just another birthday
It happens that today is my 18th birthday. An important date for everyone usually, but it kind of feels odd today. Even though turning 18 is something special, something that allows you way more freedom than ever before, for me it feels like something is missing, and that is because of my family being in Germany. I was born on the 22nd of October in 2003 after midnight, and it was a special day already because of my dad, as his birthday is the 22nd as well. He told me that on that day he did not plan to do anything special, it was his 33rd birthday, he was just watching television and being alone by himself as my mother was in the hospital. That night he got a phone call from the nurse and she said that he would miss my birth if he does not rush to the hospital, which he did now 18 years ago, and what already created the first big part of our bond that lasts till today. My father and I have always been celebrating our birthdays together as it was the best for both of us to share o...