[Ginger]

My worst birthday memory is when I wasn't around family for it, and I went to see them for Thanksgiving a month and a half later and the first thing my grandma did when she saw me was ignore me, then a few minutes later she put my birthday present in my lap without saying anything at all to me. She didn't even hug me, or welcome me, or ask how I was. She just plopped it on my lap and sat down on the couch, pretending like it never happened. I found that really offensive and upsetting. I felt like leaving it there, unwrapped. It made me feel like shit accepting a gift that was given to me so rudely.

My fondest birthday memory was my 16th birthday. My family and I went to a park for a nice picnic on the last warmish day of the year. It was a bit chilly with the wind but not unbearable. There was little to no drama and everyone seemed happy.