Brother didn’t call

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are very needy. I can understand why he didn't call and doesn't want a close relationship.

OP, I don't think there's anything wrong with being bothered your brother didn't call you on your birthday. It's your birthday, in an ideal world, he would call you.

[Anonymous]

I wish my brother would text instead of call.

[Anonymous]

Maybe he had something else going on the same day as your birthday and a text was the best he could do and he figured that was ok since you are in your 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brothers don't like forced giving or forced phone calls or anything. I love birthdays and valentine's day and all the "forced, artificial" holidays that they deride and consider inventions of greeting card companies.
By now I don't send them cards--they don't value them--but I do phone, email or text on their birthdays, and I remind them of mine and say I'd love to catch up during my birthday week.
And I spend a lot more time with people who like cards and emails--that is, women, especially my mother.

This can't be true...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He sent you a birthday acknowledgment. It’s not a big deal.

Texting "Happy birthday"? Are you serious? I guess yes, that is an "acknowledgement" and nothing more than that. How crappy IMO. Don't even bother next year. (Not OP)

For most adults, a text is more than enough. Most adults do not make a big deal about their birthdays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 5 brothers and only 1 remembers my birthday.

He texts me but I think his wife makes him.

They were raised in a sexist household like mine. My brothers expect me to do things for them that they would never do. I don't tolerate one bit of it anymore.