I get that everyone wants to have a great birthday and feel special on their birthday, but some people over react. As you get older, the gifts get less and the "happy birthday"s tend to get less as well. People go out of their way to celebrate kids birthdays. Big party, lots of gifts. But when you get older should you expect the same???
I have a relative who was upset. She felt unimportant, like no one cared about her and the fact that it was her birthday. I'm not sure why. She was given some gifts from relatives, given a night of relaxing in a hotel pool and hot tub with family. But apparently she doesn't feel special. I haven't been able to give her a gift yet, but I've been super busy with the kids and remodeling a house. I could have baked a cake, but my kitchen is torn up because tile is getting put in. I have no stove hooked up.
Nobody but my mother and mother-in-law calls me on MY birthday. The kids wouldn't even acknowledge it if it wasn't for my MIL. I don't get a bunch of gifts. I've occasionally gotten nothing from my husband. It's fine. Maybe I'm the weird one here. Maybe I should be expecting more for my own birthday.
