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[quote=Anonymous]If you love and care about that person, and it is important to them, why not show that was matters to the matters to you because you love them? 
People have 1 birthday a year, and 1 anniversary, those are important life moments. I would think our family would be the 1st people to acknowledge that and celebrate with us and for us.
I think it's sad that as the child you can't just do that simple thing for that parent. Life is so short and there are no take backs. Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Fathers Day or Mothers Day only happen a couple todays out of 365 days, it's a simple act of kindness to show love and honor for that person.
Today is our anniversary and it makes my husband very sad that his daughters (my step daughters) don't even text to say Happy Anniversary to us. We've been married 14 years and it matters to him that they show love and support for His life choices,He has shown that to them. We send them cards and buy them gifts for their birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas because those are important milestones in life. So to not even receive a text makes us both sad.
I come from a family where we send cards & gifts and celebrate one another any chance we can because it's an opportunity to show love and support for one another in this life. My dad and sister have passed away so My 81 year old Mom still called us and sent a gift in spite of being in a physical therapy rehab facility. 
My husband did not come from that. No one on his side said Happy Anniversary today, it makes us both sad.
I lost my sister to cancer and realize how important it is to celebrate these moments in life. I think if someone knows how much it means to you, out of love it is a small thing to extent those well wishes to them, to send a text to bring big joy to someone's heart.
Yes we still celebrate us and that is the most important thing, but it would be nice to have it go both ways, not just give, but to receive.
Sad that the society has turned into such a "me" way of thinking that you can't just send kindness to another person and be happy for them and with them. [/quote]

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