Annie,
Oh Annie. What should I do? I recently turned 40 and my parents did not remember my big day, or that it was my birthday at all! It is not as if my mother wasn’t there the day I was born! What gives? Can you help? Should I take this personally?
40 and (apparently) forgotten!
Dear 40 and forgotten:
There’s always the chance that your parents simply don’t like you and were trying to drive home the point. However, you seem like a nice enough person to me so I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assume that this isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this.
Should you take it personally? It would be hard not to. Parents are supposed to be moderately aware of these milestones. If you wish to make a point of your own, don’t show up for Christmas. It always works for me!
- Annie