Do you see the point in saying "Happy Birthday" to people on Facebook?

I am one of those people who wishes “Happy Birthday” to people on my Facebook list whenever I remember to. I try to make a habit out of this every single day—checking the birthday section. It is one of the things that keeps me from deleting my Facebook account as well. I don’t want to miss one and I feel bad if I realize I did.

The more I do this, the more I feel like I’m just going through the motions and I wish I had never started doing this in the first place.. because if I miss one now, it makes it look like I don’t like the person.

I try to mean it before I say it, but I’m starting to feel like it’s pointless and that a “Happy Birthday” means more when it’s remembered… off Facebook.

Yet, people seem to like getting birthday wall posts. Not everyone, of course, but… several people, still. Even I do. If someone doesn’t wish me a “Happy Birthday” on Facebook, I feel sort of slighted… o_O

How can I stop letting Facebook control my feelings and break this pattern without offending anyone (without deleting Facebook)?