Not a rant, more like an observation, or just on mind. I write everyone's birthdays down on my calendar and when I change for the year I transfer all the dates. Birthdays, deaths, anniversarys, you name it, I have it. I guess I got it from grandma who used to do the same thing.
Yesterday, I turned 46, my brother and his whole family forgot me. My sister in law's birthday was the 14th, we didn't forget her.... I have two friends whose birthdays are today, they didn't call me, send a card, a text message, email, nothing. So I decided to return the favor today and guess what?? By noon, both had called me to see why I hadn't sent my usual e-card, called and sent a text message or email. I asked them both if they thought they'd forgotten something yesterday and neither one had any idea what I was talking about. These are not new friends, these are people I've known since we were teens together.
My son got a little upset last night and went down to my brother's house and informed they had forgotten me again so they ran into town to a store and bought a birthday card and showed up at about 10pm as I was taking my birthday brownie out of the oven.
I don't know about others, but I'm beginning to feel like these things don't mean what they used to. It used to be a big thing to celebrate birthdays or anniversarys, baptisms, other things, with parties or bbq's or gatherings. Now it's just another day, when did traditions die? My parents and my son took me to lunch and spent the whole day with me, it was great. But having my brother forget me, and my long-time friends forget me then call to see why I hadn't wished the happy birthdays just blew what's left of my mind.
Yesterday, I turned 46, my brother and his whole family forgot me. My sister in law's birthday was the 14th, we didn't forget her.... I have two friends whose birthdays are today, they didn't call me, send a card, a text message, email, nothing. So I decided to return the favor today and guess what?? By noon, both had called me to see why I hadn't sent my usual e-card, called and sent a text message or email. I asked them both if they thought they'd forgotten something yesterday and neither one had any idea what I was talking about. These are not new friends, these are people I've known since we were teens together.
My son got a little upset last night and went down to my brother's house and informed they had forgotten me again so they ran into town to a store and bought a birthday card and showed up at about 10pm as I was taking my birthday brownie out of the oven.
I don't know about others, but I'm beginning to feel like these things don't mean what they used to. It used to be a big thing to celebrate birthdays or anniversarys, baptisms, other things, with parties or bbq's or gatherings. Now it's just another day, when did traditions die? My parents and my son took me to lunch and spent the whole day with me, it was great. But having my brother forget me, and my long-time friends forget me then call to see why I hadn't wished the happy birthdays just blew what's left of my mind.
