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Feeling Sad about Birthday coming coming up...
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 538712" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I haven't had a card or a call for Christmas, my birthday, Mother's Day, any of it in years. It's really hard when you invest yourself in making them happy and recognizing them and they do nothing for you and write you off like you don't matter. I hope that you and your husband will make a reservation at a nice restaurant for your birthday. Not Applebees, but someplace quiet and special. Then make a promise to yourself that from now on you will treat yourself with the honor that you deserve. You can't make them behave. They just aren't going to do it right now. And don't send a card to any adult who hasn't sent you a card in the last year. Maybe they'll call and ask if you forgot them, and you can tell "Oh, well I never got cards or calls for my special days so I thought that we weren't doing that anymore." How old is the granddaughter? Old enough to write a thank-you card if you send something? If so, does she? If not, send a "Happy Birthday" card and tell her you'd love to see her and talk to her and leave it at that.</p><p></p><p>Your children are grown up now. It's time to put you and your husband first again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 538712, member: 99"] I haven't had a card or a call for Christmas, my birthday, Mother's Day, any of it in years. It's really hard when you invest yourself in making them happy and recognizing them and they do nothing for you and write you off like you don't matter. I hope that you and your husband will make a reservation at a nice restaurant for your birthday. Not Applebees, but someplace quiet and special. Then make a promise to yourself that from now on you will treat yourself with the honor that you deserve. You can't make them behave. They just aren't going to do it right now. And don't send a card to any adult who hasn't sent you a card in the last year. Maybe they'll call and ask if you forgot them, and you can tell "Oh, well I never got cards or calls for my special days so I thought that we weren't doing that anymore." How old is the granddaughter? Old enough to write a thank-you card if you send something? If so, does she? If not, send a "Happy Birthday" card and tell her you'd love to see her and talk to her and leave it at that. Your children are grown up now. It's time to put you and your husband first again. [/QUOTE]
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