With my birthday coming up this week, so many people are asking me how I plan on spending my birthday. What my plans are for this special day. My response is really quite simple- absolutely nothing.

That's right, I do not plan on doing anything special for my birthday because, in my opinion, it is just another day.

I have not planned anything special for my birthday in probably about 7 years. It started when I was way younger. Since my birthday falls during the summer, right before school usually starts for most places, parents are trying to get in any last minute family vacation that they can. In a lot of cases, my friends' vacations always seemed to fall around my birthday. So eventually, I just stopped planning anything for my birthday all together.

It's not because I don't enjoy spending time with my friends and family, because I do. It just never seems to work out during the summer. Another thing is the fact that I do not understand making such a big deal out of a day.

I hate when people make a big deal out of me because it just makes me uncomfortable. I just don't get it. Nobody in my house makes a big deal out of their birthdays. Like yes, it is special because it was the day that you were brought into this world, but that is really it. There are no big birthday celebrations at my house.

So to those who think I am weird for not celebrating my birthday, you probably are. But maybe I think you're weird for celebrating yours. (I really don't). Just let me do me and I'll let you do you. So keep celebrating your birthday all you want, and I will continue to not celebrate.