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To be miffed for a lousy birthday!!

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deifersmum · 27/09/2023 21:23

Hi, this is my first post here and I need to know if I have a point or am being childish.
On Monday (25th) as we were driving home dh asked if I wanted to go out for the day on my birthday the next day. I replied yes that would be nice but you'll need to get up handy, he has a habit of having really long lay in's, he is on quite a bit of meds for various medical conditions, so normally I cut him some slack and get on with my day, no problem, his reply to this was "I can get up when it matters".

Get to yesterday morning, no sign of him, I took the dog out for our normal group walk at 10.30, before I could drive off I had to put my birthday cake that had been left in the car over night, in the house, along with wrapping paper and a tub of roses. I got back home with the dog after 12p.m to him sitting in his chair, didn't even move to make a drink but there were a couple of pressies on the table from him. One was a personal chill machine and a nuyou personal massager!!! What's wrong with that!!!! I saw his credit card statement and saw a purchase from the fragrance shop and I took a delivery in for him last week of some jewellery, the bag had split and I recognised the name! Not an hour after I got back he went back to bed and stayed there till 7 this morning when he got up to collect the grandkids.

So, aibu to feel totally and utterly miffed and inconsequential and only here to pick up his socks and collect his med for him. Sorry for the length of this post, needed to get it out.

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Anothagoatthis · 28/09/2023 11:35

deifersmum · 28/09/2023 05:56

Sorry furryrug that you had a lousy day too.
We haven't actually spoken, it's all I can do to be in the same room with him at the moment, I know it doesn't help!!! But he's the sort that ignores things untill they blow over which is extremely annoying and I think disrespectful, or am I wrong! we were planning on going for a meal at a lovely place we found but obviously that didn't happen.

Don’t let it blow over without a discussion. If you carry in as normal you’re not addressing it. But I’d suggest in the future you stop going all out for his birthday and match his energy.

deifersmum · 28/09/2023 11:38

I will definitely be doing that now, which is such a shame but I have to start looking after myself now.

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wildwestpioneer · 28/09/2023 11:44

I know he's not well but that wouldn't have stopped me from pulling him up on his behaviour. Getting your hopes up and then not even properly acknowledging your birthday is shit and doesn't take any physical effort to rectify.

He could have sorted your favourite take away for you both, online shopping for wine or a nice meal etc. a film on Netflix etc.

deifersmum · 28/09/2023 14:49

I know, that's what makes it worse, he doesn't even try.

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