Um, happy birthday?

How a simple question - "What do you want for your birthday?" - can go so horribly wrong...

Um, happy birthday?

Me: What do you want for your birthday?
Joshua: Just a healthy family.
Me: Well, none of us is guaranteed that. Pick something else.
*realizing just how much working at the hospital is affecting my idea of “normal” conversations 🤦🏻‍♀️