Do you always remember your spouse's Birthday?
By sherinek
@sherinek (3320)
United States
13 responses
@juls2me2 (2150)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I look forward to sharing my birthday with family and celebrating with a meal or desserts and if I'm lucky a gift. I always made sure to celebrate my husband and kid's birthdays with at least a cake, gifts, balloons and a Happy Birthday Banner with streamers, just to make it special. We'd then go to the 2 sets of grandparents houses and celebrate too. It usually ends up to be a celebration all week long. This is the first year....I didn't get him a special gift but I made him his favorite cake and took him out for a Sushi Lunch to celebrate.
I noticed the last few years...my birthday wasn't important for him to celebrate or even make sure my children did. Even though I celebrated with my parents and his anyway. So I decided not to celebrate his like normal this year, until.....his own Mom and Dad didn't even wish him a happy birthday until Noon, after his brother showed at their house and reminded them. My husband was slightly depressed over it, I would be too. Luckily My parent's took him for a special dinner a couple days earlier than the actual date and his real father acknowledged him early with a wonderful gift, but its still not the same as your own parents acknowledging you. How crazy...huh!
@sherinek (3320)
• United States
14 Nov 06
Yeah. But I think thats the only day which is only for you. So if others forget it you have to be mad. But a person who forgets other persons birthdays has no right to be upset if others forget his. This is my own personal view. Then, he should realize how will others feel when he forgets their birthdays.
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@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
3 Nov 06
I have never forgotten my husband's birthday but then again as it is on Christmas Day, I think I would have a bit of a problem coming up with a good excuse for forgetting it. LOL
However he forgets mine but these days our son always reminds him. When our son is overseas, he lets a friend know the day before, so he can remind my husband. But once many years ago when we were still farming my husband did forget.
My husband was down the dairy when the tanker arrived to collect the milk around 8.00 o'clock one morning. Tanker driver mentions the date and says the month is nearly over. Husband says "gee there is something about the date I should remember". Tanker driver "is it your anniversary". Husband "no that's next month. Oh well cannot be important."
Then comes home and relates the story to me. I said "oh okay, I've got some shopping to do", and promptly left the house for the whole day. LOL
@sherinek (3320)
• United States
14 Nov 06
Thanks for sharing your life. I'm sorry about that. So he entirely forgot it or even after a day or two did he remember? If it happened to me I'd play hell. Only once my hubby forgot my b'day. That's when we were in India awaiting the final results of a test that the doctors did on my Son (he had to undergo heart surgery when he was 1 1/2 yrs) During the whole day we were in the hospital and he completely forgot. So we came back to the hotel and put a nap. Suddenly he woke up and asked me the time. I said 4 o'clock. He sat on the bed and told my son, "today, your mom's b'day and see I forgot". Both of them showered me with kisses and I was ok after that.
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@Scottysgirl173 (7)
• United States
24 Oct 06
Ya know its funny because I have special anniversary on the day before my husbands birth day and I always get the two mixed up. It really used to bug the hell out of him but he's gotten used to it. I think
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
22 Jan 07
One month before the birthday, the announcement would have been made to ensure that provision has been made to purchase dress material/jewellery or silk saree. How can I forget. Many a times, when I am filling the forms, I had to enter her birthday so it is always on my mind.
@jray721 (1969)
• United States
14 Nov 06
it was the 1st year my hubby and i were together. he was off at bootcamp for the marine corps and i had almost forgot his bday ! i ran out for a card and sat in my car writing a long message to him, i was VERY late for my college classes, but i didnt care, i just needed to get this card mailed =) luckily it got to him on time =)
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