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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. FWIW, my parents didn't seem to expect their kids to remember their anniversary when we were younger, but all of a sudden after we finished college it became a big deal to my mom and she started dropping all kinds of hints. I think, as PP suggested, it is something my mother likes to hold over my head. She's become very tit-for-tat in recent years, and yes, she's one of those parents who sends DH and I an anniversary card with a check every year, which DH finds a little strange as he doesn't even know his own parents' anniversary and they don't make a big to-do out of it, and they've been married as long as my parents have been. We had a big party for my parents' 40th a few years ago and I figured it was a major milestone so great, that should count for another 5 years, but it didn't.

Honestly, I don't even know how I'd instill the importance of anniversaries in my own kids. I can see birthdays, as it's something that's a big deal with friends and family and people reciprocate on, but I can't see being pushy with the kids about our wedding anniversary-- they weren't even born yet!-- and getting in a huff because they forget once in a while. I guess my mother and I are just different people. [/quote]

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