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My best friend got fired on my birthday and I still feel weird about it
So my birthday was last Friday and I turned 34. My best friend since 7th grade got let go from his job that same morning. He called me at like 9am and I thought he was calling to wish me a happy birthday, but he was crying in his car in the parking lot of his office. I spent the whole day feeling guilty for even wanting to celebrate. We still went out that night, just the two of us, to this cheap diner near my place. He ordered a grilled cheese and didn't eat it. I sat there with a stupid slice of cake the waitress brought over with a candle and I just wanted to crawl under the table. Here's the thing though, I think we both needed that night. By 11pm he was laughing about how much he hated his boss anyway. I just wish the timing hadn't been so messed up. Has anyone else ever had a huge personal thing ruined or tangled up with someone else's bad news? How do you even handle that without feeling like a jerk for enjoying your own day?
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