No present from the kids on my birthday

[Mangetoutrodney]

I know this will sound really spoilt but I am upset that DP hasn’t organised a single present for my bday. I’m not high maintenance but even a little chocolate bar from the kids would have been nice. I didn’t have a present to open on my birthday & it’s upset me. Not even because I want ‘stuff’ - I don’t- it’s just the thought. I had loads of lovely cards from work but nothing from my family/ kids.
Aibu to be upset? I don’t want to sound like a spoilt brat but it’s made me feel irrelevant & forgotten about.
Sorry- feeling a bit sorry for myself. I know it sounds a bit bratty.

He sounds a right catch.
This!! ^^

Is he always so thoughtless? A nice bunch of flowers and a card with his own message in surely isn't hard or expensive?

This smacks of him just taking you for granted OP. Sorry he's such an idiot. 💐,🍷 and 🎂 for you. Happy (belated) birthday!

He sounds vile

He sounds really shit op. I couldn't be with a man like this. Who treats someone like that on their birthday?!

My husband has a complete mental block about birthdays and regularly ive been upset as i initially learnt to drop hints and then to tell him i needed him to take the kids to "get something" even chocolate.

This year I was 40 and he went out with them at 9.30am on my birthday to get something (place mats !?) As hed apparently misjudged being able to take them out the night before :(

One year I went away for the weekend and left a cake mix , egg, instructions, candles, bowl.

He truly is hopeless. I wish he was different. But he just doesn't get it.

My husband isnt at all demonstrative. But will cook, clear up, pretty much anything I asked, so it isnt out of lack of doing it.

I absoluteky hate having to be the one to ask though.

Ive put a note for next year in my diary to ask someone else to take my kids out to get a present as they were old enough to be upset not to have anything to give on my birthday:( Its heartbreaking.