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Half birthdays a thing now?

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 13:41

Ds is born on February the 8th and without fail every year Sil makes abig song and dance about her dd celebrating her “half birthday” on ds birthday. (she also celebrates her dd birthday on the original date) Aibu to think she’s batshit to hijack her DN birthday?

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Ubercornsdiscoball · 09/04/2018 13:42

I know people who celebrate half birthdays. Utterly batshit (unless the birthday is something like Christmas Day)

HolyMountain · 09/04/2018 13:43

I hope you all ignore her song and dance, she doesn't expect presents does she?

Minisoksmakehardwork · 09/04/2018 13:43

Does she actually throw a 'half birthday' party/present/cake etc or just go on about a bit too much?

The first, completely barking. The second, joke that she's no excuse for every forgetting your son's birthday and chalk it up to individual preferences.

RepealMay25th · 09/04/2018 13:43

Why do people frame questions this way? One person you know does something weird and its a "this a thing now?".
No. It isn't.

Takfujuimoto · 09/04/2018 13:44

YANBU she sounds pathetic.
If I saw someone try this crap on FB I'd roll my eyes.Hmm
Its never a thing for the large majority of people.
I can understand having a winter birthday and celebrating in the spring or summer instead, but no, half birthdays are a non thing.

Ubercornsdiscoball · 09/04/2018 13:44

Seriously it does seem to be creeping in. The people I know that do it have half a cake and everything!!

Gemini69 · 09/04/2018 13:45

she's a cringing selfish arse .. ignore these twonks Flowers

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 09/04/2018 13:46

We usually pass comment such ‘Oh it’s your half birthday today.’ but don’t celebrate it. Does your sis actually celebrate it or just comment that her DN’s birthday is on her DD’s half birthday. If just a comment I think it’s sweet :)

GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 09/04/2018 13:48

How bloody annoying. No, that is not a 'thing', that is your SiL trying to hijack your DD's birthday.

lolaflores · 09/04/2018 13:48

Sweet Christ!
HOw much more allowance must be made for the self indulgent, overgrown kids be given to wallow int themselves.
Tell her to fuck off out of it.
Mind you.
In spain you have your names day. Feast day of your patron saint.
And they get second xmas on 6th january.
But half birthday, like its some kind of achievement is too much

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 13:48

Thankfully they don’t live locally but she didn’t acknowledge my ds birthday although my db did via text. They don’t expect presents atleast not from our side of the family but she makes abig thing of going out and celebrating it and tagging family members in her arrangements.

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GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 09/04/2018 13:48

Sorry, your DS, not DD.

Pfftlife · 09/04/2018 13:51

My daughter tried to tell me it was her half birthday she got a Hmm "okay then" in reply 😂 not mentioned it again

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 13:51

GhoulWithADragonTattoo No comment but a full blown college sharing photos of dn half birthday on ds 1st birthday literally ten minutes after I posted a college but then she proceeded to tag all of he family members so they would see it.

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 13:53

I couldn’t even tell you when my dcs “half birthdays” are.

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Dancingleopard · 09/04/2018 13:54

She’s weird and obviously jealous.

PinkCalluna · 09/04/2018 13:55

I’m not really seeing the problem tbh.

She sounds a little over enthusiastic about the half birthday but it’s not like she’s demanding a cake at your child’s birthday celebration now is it?

I’m not sure that you can legitimately complain because a family member posts Fb pictures of their child on your child’s birthday tbh. That’s a little bit precious.

And if my DB texted happy birthday I would assume that comes from them both. I wouldn’t also expect a separate text from my SIL.

DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 09/04/2018 13:56

No this is not A Thing. She is being a bloody weirdo and sounds like she can’t bear the focus not being on her or her child.

LovelyBranches · 09/04/2018 13:58

When my pfb reached 6 months O bought a little carrot cake and DH and I eat it (we didn’t even share it with DS because of course he wasn’t allowed sugar).

Second born, I marked it by hoping that it was the date her reflux would start calming down (it wasn’t, that was about 4 months later).

It’s not a thing at all and I wouldn’t celebrate my dc’s half birthday when they celebrate their real birthdays

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 14:00

It’s literally been every birthday of DS without fail. I could understand babies as you measure how old they are by months but not when they are reaching 2 and 3 years old.

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Woofygoldberg · 09/04/2018 14:00

We don't celebrate an official Half Birthday, but my DNeice has a Birthday in Christmas week, both my Sister & I have as well so we know that it can be a bit rubbish when you are young.

Because of this we always make a fuss of DN & give her a gift for her Bday, as well as an IOU certificate for the summer to do an outdoor activity or day out. No half a candle or half a cake though- its not something we would put on social media.

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 09/04/2018 14:02

It does sound a bit OTT, how old is DN?

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 14:02

I’m the same poster who previously posted (but post got deleted due to the media getting the story) about her Sil giving me a present list for dn birthday and telling me what to buy and my db telling me not to bother if I wasn’t going by the list.

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Dancingmonkey87 · 09/04/2018 14:03

Dn is 3 and 5

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FakePlantsOnly · 09/04/2018 14:04

We've thrown my dad a "half birthday" party in June before as his birthday is Christmas Day. We've only ever done it for milestones though, not every year

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