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Birthday Musings: Gift Giving Edition

Birthday Musings: Gift Giving Edition

Some thoughts about presents and presence

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Courtney Dern
Apr 02, 2024
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I’m a Libra, but my family is full of spring babies. Even our dog, Friday, was born in April. So now that the daffodils are popping in Portland, birthdays are on my brain and I wanted to share a few thoughts about celebrating.

This week I’m writing specifically about gift giving which is, of course, only aspect of celebrating birthdays. To preview: I’ll …

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