60 years old birthday Today is my father's birthday. He just turns 60 years old. We Japanese celebrates a 60 year-old person with a big ceremony. We often give him/her a red vest and a red hat as a gift , to protect him/her from misfortunes in the rest of life. I bought a red coat for him, and we went out for lunch together on the past weekend. He looked very happy with us, so did I!! He was very stubborn and strict when I was child. So I had a bit distance with him for a long time. However, he is getting very kind and sympathetic, after I got married. The present distance between my parents and me is the best one, I think. I am not far and not close. I guess the relationship between people needs some distance,except for nuclear family.