Has anyone else forgotten an important birthday?

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Just realised I’ve properly forgotten (Two months) 1st birthday of a godchild. Not a problem to the child, lots of people who will have made a fuss/celebrated. The parents will be a bit upset and I’ve sent an apology also a belated card.

My own parents are going to be upset/angry as DM makes a big deal of this stuff. She’ll have a go at me, though I agree anyway it’s bad. I’m not a parent (I think something that disappoints as they are not grandparents). I do have to tell them as they will ask.All prompted by receiving a letter from the parent and my mother saying birthday must be soon.

Has anyone else forgotten stuff like this?

I have an app that reminds me to send a card a week before birthdays. Took me a while to fill in everyone's dates and addresses, but now it's done, I can send them a card or gift very easily .

I’ve put in the reminder now, needs a bit longer as abroad.

I forgot my DF’s 70th until a few days later. We were living abroad at the time so I phoned when I remembered.
Still feel bad about it even though he’s been dead over 20 years - was only 72 when he died so it was his last big one.🙁

Dont be too hard on yourself, life is busy and things can be forgotten, it wasnt on purpose. You sent a card. Dont worry too much it isnt life & death.

Also lots of people dont make a fuss re birthdays etc now it's all messaging and media and expensive too! I'm sure there was lots of fuss as you said. To the other poster, sorry for your loss, your dad would no how much you loved him.

Feeling a bit better now- I haven’t told DM yet, not heard from baby’s parents.

What's it got to do with your mother?

@katy1213

What's it got to do with your mother?

I don’t think I have a particularly healthy relationship with my parents and they’d probably agree. M I’m too dependent all the more so with lockdown as moved back into their home.

Forgot my best friend's several times; in my head her birthday is 2 days later than it actually is! I've once actually rang her on her birthday, chatted for ages, she was seeing if I'd forgotten again and yep, i never mentioned it. We've forgotten fil's, dil's, though usually only by about 1 day. I've got reminders in my phone now.
Several years ago, we both forgot our wedding anniversary, whoops!

DH forgets everyone's birthday.

I forget everyone's birthdays all the time!

I just get in touch when I realise. I apologise and then send the present.

It's not the end of the world. A lot of my friends and family do the same! For me it's not a big deal in the slightest. I think everyone understands that people have busy lives and work and kids etc.

No I haven't but this thread has reminded me of one next month, so thank you! What with the way the year has been it slipped my mind.

Last year I forgot my sister in law's birthday. Well, our entire family did and we all spent the day talking on the family group chat about the plans for the next persons birthday that was the week after. One of us realised at 11:50pm that night and we sheepishly sent messages. We were all mortified because SIL always makes a big fuss of everyone else's birthdays, especially the kids. She was really upset and later, quite angry. It wasn't a milestone birthday but I still feel awful thinking about it.

Not as far as i know! But I did forget our wedding anniversary last year dh has not let me live that one down.