It's my birthday and

[HappyMehday]

3 kids have gotten up and gone to school without saying Happy birthday to me.

DP got up and asked 'do I want my present now or after school,' I day after school as already running latehe doesn't say happy birthday either.

2 kids come in to ask where XYZ is, they know it's my birthday.

3rdbisnsaying he has a belly ache (this is a weekly battle that school is aware of) which turns into a 30 minute shit show of trying to get him dressed.
. After him shouting at me that he hates me and I never believe him when he's sick, I say 'It's my birthday today, you know'

He Screams that he doesn't care.

I'm so sick of making sure these kids have everything they want on their special day and having a day like this myself.

I want to just get dressed, take all my Christmas savings and fuck off

Happy Birthday, get ready go and treat yourself and then go and have lunch somewhere nice. I know it's too late for your Birthday now, ( but I didn't see the thread )
If you didn't do this yesterday make sure you do it today.
If you like pedicures go and have one of those too. X

I hope that you had a happy birthday yesterday in the end. 💐💐💐

I hope you had a good birthday in the end OP

And I also hope you had a serious chat with your DP/kids about how unacceptable that all was. Kids are not uniformly ungrateful sods and it’s absolutely not on for them not to make an effort for you.

I was a pretty awful teen with a bit of a crappy relationship with my Dad (LP) but it wouldn’t have crossed my mind to not make an effort for his birthday.

Happy Birthday for yesterday! Wish we could all give you a big hug and take you out for a lovely lunch! As other posters have said, treat yourself to a yummy lunch, then this weekend bring ok a treat (nails, cinema, another lovely lunch, massage) and let your DP look after the kids for the whole weekend! If they won't spoil you, spoil yourself xxxx