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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Tantrums to teenage years: Navigating birthdays

Isabella Panichi March 27, 2024
I realize that it’s not the sleepover you have with your two friends at the age of six that makes you a "big girl", but at the same time, I’m not sure it is your age that makes you older either. If anything, I feel like I have regressed to the whiny sixteen-year-old girl who I used to be. Is it possible to hate who you were at sixteen when you are nineteen, but become her at twenty?
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Five reasons why birthdays make me nervous

Audrey Tumbarello March 1, 2022
My top 5 reasons why birthdays can be dreadful.
Boston businesses are still experiencing high demand for Valentine’s Day products despite the pandemic. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Boston still bustles for Valentine’s Day

Daniel Kool February 12, 2021
While the pandemic has pushed some of Boston’s Valentine’s Day shoppers online, businesses that typically experience a surge around the holiday say demand remains high.
Wake Me Up Boston: Birthdays and age

Wake Me Up Boston: Birthdays and age

Sarah Finkel April 26, 2018

Last week was a special one for my family. Both my little sister and my grandma celebrated birthdays back-to-back, concluding with a weekend of joint festivities. Although their birthdays are a day apart,...

MINTZ: Welcome to the New Age

MINTZ: Welcome to the New Age

Casey Mintz October 22, 2014

Well, it has officially come and gone: it was my birthday on Oct. 19, and I am now officially one year older. There were the token “Happy birthday, Casey!” posts on my Facebook wall from people I haven’t...

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