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No. I can’t even keep track of what day it is so I don’t expect anyone else to be on top of that. I once had a good friend call me and we chatted for half an hour and she didn’t realize until the next day that it had been my bday and she forgot to say happy birthday. I really didn’t care and thought it was a little funny.

My best friend forgets my birthday all the time. It stings, I am not going to lie. But as I get older I realize that these things bother me less. It is important to me to remember her birthday, but I understand that for other people, this kind of stuff isn't as important.

@Foodnerd81: same. I can’t remember anything anymore and don’t expect anyone else to!

I used to (when I was in my 20s-early 30s), but I changed my way of thinking and no, not anymore. Nowadays I make it a goal to not let anyone remember or know when my birthday is. What's the point and why set yourself up for disappointment?

I hope your BF gets over it soon.... just call and apologize and suggest you'll take her out to something she enjoys doing later, make her feel special If you feel she is really going to be mad, send her flowers

@crazydoglady:

I barely think of my own birthday, so definitely not!

Nope.

I don't have my birthday on Facebook so I don't expect people to remember. I said the wrong birthday for my daughter yesterday at the doctor, though, so I may not be the best person to ask.

I mean, I only remember because I put it on the calendar. If Google Calendar disappeared, I can't remember anyone's birthdays outside of my family!

But either way, thinking of my current bff, even though she doesn't have kids, I wouldn't really care.

Only if you mean “forgot “in the sense that we had something planned to celebrate and they didn’t show. That would hurt my feelings a little bit. But forgetting to wish me through text or phone call come over even if they saw me in person that day? No, not really. I’ve never been a person who cares a whole lot about my birthday, and know that I share it with my oldest daughter I’m OK with the day being more about her than about me. My husband on the other hand, is somebody who I can see you being hurt… He’s really into his birthday. But in general I feel that Since most of my friends and I have kids now, our focus tends to be on the kids birthdays and remembering my friends kids birthdays more so than remembering the adult birthdays.

@crazydoglady: If it was my best friend that I’m married to AKA my husband, then yes. Anyone else then no... unless I was in my teens/early 20’s.
As an adult in my 30’s, absolutely not.

My bff forgot my birthday this year. I was a little hurt, not going to lie, but it turned out she had just gotten hit with a ton of bad luck/way more serious issues--not only was she having problems at work in which HR had to get involved, but her bil had just had surgery and she just had found out her mother needed surgery. Oh, plus the guy she'd been dating turned out to be a tool. As soon as I learned about all that, I didn't care about my bday at all and really stepped up my trying to be there for her! (We don't live in the same state which is why I didn't know about all that stuff in real time.) Life is busy, birthdays are not the biggest thing, and friends can give each other the benefit of doubt about these things.