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To be tearfully devastated at missing Cbeebies birthday announcement?

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spungold1475 · 21/10/2017 21:11

So I spent days making a beautiful card for my daughter Penny's 1st birthday. I put in so much effort, and then bought the massive envelope, paid the expensive postage cost, and set up all the various time slots to record the birthday announcements on the day (Friday 20th Oct).
I come home that evening and excitedly go through the recordings to find that my TiVo box inexplicably didn't record the lunchtime slot. It did the morning and evening slot, but the lunchtime recordings are just grey screens of Doom.
I put it to the back of my mind, believing that the card probably wasn't read out then anyway, only to be messaged THE NEXT DAY by my friend saying "ooh, I saw penny's card on TV".
I'm devastated. I've tried tweeting, facebooking and emailing Cbeebies and anyone affiliated with them, but they make it clear that they don't send out recordings.
I'm So Upset! I feel irrationally angry with BBC for not putting them on iPlayer. I'm angry at TiVo box for buggering up the recordings. I'm even angry at my friend for waiting a whole day to tell me it was shown.
Its just a card. My daughter wouldn't even understand, she's only one. But I was so proud and so excited. AIBU??! XX

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Bringmewineandcake · 21/10/2017 23:09

I hear you! We’ve spent hours on the CBeebies cards too and been lucky enough to have them shown every time so far. This year DD didn’t want one (turning 5) and it’s been a blissful stress free couple of weeks. I hope you manage to get to see it somehow!

DoubleDinghyRapids · 21/10/2017 23:10

There’s people who make personal videos on fiver for a fiver and send them to you, some event post it to their YouTube and promote it, there’s shit loads of themes so I’m sure you’ll be able to have a children’s tv host style one.

I know it’s not the same but would give you a unique video and you have your own copy to keep forever so dd can see it anytime she wants.

Original poster
spungold1475 · 21/10/2017 23:11

How about the bit that said I shouldn't have made something to send away where my daughter wouldn't see it and should have made a memento at home. Not criticism?

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Alternative2017 · 21/10/2017 23:12

And I'm not entirely sure what anyone could do with my child's first name that would be so concerning..?

I saw your OP and realised I knew you in RL, so I guess they wouldn’t habe happened if you didn’t say her name...

BoucleJacket · 21/10/2017 23:15

That's just pointing out an obvious flaw in a birthday greeting scenario.

It's not accusing you of being a crap parent with rubbish parenting skills.

LoverOfCake · 21/10/2017 23:16

Nobody criticised your parenting skills. It's a fact that she doesn't care, and reality is that by the time she's a teenager she'll probably be mortified.

But your upset is for yourself, not for your dd. She has no idea that it even happened. Given there is no video now she'll never actually know. So yes, of course you did it for yourself. That's not a criticism of your parenting skills.

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 21/10/2017 23:16

Super dickheadish to tell someone on a thread that you recognise them IRL.

ShoutyMcShoutFace · 21/10/2017 23:17

I would have thought that stating the child’s name is a pretty important step in finding out if anyone has a copy of the clip.

AtHomeDadGlos · 21/10/2017 23:17

I think you need to get out a bit more.

LoverOfCake · 21/10/2017 23:18

But tbh if you're in tears and devastated over not having seen a CBeebies video and you consider someone saying that the reason you're upset is because you did it for yourself then perhaps you need to take a step back and question if everything with yourself is ok? Because really these are not normal reactions.

Heavensabove3005 · 21/10/2017 23:18

Wow there is some nasty people on here tonight.

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spungold1475 · 21/10/2017 23:19

Well, I've got nothing to hide, and if you know me in real life then you will have seen my pleas on Facebook/Twitter anyway. So hello 👋👋 whoever you are. 😃

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spungold1475 · 21/10/2017 23:19

Well, I've got nothing to hide, and if you know me in real life then you will have seen my pleas on Facebook/Twitter anyway. So hello 👋👋 whoever you are. 😃

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LoverOfCake · 21/10/2017 23:20

"Super dickheadish to tell someone on a thread that you recognise them IRL." no it isn't, not in this instance. After all we're talking about a card on national television, so in that instance there were at least two posters who saw the clip at the time...

Originalfoogirl · 21/10/2017 23:20

Wow. When I think back to the struggles I had with my one year old, I wish I had something this "devastating" to be tearful about.

BakedBeans47 · 21/10/2017 23:21

🙄 at the suggestion the OP should have made sure she watched live. Yes because she wouldn't have got any pelters at all for spending her child's first birthday glued in front of the telly all day.

I don't get why some people are such miserable fuckers. Yes we all know children don't know what's going on on their first birthdays/Christmas etc and it's all for the family but that doesn't mean it isn't nice to mark the occasion. Ignore the miserable gits OP

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spungold1475 · 21/10/2017 23:33

I will probably admit that the term devastated was maybe a bit of an exaggeration. I was tired. Its been a hell of a week. And I was pretty darned emotional regardless. Please don't think I don't appreciate the genuine tragedies and crises in the world. 😁

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LatinforTelly · 21/10/2017 23:39

I agree BakedBeans47 about the miserable fuckers. What goes through your minds LoverOfCake, BoucleJacket et al when you give OP a verbal kicking? Does it make you feel a bit better about yourselves? Do you feel superior? Baffling.

Hope you find a recording, OP. My CBeebies days are long over, but even as one 'who had a bit more to worry about' (ffs, yawn) in my baby's first year, I think it's a sweet thing you did. Fuck, some mumsnetters can be miseries these days.

DearMrDilkington · 21/10/2017 23:48

What a nasty thread.

Hope you find a recording op.

MillicentFawcett · 21/10/2017 23:49

Jesus MN is full of mean twats

LadyMetroland · 21/10/2017 23:55

Hi op - DM me as I should be able to send you a recording of it.

BaconAndBees · 22/10/2017 00:06

I have imagine Wally is not only a wally but bitter and twisted and probably pissed

BaconAndBees · 22/10/2017 00:08

lady brilliant news Smile

AuntyElle · 22/10/2017 00:11

AtHomeDadGlos: "I think you need to get out a bit more."

Hahaha, the irony Hmm

LoveDeathPrizes · 22/10/2017 00:13

Good luck OP!

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