So my parents forgot my birthday, they forgot my kids birthdays and my DB birthday earlier in the year so not a complete surprise (although there is a special occasion for them a few days before my birthday that they remembered so I thought that would remind them).
We live a few hours apart and I'm confused about how significant their memory loss actually is. I think it would be some what unusual for both of them to decline in memory at exactly the same rate. Also they manage with all their day to day activities and even going on long haul holidays.
However not only did they forget my birthday they called me on my birthday to give me some bad news regarding another family members health.
Now if I believe they really were completely unaware it was my birthday obviously they wouldn't know this was bad timing. But my DM at least has form for this as she has previously called on my birthday to tell me DF was dead, he wasn't he was in hospital and made a full recovery. Luckily on that occasion my DH answered the phone and managed to work out DF wasn't actually dead.
I don't know if they are really suffering quite significant but selective memory loss or if they just don't think or if they are actually doing it to get a reaction.
Also I don't really know why I am posting this.