Friend called other friend (to be known as friend2) to tell her she's so upset with friend 3 for forgetting her birthday a couple of days ago. No card, no call, no text or facebook greeting (!).
Friend 3 had a baby 4/5 weeks ago. 3rd child, not sleeping. Finding occasional opportunity to e.g. update facebook status with comments such as 'i forgot newborns = no sleep' which is an irritant for other friends. Woe betide said friend if she frequents Mumsnet.
Friend 2 texted her to say, you forgot and friend is upset. Friend 3 replied that didn't forget but not got round to it yet. And what exactly is unreasonable about that? Lots apparently as friend 2 tried to draw me in to bitch when she should be focusing her energy on leaving the office at 8.45pm rather than hanging around to have pointless debate which I was uninterested in (until now because the whole non issue is so ridiculous and happens at least once a year at one of their birthdays and often same happens to me but i just get on with it).
Some people are rubbish at remembering dates and to be honest I had to practically write friend's birthday on my forehead to remember to call while juggling errands and one child, never mind 3! We are 29 years old, not 5 (and not 30 when perhaps there would be some slight justification to wish someone well done for completing another decade)
Sick of all this pettiness and ready to put everyone in their place (except for poor sleep deprived friend).
(waiting impatiently for mumsnetters to tell me how wrong i am for disagreeing with the silliness which i tell you will drive me to dispair even more).