Back when I was like 9, on my birthday, I went and knocked on a neighbor’s door. Told her it’s my birthday and left. This was someone I’d never spoken to before.
Later that night she shows up at our house with a stuffed bunny. Turns out she interpreted “It’s my birthday!” as “We’re having a party and you’re invited!” not “I just wanted everyone to know!” like I meant it.
My mom made some emergency tea and received her in our messy living room. They ended up becoming friends after that.
I couldn’t imagine doing anything like that as an adult. Just knock on a stranger’s door to announce it’s my birthday and walk away lol.
We were at a party and my youngest, who was around 3 years old at the time, came running up to me, all excited, to yell “her look like a PIG! Like a PIG, mommy!” very loudly while jumping up and down and pointing at a girl, who, to be fair, did have a turned up nose that looked distinctly porcine. My kid did not mean this as any sort of insult at all, she was delighted by finding a girl who looked like a pig. Oh no.