By SuzyTurquoiseBlu - 29/08/2012 05:32 - Australia - Fairfield

Today, I received a call from my future sister in-law, telling me that she and her future husband had decided to hold their wedding ceremony on my birthday. I was told not to celebrate my birthday, as it would "take away the attention to the true meaning of the day." FML
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SuzyTurquoiseBlu 25

Well, they aren't really liked in the family and I think that its both really rude and sad of them to try and piggy-back their special occasions with mine. My sister in-law and her fiancee got engaged in the waiting room while I was in ACTIVE labour with my daughter and got pissed off that everyone wasn't falling over themselves to congratulate them.

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littlelia 22

What a bitch of her. It was your special day first, they can het hitched any other day.

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TheMathMajor 26

Celebrate it anyways. I hate self centered people.

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BobbieH 19

That's sad OP. your sister is obviously very self centered. If it's important to be married on that date the least she could do is include your birthday in some way. Even if she just announced it during the speeches; that would be more appropriate way to acknowledge that her wedding day shares your birthday. What's she expect in the future? You're not to celebrate your birthday ever again because it's her anniversary?

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aribari373 5

How selfish! I wouldn't have stood for that

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SuzyTurquoiseBlu 25

Oh don't worry... I didn't. We had a lovely birthday dinner afterwards and ignored their protests about it. Just thought I'd share the whole concept with FML. xo

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Sanguinairius 33

I agree with a lot of the people here OP, celebrate your birthday. You being born is more unique and special than her wedding, which by the sound of it may not be her last anyway. Don't let her bulldoze over you, if they aren't well liked in your family then you won't be any worse off to tell her to rub coarse salt. Hope you have an awesome birthday either way, and if she wants to get uppity about you enjoying it tell her there's likely at least fifty people that would gladly give her the middle finger in unison on your behalf. Have a good one

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kdarkwood 15

Everyone already said pretty much how I feel about this: your birthday was there first, your brother was a jerk for agreeing with your sister-in-law, and you need to stand up to her right now about this before it gets worse, because you know it will. I also really wanted to say that I love your screenname! I was thinking about those books today, and she was one of my favorite characters!

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Amb3rDucki3 12

Sorry OP. I'd tell them to pick a different day. That's just inconsiderate to the max.

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Eosullivan 1

I can not believe everyones comments to this, A wedding is the most important day of your life, you should be happy for your brother, your birthday comes around every year, you (hopefully) only get married once. your incredibly selfish if you think they should pick another day for there wedding just because its your birthday!

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venomousddog 19

Let me explain this fml for you, Op gets a call from her future sister in law not asking but telling her that their wedding is on her birthday, then tells her to not celebrate her birthday because it will distract people from the true meaning of the day, the soon to be sister in law wants attention, Op isn't selfish

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Eosullivan 1

Yes, I can read! Op is clearly old enough (seen as she has a child) to understand how important a wedding is, and for her in-law to be so worried she would spoil her wedding day by being immature and taking the attention off the bride and groom obviously there is reason for her to feel the need to call. as someone who is getting married in a month i find it hard to believe anyone would be selfish enough to take the attention off the bride and groom on there wedding day, there will be plenty more birthdays!

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chippa 24

Yeah, no. You don't choose your birthday, but you do choose your wedding day. The bride can have the wedding on ANY day of the year, so why OP's birthday? Hm? And furthermore, why isn't OP "allowed" to celebrate after the reception? Bride-To-Be is a bitch. Fact!

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tf5f89 7

In the comments it's explained that OP planned to go out for dinner to celebrate her birthday after the wedding, which was going to take place in the morning. What's the big deal with that? And who is the sister-in-law to decide the "true meaning of the day"? OP also posted that the sister-and-law and her fiancé got engaged in the waiting room while OP was in labor. There's no excuse for that, and it heavily suggests that the sister-in-law is just an attention-hogging bitch.

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SuzyTurquoiseBlu 25

I'm married, myself, so I understand where you are coming from but no... What they did was just plain rude and they can't expect everyone to simply overlook it. Like I said in previous comments, I was more than happy to share but the fact of the matter is they told me not to celebrate the one day in the year that was supposed to be special for me too and has been for the past 24 years. They had a morning wedding and there was plenty of time to celebrate my birthday in the afternoon but they didn't want that. I'm pretty sure that celebrating my birthday 7 or 8 hours AFTER the wedding and reception is more than enough time to allow them to 'shine'.

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mishkaroni 15

Eosullivan- you are an idiot! I JUST got married on Friday the 13th of July...which fell one day before both my grandpa and nephews birthday. I ASKED my sis and grandpa if that day was ok, because my wedding date could be scheduled some other date. Its called respect.

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88vivera 9

I wouldn't show up or either celebrate it just to make her mad. Because she is really rude and mean

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phoenix9278 2

Mature response: Simply don't show up, and celebrate your birthday elsewhere the way you want it. If SIL complains, inform her that you had plans already. Much more fun response: Throw an epic birthday bash complete with light show, dancers, awesome drinks, etc. and invite the wedding guests. Hopefully most of them will show up to your party instead, rather than the wedding.

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