To think the godparents might have remembered his birthday?

[Martha200]

To think they might have remembered their 6yr old godchild's birthday by wishing him a happy birthday? No expectations for a present, but even just a simple email or text I could have read him.

This year before his birthday he said people who love you remember birthdays. So I then asked him who he thought loved him... one of the godparents was in his small list.

They have remembered his b'day in the past because more often they came to visit around his b'day so always came with a small something for him, but this year no acknowledgement. I think it grates more because I know there is no way one of them will forget another of their godsons b'day at the weekend.

I feel a bit gutted because when they took the roles, one of them said he was really pleased to be asked and will do his best. I then said I don't actually ask for much, just a good role model, someone ds can talk to if needbe as he gets older and to send him a card for his birthday might be nice

I have not said anything (remembered one of their children's birthdays with a card, same child as previously mentioned) but do your children's godparents remember birthdays or is it not such a big deal?

[sayithowitis]

If they have always remembered in the past I would be inclined to think that possibly something 'big' has happened that has pushed it out of their minds. It has happened to me, from both sides so to speak. I forgot my nephew's birthday this year. It was the day after I found a lump in my breast. Thankfully my sister and nephew understood and I was able to make it up to him at a later date.

I am confused though about your post where you mention that they won't forget another godson's birthday at the weekend but then you appear to indicate that it is actually their child. If it is their child, it is a different scenario altogether, and if it is a godchild, do you really know they didn't forget or are you just assuming they would remember?

[maqrollelgaviero]

I have to say my boys godparents aren't the best at remembering birthdays ( and one set is my db and his wife) but I don't really get bothered by it. None of them have kids and I know it's difficult to keep other peoples children at the forefront of your mind no matter how fond you are of them. I asked my boys godparents to do the role because they are all lovely kind people and I wanted them to be in our / our boys lives so I can suck up a bit of forgetting. I do now text my db about a week before to remind him of the birthday, but I've been doing that forever with family birthdays mothers day etc so he's not offended!

All of the godparents do visit when they can and more often than not give the ds's a gift randomly when they see them.