No Birthday present from DW

[penk29]

So it was my birthday on July 29th. We have two DDs I got a card from them and the wife. My side of the family came round did normal birthday greetings and gave me cards and presents. Still nothing from the wife.

So the day ends and no present from wife or kids in sight. So just leave it although was a little miffed. So fast forward to today August 14th and wife comes in a drops a Poundland back in my lap and says happy birthday. I was a little shocked as like it was nearly two weeks ago. So I said thanks and opened the back. She walked out the Room didn't even stay to see me look what they was. So in the bag was a box of cereal bars a bag of crisps and some shortbread.

AIBU to feel a little pissed off?

Err there must be quite a backstory here. Did you give her a birthday present? Do you normally celebrate birthdays? Have you done something to upset her?!

Obviously it's a rubbish birthday present. But it's a bit strange.

Are you sure it was from Poundland ? It sounds exacty like the gift bag from Harry and Meghan's wedding.

Yanbu to be a bit pissed off but it sounds like there could be some back story here. Is she making a very obvious point about shit birthday presents?

What did you do for her last birthday?

I think this might be a reverse by a wife who's husband never gets her anything... and she's finally enacted her revenge! Good for you pet!

Nope her bday was a few months back and get her a Pandora braclet and a few charms and family did the same as told them that's what I was getting her. We went out for a meal for hers as well.

To add it was also our 10th wedding anniversary as well I sent her flowers to work along with chocolates and champagne and booked a weekend away.

I would understand if I had missed hers but without blowing my own trumpet and I good at things like that

Does she like Pandora stuff?

Well she dropped enough hints lol

Why is that relevant youthecat?
If that's genuinely what she did then she has behaved horribly!

Even if she wouldn't like pandora stuff, this is OTT bitchy.
Even if she was for some reason angry, this is bitchy.

Why "the wife" and "wife" and not "my wife"? Rude tbh.
In the two weeks since your birthday why didn't you bring this topic up?

Yes agree with Mammy

Either she hates Pandora stuff and had told you this a million times or you've done something else to really piss her off.

Have you not asked her what the hell?

Yikes.

Have you asked her what's going on?

Because I thought something might of been ordered and was maybe delayed and didn't want to ruin some surprise maybe. Until the Poundland bag was dropped I was holding out.

Have you been cutting dry skin into her oven ware?!

Just ask her.

I only asked in case she gets Pandora stuff for every single gift and doesn't even like it and because I can't stand it . But it seems that she had hinted at wanting it so it's not relevant really.

You either need to just forget about it or ask her why crisps and shortbread two weeks late.

If she just couldn't be arsed then put less effort into her next gift.

Is this the first birthday she behaved this way? What did she do before?

No been together 15+ years and ok sometimes some present I have been a bit like oh smile and look happy but that's just am not keen on pink shirts lol. But this I've no idea. Best of it is most of the stuff I can't eat due to a very strict diet from a new medical condition so no idea what she was thinking.

It's been 10 years... If this is not her usual style, ask her what's up. If it is her usual style but you're no longer happy with it, then tell her.

I bet there’s an insane reason

Well, you've clearly done something. Or nothing at all, which may be the problem. How much housework do you do?

Does she have summer holiday madness? Are the kids driving her insane?