to think this odd?

[JenniPenni]

It was hubby's birthday yesterday... most of our family live in other countries so texts/emails/phone calls come in from all over.. and these are the ones he got:

His sister
My sister
My brothers (both)
My mum
My aunt
My 1st cousin
My second cousin even!

His brother and mum and dad forgot, as did his aunts and everyone else it seems. I noticed this of course and gave him a hug, not saying anything. He tries to show it hasn't irked him, but it has. He got no presents from his side at all, my sister especially drove a long way to bring him a card and gifts, which he so appreciated.

Now I know he's a big boy and birthdays are not th be-all and end-all, not by a long shot. But honestly, could his own family not have got their finger out and bally wished him at least? There is no bad blood at all. I would be mortified had my whole family forgot his birthday.

My whole family forgot my birthday. Although it's unusual for them all to forget at once, some years they remember, some years they don't. And I didn't get any presents at all.

Not everyone sets a huge store by (adult) birthdays, particularly if you are not a very close knit family.

Ours are also close knit (albeit not geographically close)... and this is the first time any of them have forgotten... just wondered

Some families are into birthdays and make a fuss of them (like mine) but other families genuinely don't see them as a big deal. It was very nice of your family to ring from abroad, but most in laws wouldn't do this. I think your family are just exceptionally thoughtful when it comes to birthdays.

Imo, it's one day a year. How hard is to call or send a card. Two of my closest friends forgot mine this year and i was a bit miffed, especially as I not only remember theirs but their dps and dcs too.

My dad has forgotten mine 3 years in a row now- last time he "remembered" was 2007 when he asked my aunt if I was going to be 19 or 20. It was my 21st.

Least your DH has got lots of other birthday messages from other people who do care and did remember him.

We are not into birthdays. I call my Mum on hers and she calls me on mine, my sisters and brothers and I never bother, not even with the kid's ones.

It just isn't important to us. Maybe your DH's family is like that?

I wish my family would forget mine. I hate doing birthdays. They should be just for kids and partners in my opinion.

This year my dad phoned and wished me a happy 40th. I'm not 40 till next year...now THAT is annoying!