the forum.
DH was raised JW, I was not. DD's first birthday is six days away (I can't believe how fast it has gone) and I'm having trouble just ignoring it completely. Of course I don't want a birthday celebration or cards, presents etc and I'm try to keep a really low profile with the non JW side of the family around this time, kind of hoping that they will forget about it, but it seems such a huge milestone to not even mention. My LO is nearly 1! I feel like shouting it out! I wad wondering about taking a nice picture of the three of us just so we have something to remember from the day she was one.
Has anyone else done anything to mark this milestone? We celebrate our wedding anniversary every year but the first one seemed like such a big deal...
Well, we usually take pics. I mean, if you are used to celebrating birthdays, then it's hard to not do so, I imagine (I am assuming you are not a JW nor studying). Just as one used to not celebrating them. It's just not a big deal.
The thing that we always do with non JW family is just have periodic get-togethers: BBQs, sit down dinners, amusement park meetups, etc. We have Cousins Day and Kid's Day and Grandkids Day, Costume parties, etc., where the kids get gifts from family and exchange them, as well. We do girl's day and guys day for the adults to do fun things together. There are just so many ways to have fun with kids that have nothing to do with holidays/birthdays.
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