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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are you, 8 years old?

Who cares? Birthdays are for children. And even if you or MIL generally cares at some level about a rote, checklist telephone call every year, people forget.

Spouse and I have both at various points forgotten the other’s birthday and/or our anniversary. We still love each other and have a great life.

It’s really not a big deal. [/quote]

She’s venting because of the inequity she sees. It’s upsetting to see a sibling’s kids being treated differently. I wouldn’t make a big deal of it to my kid but I would stop celebrating mil and fils birthdays and I would be bothered by it. [/quote]

Does she know for a fact that IL’s have never forgotten anything pertaining to nieces/nephews?  I doubt it.  She sounds like she just hates her MIL.[/quote]

MIL posts photos of birthday gifts and parties that she gives to BIL's children every year. She hosts them. It's fine- they live near her, we don't due to work locations- but at least a "happy birthday" would be appreciated.

Lots of bitter projection on this thread from various posters. Maybe look in the mirror before you project your situation onto someone else that you don't know.[/quote]

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