To feel sad that non of adult siblings got our baby a card

[Fortiesmummy]

We are a happy blended family both with children we had before we met, who are now adults. We see each other all regularly and all the children get on really well and our younger children much adore their older siblings. However it was our youngest child’s 1st birthday and not one of them bought a card let alone a present, in fact she only received one card from a family member, despite us having quite a large immediate and wider family who we all get on well with. She’s such a lovely baby and very much adored by our local friends. Am I unreasonable to feel a little sad about it?

My in their 30’s inlaw still just expects to be in her mum and dad’s cards. So not even just young people.

You can laugh your arse off until it’s blue but it doesn’t mean I made a factual claim.

My questions (below) were more rhetorical.

Who turns up at a 1yo’s birthday party without a card or present?

Who doesn’t show up at a birthday party and not bring a little toy to say sorry they couldn’t make it?

Interesting the way you've left out the relevant part of your post, which is:

'These things are not normal'.

Because that’s my opinion. You can have your own.

I think it's awful, especially not getting any from the grandparents. To be honest the way everyone on here is saying it's fine as noone bothers anymore with cards then I wouldn't bother getting any for them either, see if its true that they really aren't bothered by receiving cards.

Crazy how many people are saying cards aren’t a thing. Funny everyone I know sends and receives them. Op it’s def strange that they didn’t, they’re sending you a message

I've not bought a card in years. Do people still do that? Usually a WhatsApp or Facebook msg these days.

That wouldn't explain why you left out the bit that was clearly being commented on. Does this mean your statement about what constitutes normal was actually just your feels, then?