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<blockquote data-quote="hopefloats" data-source="post: 79488" data-attributes="member: 4114"><p>Hello Tina,</p><p>I come from a big family with bio and step on both sides. We always try to remember but sometimes forget. We even start calling each other and remind everybody ahead of time. The kids are the important ones. If I forget my bro or sisters b-day I try to call asap but with the kids in the family, we always try to do special things for them. We live in different parts of the world so just a simple e-card does the trick. I got upset with some of our friends one time. My life long friend always wanted me to come to her kids b-day parties but when my kids came up there was always an excuse of a no show and no gifts. After a few years of this, I felt like it was an insult to my kids. I still get her kids gifts because I feel I should. I very politely brought up the subject with my friend one time and she said that she didn't feel comfortable with my family. That's fine but geez, at least send a card. I have a hard time with this issue also because I was brought up where b-days were always a big deal. Maybe you can touch on the subject with your relatives and see what happens!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hopefloats, post: 79488, member: 4114"] Hello Tina, I come from a big family with bio and step on both sides. We always try to remember but sometimes forget. We even start calling each other and remind everybody ahead of time. The kids are the important ones. If I forget my bro or sisters b-day I try to call asap but with the kids in the family, we always try to do special things for them. We live in different parts of the world so just a simple e-card does the trick. I got upset with some of our friends one time. My life long friend always wanted me to come to her kids b-day parties but when my kids came up there was always an excuse of a no show and no gifts. After a few years of this, I felt like it was an insult to my kids. I still get her kids gifts because I feel I should. I very politely brought up the subject with my friend one time and she said that she didn't feel comfortable with my family. That's fine but geez, at least send a card. I have a hard time with this issue also because I was brought up where b-days were always a big deal. Maybe you can touch on the subject with your relatives and see what happens! [/QUOTE]
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