r/birthday • • Jul 30 '26

NEWS An update from the moderation team 🎂

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Hey everyone,

You may have noticed an increase in spam and bot accounts posting on r/birthday recently. A lot of these posts follow the same pattern, accounts pretending to celebrate a birthday while asking for upvotes, comments, or attention. These posts are not genuine birthday celebrations and can clutter up the community for people who are actually here to share their special day.

Until today, moderation on this subreddit for me was limited (and I am the only active mod), which made it difficult to properly deal with the amount of spam coming through. I was mainly able to remove posts, but the process was slow and difficult to keep up with.

The good news: I have now been granted full moderator permissions thanks to Reddit themselves, which means I can take a much more active role in keeping r/birthday clean, welcoming, and focused on real birthday posts. 🎉

Going forward, I’ll be:
Removing spam and bot generated posts more quickly
Taking action against repeat offenders
Improving moderation tools and filters where possible
Keeping the subreddit a place where genuine birthday celebrations can be shared

We are also looking for new moderators!

As r/birthday continues to grow, we would like to bring in more active members who are willing to help keep the subreddit friendly, clean, and spam free. If you are interested in becoming a moderator, please keep an eye out for a future mod application post or send us (me) a message through modmail.

A reminder to everyone: please continue reporting suspicious posts when you see them. Reports help us find spam faster and keep the community better for everyone.

Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and helped make r/birthday a fun place. Let’s keep celebrating real birthdays! 🎂

The r/birthday Mod Team


r/birthday • • 2h ago

Happy birthday

10 Upvotes

If today is your birthday, please let me wish you a happy birthday, especially if you had no one else to wish you one


r/birthday • • 5h ago

No one wished me

8 Upvotes

Literally no one

Expected disappointment honestly


r/birthday • • 4h ago

I’m 25 today!

7 Upvotes

r/birthday • • 10h ago

Special! My birthdayyy

19 Upvotes

Yooo its my birthday today cant believe I turned 15!!!!

PS: Thank you for all the wishes mann means so much to me!!❤️


r/birthday • • 17m ago

it's my birthday

• Upvotes

one year ago i said this exact thing and today i say it again


r/birthday • • 28m ago

Its My Birthhdday!

• Upvotes

Im 19!


r/birthday • • 8h ago

Birthday tomorrow, but don't feel like it.

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Birthday tomorrow, and honestly just dreading the silence. How do you guys handle this?

Tomorrow is my birthday, and instead of feeling any anticipation, there’s just this heavy, familiar dread.

Over the last couple of years after leaving college, my circle pretty much evaporated. Life happened, people drifted, and if I’m being completely honest, there are people from my past who probably actively dislike me for mistakes and stupid things I did back then. I actually made a similar post a couple of years ago when barely anyone reached out, and seeing that cycle repeat hits harder than I’d like to admit.

I’m really not posting this to fish for generic "happy birthdays" or attention. I know I have a lot to be grateful for, and I don't take the roof over my head or basic stability for granted. But the stark reality of getting older is starting to sink in. At this point, all I'm realistically looking forward to is a slice of cake and a quiet family dinner—assuming nobody gets into an argument and sours the mood. Even at home, the day has lost whatever spark it had; it's just treated like any other routine day. It just feels like another year has slipped by without anything fruitful to show for it, just adding to the quiet.

For those of you who hit this phase in your early 20s where the hype completely dies, old friends are gone, and a birthday just feels like an annual reminder of being alone—how do you actually navigate it? Do you just force yourself to treat it as a regular workday, or have you found a way to celebrate yourself without needing anyone else around?

TL;DR: Turning 23 tomorrow with almost no friends left and dreading the silence. My family treats the day like routine, and I’m struggling with the feeling that another year passed with nothing to show for it. For those who've been through this, how do you handle birthdays when the hype dies and you feel completely isolated?

(Wrote this with AI, but not a bot or karna farmer, 5 year old account, so excuse the use of AI)


r/birthday • • 19h ago

Drinking age It's my Birthday today, 18th of October!

21 Upvotes

That's it, my family's getting me a Solar Auxilia Combat Force box


r/birthday • • 15h ago

Turn 40 Oct 18.

8 Upvotes

Its been long year, but its been good. Its had its up and down like always. Sometimes life is just like that. Wish I had more to say at 40. Numbers dont mean much but they mean everything. 40 years around the sun means millions of memories. It means; should, could, would of but didn't, that brings of all here. Looking back causes neck pain, looking into the coming sun cause crows feet around the eyes. Pick your battles, climb them hills. Regardless of a million dollars or a smile worth a million dollars. Say hello to a stranger, leave a extra dollar for your wait staff. Mostly make life yours make it a signature. Blessings are accepted not expected


r/birthday • • 23h ago

I’m 34!

32 Upvotes

I’m now 34. Yey! Although it’s my birthday, nothing seems to be lined up. I’ll just celebrate peace for today ❤️


r/birthday • • 1d ago

I'M 18 !!!!

30 Upvotes

Hey everyone!! It's my birthday today and I'm making 18 years old, WOW! Now I'm completely free for a lot of things :))

Are you guys celebrating your birthday today either??


r/birthday • • 1d ago

HAPPY CAKE DAY

9 Upvotes

r/birthday • • 1d ago

It’s my birthday! I’m 20 today (: 🎂🎉

17 Upvotes

At this point I would’ve imagined a lot more for myself I’ll be honest. But I still have accomplished a lot. Just no first kiss, no first boyfriend, no first love really. But I have a fun job and I’m in a top university so all is well I guess 🥲 I feel so old and expired but it is what it is, welcome 20’s come on in


r/birthday • • 1d ago

It’s my birthday

39 Upvotes

I’m 56, as of today. Divorced last month.
No prospects in sight 😆. But that’s ok.
I have peace and quiet. Dinner and cake with my kids tomorrow . If it weren’t for my relationship with Jesus, don’t think I’d be here. It’s going to be a great year. 👊🏼


r/birthday • • 1d ago

Happy birthday

4 Upvotes

If today is your birthday, let me wish you a happy birthday, especially if you have no one to wish you one


r/birthday • • 1d ago

July 5th

6 Upvotes

r/birthday • • 1d ago

Its my birthday 🎂 🥳

16 Upvotes

I'm now 24 years old


r/birthday • • 1d ago

Today is my birthday but this time I am turning 18.

6 Upvotes

Today is my birthday but this time I am turning 18. It is crazy because exactly a few years ago when I was suffering from depression and anxiety, and tried to end my life several times in different ways I didn’t even expect myself to live until my 18th birthday. I achieved so many things, I got into my dream college, I finally moved out, I have made beautiful friendships and memories and taught myself how to deal with stress and stuff like that. But first of all, I have found myself. Now I can step up and speak for myself, I can talk to myself during difficult times, and even though there are still some things that I wish to change about myself, I work for it hard. Last few years haven’t been easy, but I managed to get out of it and learn how to breathe again. I cannot say things are the same, they will never be, but nevertheless I am so thankful for everything. I hope this year brings me joy, life with less stress, and more academic success. Most importantly, I hope I get to know myself more and more. I love myself and i am so proud of myself. Happy birthday to me and the little girl who will always be alive within me ❤️ (sorry if I have made grammatical mistakes, English is not my first language and I wrote this really fast loll)


r/birthday • • 1d ago

I'm 23 years old now

7 Upvotes

it's my birthday today I'm 23 years old


r/birthday • • 1d ago

27 today

5 Upvotes

My partner got me book 14 of the Solo Leveling graphic novel. 🥰. I’m so grateful for him , my friends and my cats for putting up with my silliness.

I feel like a very childish 27yo, I sleep with plushies and when I unmask around friends I just am a very silly bean, unable stay serious for more than 2 minutes. 😅 But what the hell, we only live once.

I honestly didn’t expect to make it this far though, I’ve been struggling with my mental health for over a decade, though it has gotten somewhat easier with life , there’s still the odd day very rarely now and again.

Anyways… take care and keep going. I believe in you all.
- Ryzzie


r/birthday • • 1d ago

IT's MYYY BIRTHday !!!! Hyy twins??

36 Upvotes

r/birthday • • 1d ago

Birthday

6 Upvotes

I turn 30 tomorrow


r/birthday • • 1d ago

Special! 31 today!! 🎂🎉

16 Upvotes

Happy birthday to all my fellow libras and oct 16th bdays!!!!


r/birthday • • 2d ago

Turned 33 today.

40 Upvotes

It seems such a normal day now.