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Thanks, but I don't let it bother me anymore; haven't for years. It's just the way he operates. I don't think he ignores special occasions to be mean, I don't even think he necessarily forgets. He just thinks gifts and celebrations are for kids. If I give him a wrapped gift, I will find it in his closet, still wrapped months later. If it is not a national holiday, he isn't even going to think of it (though he does not do Christmas gifts either - I just get them or make them and wrap them for the kids.) We got married on July 4 so he could remember the day. Olivia, my preemie, was coincidentally born four years later on July 4. DH always buys fireworks, a cake and gets DD a big mylar balloon. And he's a big softie when it comes to DD and her balloon. When DD turned 3, she got a "Nemo" balloon. We hiked up Rattlesnake Ledge and she took it with her, careful that it did not get stuck on any trees. We tied it to the bike she was learning to ride with training wheels, she took it inside when she ate, she took it to the park and went down the slide with it, then when she was on the swing, the string broks and Nemo floated away. She was soooo upset, sobbing big huge tears and gulping her breath. I called DH who was in town then picking up groceries at the QFC and they happened to have another Nemo. He brought it to her and she was so happy that he found her Nemo!
that is a sweet story about your DD. That is something worth remembering.
