Occasion HandbookBirthdays 10 examples

Sweet 16 Birthday Wishes

Sixteen wants to be taken seriously. Write to the person they are becoming, not to a child.

Warm

  1. 1 Happy sixteenth. You are turning into someone genuinely worth knowing.
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  2. 2 Sixteen. Everyone will tell you these are the best years. They are not, but they are interesting.
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  3. 3 Happy birthday. Sixteen suits you.
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  4. 4 Happy sixteenth birthday. Have a brilliant one.
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From a parent

  1. 5 Sixteen. I have loved every version of you so far and I am looking forward to this one.
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  2. 6 Happy birthday. You have started making your own decisions and most of them are better than mine.
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From an aunt, uncle or family friend

  1. 7 Happy sixteenth. If you ever want advice your parents would not give you, you know where I am.
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  2. 8 Happy sixteenth. Money enclosed, no receipts required.
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Funny

  1. 9 Happy sixteenth. You are now old enough to be disappointed by things properly.
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  2. 10 Sixteen. Enjoy it — you get one and it is quite short.
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Questions people actually ask

What do you write in a sweet 16 card?

Write to the adult they are becoming rather than the child they were. Sixteen notices which one you have chosen.