Does it bother you when someone forgets your birthday?

i dont feel it bother me because i always celebrate my birthday myself or my parents never teach me to celebrate with many cakes or some special cakes for my birthday.

It does but not that much. The whole point of not announcing its your birthday is to see just who are those people who holds you dear enough to not forget your birthday. Of course as you mentioned people do forget because of some factors like work, deadlines, or more immediate important stuff that holidays and birthdays are just forgotten. I am a bit disappointed to learn that you really have to announce your day in order for you to get greetings, or for people to remember. I guess that is just life. I dont really celebrate birthdays but it is nice to know that someone thought of me without reminding them. That, for me, probably is the best birthday gift that I could ever receive.

It used to bother me if people in my family forgot my birthday but not that I am 53 years old it doesn't bother me anymore. The last 3 years of birthdays I have had, I have pretty much spent alone. I moved away from the city I was living in, for 44 years, and I left my husband, and my kids, except my one daughter, live far away and the boys just don't think about calling mom on her birthday. I always make sure I phone everyone in my family, on their birthdays. All my sisters and brothers and nephews and nieces and my mom and my kids and my granddaughter, no matter what. I have a calender that I have everyone's birthdays marked on it and I look at my calender every day to make sure I don't forget to phone someone on their Bday.

Hi, kd_fmay. For someone that knows the date of my birthday, it will bother me just a little bit. But for someone that does not know it, it won't bother me. Today is my birthday and my mother-in-law did not wish me a happy birthday at all. I am not sure if she remembers it or not..

Growing up people always forgot my birthday since it is 5 days before Christmas. I am so used to it that it does not bother me anymore. I take it upon myself to celebrate my birthday and have a nice dinner.

of course we all expect our dearest to greet us on our birthdays, it really would be too nice to be greeted. but of course we don't hold it against them if they didnt. maybe they just forgot about it or just been too busy, but that doesnt mean they don't care. greeting is different from caring hehehe. birthdays to me is to honor the mother who brought you into this world, instead of yur mom greeting you do the other way. thank your mom for the sacrifice.

Hi kd, I don't have the habit to celebrate my birthday. I don't treat it as the grand and important day at all. Moreover everyone is busy with their work as well as the daily personal affair respectively. Though I don't take it seriously. My husband and son still remember it very well. And my younger sis sends an e-birthday to me yearly though I don't celebrate my birthday. It doesn't bother me at all if any of them forget it My son did forget my birthday once few years back. He called me the next day from another state and asked for forgiveness. of course I had to comfort him in return to make him to feel relieved. I would feel uneasy and disliked to see my loved one was sorry for such small matter. I prefer to live a happy and healthy everyday life more than to have a single happy birthday only. Happy posting and take care.

Hi kd_fmay!^^ I don't think that people who forget someone's birthday doesn't really care. Well, it's not true for everybody to say the least. I sometimes forget a friend's birthday but it doesn't mean that I don't care for that friend anymore. I'm sometimes forgetful especially if a lot of things are going on with me and I have a lot of things in my mind so I can't help but forget some things no matter how important they are to me. So about your question, it depends on who forgot my birthday. If it was a good friend who I expect to greet me on my important day, then I will surely be bothered. But I won't think immediately that the friend does not care for me anymore, though the hurt is already there. I will still listen to the explanation before jumping to the conclusion.^^ And then, for other friends who forgot my birthday, I just tell myself that it's not their duty to remember my birthday and they probably have a lot in their minds. And besides, I think it's best if not so many people will remember my birthday. I won't have to treat so many people and my expenses will be lesser. LOL

Yes, it does. One year two of my friends forgot mine, and I felt I didn't mean that much to them or they would have remembered.

I dont celebrate my birthdays so it dosent matter me if someone forgets about my birthday. I can understand if some one regularly celebrates his birthday and his friends and loving ones forgets about his birthday this will hurt him.

I've gotten to the point where it doesn't matter if someone remembers my birthday or not. I have a niece that always tells me her birthday is coming and tells me more than once. Of course, I call her and sing happy birthday and might get her a card or a little gift if I remember, but she probably doesn't have a clue when mine is. I got to the point where it doesn't matter. Birthdays, I think my birthday should be celebrated by my mom instead of me, she's the one that did all the hard work on my birthday and then had to endure and suffer through my growing up!

Hey kd! I know what you mean! But, unfortunately (or fortunately) as we get older people do start to forget birthdays and, I guess, we just have to get used to it! I get only one birthday card now and it is from my Mom and she is going to be 80 years old on February 20th, God Bless Her! My friends don't seem to remember anymore. Sometimes they might remember and give me a call, but honestly I only remember some of theirs once in awhile too! So, actually birthdays are for the young, I guess! And no child will ever let you forget their birthdays!lol

It doesn't bother me too much, unless it's a really close person of mine who forgets my birthday. If some of my friends forget my birthday (it happens very rarely), then I usually forgive them, because I am not good with dates too, so I keep forgetting some birthdays too.

i never bothered.its not a big issue.

Not Always but yes someone close if he /she forgets then it does feel. Bothering is not a better word for me but hurts a bit. :)

not at all. Cause sometimes I forget somebody else b'day.. :). But it will be means something when other people remember about us.

It used to bother me. But now that I think I'm going ancient, it doesn't anymore. I'd rather hear someone tell me I don't look my age than Happy bIrthday. Pretty vain right?

yes,it bothers me much.I have tried my best to remember their birthday and always make an note,then on that day i can say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"to them.but,unfortunately,I was always forgot. On my day,they usually couldn't remember it.That really make me unhappy.I didn't need a present,I just like that feeling of being remembered by those i cared.

Honestly, it does bother me a bit. Especially when it goes to families and friends. It doesn't really matter actually but if people remembers my birthday I feel like I'm a part of the group. Well, not all people like their birthday to be remembered, but in fact, I do!

Hello kd_fmay, maybe I can understand your feeling. Like you said, the simple words can mean a lot to us.I think so. cos if my friends don't say anything to me on my birthday,I will suspect they've totally forgotten.But if some people I don't care, they won't hurt me if they forgot my birthday.Well,that's my opinion.