Both my parents forgot my birthday....

[Anonymous]

neither one even called.

Please tell me you really don't grow up to be just like your mother. It's not that big of a deal, lots of people have real problems but I want to be there for my kids in a way that makes them know I care about them, however old they are.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, OP. They are going to feel so terrible when they remember - and I bet it isn't that they forgot your birthday per se; I'll hazard a guess that they actually don't know what the date is! I'm a temporary SAHM and I basically never know the date - I just check my calendar alerts on my iPhone. I can imagine that for retirees with no iCal, the days just run together. I bet they will be calling very soon when they realize!

Happy birthday - treat yourself!

[Anonymous]

It's just one birthday in a lifetime of many hopefully. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

That sucks OP. I'm sorry. My parents forgot my birthday in 2007. I just had my birthday, and I was thinking about it. No idea how that coudk even happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:neither one even called.

Please tell me you really don't grow up to be just like your mother. It's not that big of a deal, lots of people have real problems but I want to be there for my kids in a way that makes them know I care about them, however old they are.

Are you saying because they forgot to call, they don't care about you?

[Anonymous]

My Dad did that the year I turned 30. I made fun of him for years because of it! Never forgot again...

[Anonymous]

I know, it's not that important. My mom forgot last year, too. and half a dozen other years. I should be used to it by now. It's just who she is.

It's still a bit of a bummer.

[Anonymous]

Now that I'm a mom, it's so odd to think of a (birth-) mother forgetting her child's birthday, because it's kind of a big deal/memory for the mom who is physically doing giving birth or getting a C-section. And welcoming a new baby.

I'm sorry, OP, assuming your parents are in good mental health, that's just lame. And yes, you can be the mom who doesn't forget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that I'm a mom, it's so odd to think of a (birth-) mother forgetting her child's birthday, because it's kind of a big deal/memory for the mom who is physically doing giving birth or getting a C-section. And welcoming a new baby.

I'm sorry, OP, assuming your parents are in good mental health, that's just lame. And yes, you can be the mom who doesn't forget.

And as a parent of much older kids, I can understand how OP's parents forgot to call.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't bother me at all.

[Anonymous]

Wow, this is the first for me. It's more often goes like, "My kids forgot my birthday and never called."

I'm sorry you're upset, OP.

[Anonymous]

My parents forgot my birthday one year, but I was turning something like 25, and we were all working full time and leading full, busy lives, so I just enjoyed making fun of them for forgetting for years after... but I'm not hurt by it.

[Anonymous]

My parents forgot our 20th wedding anniversary and we were kind of hoping they might send us a check. They're usually pretty generous with things like this. Seems tacky to remind them, however.

[Anonymous]

My parents regularly forget their own wedding anniversary and remember only when I wish them happy anniversary! They've been married more than 40 years and lead a happy and busy life.

[Anonymous]

If it was important to me to talk to someone on my birthday, I would call them and say "wish me a happy birthday!" But I guess giving someonw a mopey guilt trip is an equally good option.