When you have kids and s crazy schedule then birthdays should be celebrated on weekends. And my dh will ask what I want to do for my bday. You're not a child and it's not mommy's job to plan your celebration. Next year just tell everybody that you all are going to brunch on saturday to celebrate dads birthday. I also buy my own gifts. Wrap them and act surprised when I unwrap them

Does your wife normally not care about you?

I feel bad for OP. His wife could had made better plans for dinner and a nice gift. If they were all going to be busy on day of actual Birthday, plans should have been made to celebrate on another day. The wakeup was mean, as was cake for a diabetic and the crappy gift was the worst. Next year, announce your own plans in advance and buy your self a special gift. Happy Birthday to you!

Pp’s, LOL

That SUCKS, op. Ignore grinchy pop’s.

Anonymous wrote:You sound like a man child. Spouse and I don’t even really do gifts unless we know something the other might really need/want. This doesn’t always coincide with birthday or Christmas.

No one cares what you and your spouse do this post isn't about you.

OP I hear you re: the gift. It sounds like they just tossed something together at the last minute. It's not that hard to find a small nice thing for someone.

Anonymous wrote:You sound like a man child. Spouse and I don’t even really do gifts unless we know something the other might really need/want. This doesn’t always coincide with birthday or Christmas.

I would have been fine with no gift. But don't wake me up for a crappy gift.

You sound like a man child. Spouse and I don’t even really do gifts unless we know something the other might really need/want. This doesn’t always coincide with birthday or Christmas.

That is a really crappy gift. I’m sorry and Happy belated Birthday.

Yeah, the mating should have made your day!!

I was hoping the toiletries and spaghetti sauce were just hiding tickets to a trip to Italy.

Oh, well.

I'm a crap gift giver, too. What would you have wanted, OP?

Anonymous wrote:You are an adult male and like Big Bang Theory. Gifts sound appropriate.

. I am a physicist....I relate to the BBT.

You are an adult male and like Big Bang Theory. Gifts sound appropriate.

Anonymous wrote:At least you got to mate all day at work.

(I know it was a typo.)

Unfortunately, I (OP) am a straight male, and there were no females in the "mating". Should have been meeting, of course.

At least you got to mate all day at work.

(I know it was a typo.)

I am not asking for advice.

Yesterday was my birthday. At work I was in all day matings. I was tired when I got home. DD had Band practice from 6:00-8:30; spouse was helping to decorate. While they were out, I had dinner (I was on my own), watched TV (Love the Big Bang Theory), and fell asleep early( during a commercial break around 7:50). Spouse wakes me up to celebrate my birthday...Spouse and kid bring out a cake...I am diabetic, so I had the smallest sliver. I then went up stars to go to bed. (I was TIRED). Spouse comes upstairs with my present. Spouse is not a good gift-giver, so expectations are low.

I am handed a Trader Joes bag. In the bag was a shoe box. In the shoe box was a basket of travel sized toiletries (toothpaste and shampoo). Oh wait, there is something else in the box...a jar of Rao's spaghetti sauce.

For this I was woken up?

BTW, I am a man, spouse is a woman. I shall now buy my own birthday gift.