To expect my DM to remember my wedding aniversary?

[LynetteScavo]

I was at DM's with DC's today, and said "who knows what today is?"

"Thurday" said DS

"Yes, it is Thursday, but it's also a special day"

My mother becomes obviously exited, and says "1st of the month", and rushes over to give me a pinch and a punch"

So I told her it was our wedding aniversary, and she asked what I was going to do about it. -- Well not a lot actually, as I don't have a baby sitter, hint hint.

I just expected her to rember, as she did pay out rather a lot of cash for our wedding, even though it was nine years ago.

i've been married so many times it would unfair to expect anyone to remember all my dates

Since I don't even remember my anniversary date, I certainly wouldn't expect anyone else to.

YABU. Maybe the shelling out of cash has caused the date to be blocked from her memory.

Only Dh and I mark our anniverasy and send a card.

Thought that was normal, wouldn't expect a car from anyone else, even my moher.

If you wanted a babysitter you should have said last week 'it's our anniverasy next week acn you babysit/'

What's with all this telepathy expectation?

the ONLY person that needs to remember your wedding anniversary is the person you married...

My best mate always sends us a WA card which is nice but I just don't get it - to me the wa is between the couple married..

Do you know, I don't think YABU at all.

From when I was about 12 I always marked my parents anniversary. For their 20th when I was 15 I paid for them to go to their favourite restaurant in a limo. When my dad died I carried on making sure I contacted my mother on the anniversary.

We've been married 25 years this year. We usually get 4 cards- from my mum, the ILs, my dad's sister, and my grandparents (now sadly gone).

Last year, my mum, who gets so stroppy if she doesn't get a card, didn't send us one for our anniversary. I was really peeved.