Friends keep forgetting/ignoring my birthday

[LAB123]

I know this is not a major issue but I'm feeling annoyed. Recently celebrated my birthday (not a big one, I'm in my 30s) and quite a few friends seem to have just totally forgotten about it. I'm really organised about birthdays and have them all in my diary and send cards to all my friends and their kids for birthdays. Then when it's mine they don't even text, email or anything. I just feel a bit pissed off about it and maybe I'm the idiot for bothering with theirs. Are birthdays just supposed to be ignored over the age of 16? Should I just ignore their birthdays from now on or carry on sending cards?

Sorry I realise this sounds pathetic but I just wonder if this is a sign of how little they care.

Birthdays are for kids. I can't even remember when mine is.

Not everyone is in to them.

Birthdays are for kids. I can't even remember when mine is.

What do you do when people say "what's your date of birth?" then?

I have to look it up on my iPhone.

birthdays are for kids and immediate family

I agree LAB. I have a birthday book and always send cards and/or presents. It's just what you do for friends, isn't it? To me, an e-card just says afterthought or can't be arsed. Each to their own, though. I'm happy with my little gang of friends and thankfully we all feel the same way about cards and presents.

Disclaimer: this works with my oldest, childhood friends. People I've known my whole life. Newer friends much less so...