Every year it happens. I fret and over analyze how I should go about acknowledging all the wonderful birthday wishes people leave on my Facebook wall. Like any good Google dependent Gen-Xer, I searched the idea to see how much thought others had already given the topic. You know, save me some thinking time. The best I found in my admittedly short and lazy search was a Gizmodo article: How to Respond to Facebook Birthday Wishes.
The blanket thanks is quick and easy, but I’d like to do something more personable that each friend will see. I like the idea of posting a photo, the problem is I don’t have any pictures from my birthday this year. So that’s out. I’ve seen others “Like” each comment individually. That seems practical, but that’s a lot of liking, and how does that come across?
I attempted to add a wall post and tag each person who sent a birthday wish by name, but apparently Facebook allows only a small number of tags (8 to 10, I think; spam prevention?).
So, I’m stumped. I’m truly grateful for all the kind posts, but I’m not sure the best way to acknowledge each one.
What do you suggest?
My brother and I were discussing this just last week–I go for the blanket approach, he goes the personal touch. Like my Ma says, “Do what you can, when you can.”
Well this year I failed to do the blanket approach or personal touch. Although I did write this post, so that should count for something…to the 5 people who read it.