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manhattanmom
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 Wed, Sep 03 2008, 12:56 pm
| Tamiri wrote: | | What is special about 21? |
In the US it's the legal age to drink and gamble.
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Seraph
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Wed, Sep 03 2008, 12:57 pm
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its in 5 mos. no plans yet. but its really no special thing bec the legal drinking age here is 18. I dunno if there is anything "new" at 21 here.
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chaylizi
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Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:01 pm
| manhattanmom wrote: | | Tamiri wrote: | | What is special about 21? |
In the US it's the legal age to drink and gamble. |
I don't think I've used my opportunity to do either of those things since I turned 21. It's a really non jewish thing to have a party in the bar/casino on the 21st birthday though. When I turned 18 I was more excited, I couldn't wait for the next presidential election so I could actually vote.
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Tamiri
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Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:42 pm
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16 18 and 21 seem to be non jewish milestones and I am very surprised to read that they mean anything to the women here. I would have thought I'd see more of "how'd you mark your turning of age at 12, bat mitzva" - something like that.
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Ruchel
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Wed, Sep 03 2008, 1:52 pm
| happy2BaMommy wrote: | I spent my 21st birthday pregnant and not feeling well.
wait a sec- that was my 22nd birthday...
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ditto both, except for 22 I wasn't pregnant, "just" still sick 
16 and 21, though, are insignificant to me as a French girl. For 18, I just did a normal birthday.
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yo'ma
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Wed, Sep 03 2008, 2:12 pm
| Tamiri wrote: | | 16 18 and 21 seem to be non jewish milestones and I am very surprised to read that they mean anything to the women here. I would have thought I'd see more of "how'd you mark your turning of age at 12, bat mitzva" - something like that. |
It's not a non jewish milestone, just "legal". 16 (or 15 w/ S. americans) are non jewish milestones. Those are coming of age as a woman, but the other one is purely a legal one.
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Fabulous
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 10:42 am
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I am older than my dh. So we got married when I was 21 already (don't remember how I spent it and don't like alcohol). For my 22nd, dh took me out to a nice restaurant and surprised me with perfume and jewelry. My dh's 21st is coming up and I'm planning something big.
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heffer569
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:52 am
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Being the oldest in the family my parents went all out for my 21 b-day they chartered a private plane for me dh my kids and parents and all sibs to orlando and they "kidnapped me in the middle of the night they had packed everything and we went I didnt know where we were till I saw mickey it was great I had so much fun.
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catonmylap
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:54 am
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Don't remember...............(and it's not cause I got drunk or anything like that)....just it's too long ago and I don't think I did anything that remarkable.
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catonmylap
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:56 am
| Seraph wrote: | | its in 5 mos. no plans yet. but its really no special thing bec the legal drinking age here is 18. I dunno if there is anything "new" at 21 here. |
I can't believe you are not 21 yet! You don't seem that young.....(and I don't feel that old...)
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ChavieK
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 12:03 pm
I'm too old to remember. But I was probably working (I just looked it up & it was a Fri), came home to make shabbos & throw-up in between. 
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gamekeeper
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 12:15 pm
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my hebrew 21st birthday was 4 days before my wedding... my english was 11 days earlier but to be honest I cant remember what we did! im sure dh (or rather df at the time) and I went out for dinner or something.
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DefyGravity
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 12:30 pm
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I can't remember. It probably wasn't so remarkable.
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momto4
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 12:38 pm
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gosh I cant remember. I just turned 30 on sunday though. now thats a milestone. I feel old but at the same time still feel like a kid.
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ShakleeMom
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:03 pm
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I had lost a lot of weight, and had a cute baby... dh got me 21 roses for shabbos.
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flowerpower
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:05 pm
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The same way I spend the others lol.
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melbee
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Tue, Sep 16 2008, 11:23 pm
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We had gotten engaged a few weeks before my bday, and I knew he was planning something b/c I had overheard a friend mention something bday related on the phone to him when we were together a few days prior to, but it was still really sweet. He took me out to the Sears Tower (which I had never been to) and we spent the day downtown. On the way back, I called another friend of mine and asked her what she was up to, but she said she was going out to dinner with some other friends. Turns out that "dinner" for her meant pulling into my apartment building to surprise me. DH had planned a huge surprise party with all my friends from college and we all hung out. Didn't drink at all or do anything of the typical nature, and we had a great time! Definitely one of the best bdays to date, although he tries to outdo himself with each one, so we'll see...
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shabbatiscoming
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Wed, Sep 17 2008, 3:14 am
| Zus wrote: | | I'm surprised how many of you were already married at that age! | thats what I was thinking. I was not married until I was almost 26.
at 21? who knows, probably a nice dinner with friends, but just because it was another birthday, nothing specific to 21.
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Rutabaga
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Wed, Sep 17 2008, 8:15 am
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I don't remember exactly, but I was probably studying for midterms. They always seemed to coincide. My roommates probably made me a small party.
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miriamnechama
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Wed, Sep 17 2008, 8:24 am
I had the best...
was in labor with ds1 
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