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Relative forgot my baby’s 1st Birthday?

207 replies

PasstheStarmix · 25/02/2018 09:47

Hi, my sibling forgot my baby’s first birthday. I’m disappointed in said sibling. Said sibling has no dc and plenty of free time to be organised. Has this happened to you or anybody you know? I just seem to have a really poor family.

OP posts:
jjessica550 · 26/02/2018 12:28

That's your opinion PattiStanger. I would say murders, rapes etc are catastrophic not appalling in my opinion but choice of language can confuse.

Nobody said nobody would survive or it would have an impact etc and of course there are worse things in the world. Again ironic given the way everyone is going off on here, it's 'mumsnet' a forum for advice and support so why don't people give it?

PattiStanger · 26/02/2018 12:46

You can use words in the wrong way jjessica, it doesn't make it right, it is certainly confusing when posters use words incorrectly.

It's obvious we won't agree about the correct definitions of words but you've got to accept that most posts on the thread are by posters who aren't at all appalled by a forgotten birthday, it's not only my opinion.

ilovesooty · 26/02/2018 12:47

It popped up in Active if you really want to know jjessica550

I didn't know we had thread policing going on.

WitchesHatRim · 26/02/2018 12:47

Why is someone with no DC on a thread about a 1 year old birthday in the first place? Lol

Because last time I checked it's a free country.

Chienrouge · 26/02/2018 12:50

Why is someone with no DC on a thread about a 1 year old birthday in the first place? Lol

To give the perspective of the child free sister?

jjessica550 · 26/02/2018 13:04

PattiStanfer I agree we won't agree on language. The way I saw it I don't think this post was an 'AIBU' thread it was about others experiences or similar issues.

Chienrouge I see what your saying so playing devils advocate? A lot of people on here in my opinion have played that role very poorly or didn't need to play it at all, afterall the OP will have had a life without kids.

This post wasn't about the OP sister or you morphing yourself into the role. I read the thread as being about the forgotten card and inviting sharing similar experiences. It's about support and advice mumsnet but I haven't seen any of that in this thread.

Sarsparella · 26/02/2018 17:50

Why is someone with no DC on a thread about a 1 year old birthday in the first place? Lol

To give the perspective of the child free sister?

Exactly, and because having children doesn’t mean you’re automatically an authority on every single issue in the world

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