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When you change your profile picture the night before so everyone sees how fine you are.
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When it's 12 a.m. on the dot and you haven't gotten a single happy birthday post.
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When it's 12:05 a.m. and still there's no acknowledgement.
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When someone just writes "HBD."
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When your ex wishes you happy birthday.
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Or when someone important to you totally forgets.
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When your best friend doesn't make you a photo collage.
8.
But then later shares a photo of you both looking fly as hell.
9.
When someone you barely speak to writes you a super-sentimental birthday wish.
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When you deeply analyze your crush's "happy birthday" post down to the letters and punctuation marks they chose.
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When someone doesn't wish you happy birthday publicly but messages you privately.
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When your crazy relative posts an embarrassing birthday photo of you as a child.
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When your parents write love poems in their statuses about your youth and how they raised you right.
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When a random hot friend writes a birthday message that's surprisingly personal.
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When you can see that people are active on Facebook Messenger but haven't written happy birthday on your wall yet.
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When someone wishes you a happy belated birthday the next day.
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When you have extreme anxiety over whether or not to personally reply to each message.
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When you reply "you're welcome" to one of them and then instantly regret your decision.
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When you spend hours intensely crafting the perfect "thank you everyone" status.
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When you cleverly post it the next day to keep your birthday alive in everyone's thoughts.
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When the day is over and you only get birthday wishes from a small percentage of your 3,000 Facebook friends.
