Miscellaneous: Today, it was both my and my stepmother's birthday. In preparation,...

By stinkerweeder - 05/02/2011 20:30 - United States

Today, it was both my and my stepmother's birthday. In preparation, my dad bought a huge banner with my stepmother's name on it, and a lovely birthday cake. When I told him it was also my birthday, he just grunted and taped a post-it note to the banner with my name on it. Same with the cake. FML

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By peter - 11/09/2009 04:33 - Indonesia

Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML

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How can I make this about me?

By Anonymous - 04/02/2022 18:01

Today, it's my birthday. My wife took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner. She made me pay for my birthday dinner, along with hers. She also got me a gift card to HER favorite store. FML

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Close to me

By Furnando - 06/01/2023 00:00

Today, I called my dad asking him to wish me a happy birthday. Yay. FML

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Brown and sticky

By Jon - 14/03/2009 06:30 - United States

Today, I came home a day after my birthday, and was greeted by my mother who told me, "Oh, I have birthday present for you." She explained that she and my father went on a hike, and handed me my present. I got a fucking stick for my birthday. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2010 23:31 - Canada

Today, I got a birthday card from my parents. It was my sister's from earlier in the year. They scratched out her name and wrote mine underneath. FML

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Competition

By JaneDoe - 04/04/2013 02:51 - United States - Salisbury

Today, it was my friend's birthday, so I baked him a cake complete with his name written on it in homemade frosting. After I gave it to him, his mother berated me for it, saying I should have checked with her first before making a cake for her son. He's 28. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/08/2019 16:00 - United Kingdom - Thornbury

Today, the only "Happy birthday!" I got was from the cake I bought for myself. FML

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By sadSarah - 01/05/2014 09:59 - United States - New York

Today, as I was waiting in line to give my mom her birthday present, my dad gave her the exact same gift I'd also bought for her. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/05/2014 07:24 - United States

Today, it was my birthday. The only person who remembered was my dad who got me a phone charger for my car, which I didn't even need because he got me the same exact thing last year. FML

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Where am I right now?

By Anonymous - 27/08/2024 13:00 - United States - Livermore

Today, I celebrated my birthday with my family. While they were singing Happy Birthday to me, my mother called me by my brother's name. When I blew out the candles a moment later, I joked, "I wish my mother could remember which son I am." Before we had even started eating the cake, she called me by my father's name. FML

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babyblue666 1

Sunday 6 February 2011 2:05

as soon as u can u need to leave there is no reason ur dad should be putting anyone before his own child

Raaaawr123 0

Sunday 6 February 2011 2:03

Your dad didn't know it was your birthday? wow great dad.

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MissyInfamus 0

Wednesday 8 February 2012 5:09

And the father of the year award goes to....

alychick 5

Sunday 1 April 2012 5:18

That's messed up!!! Sorry:( happy late birthday from me

asherah14 7

Sunday 1 April 2012 16:28

I share my bday with my brother in law (I'm older). He claims I stole his day every year. My mother in law called me in the evening on my bday this year to tell me 'she forgot it was my bday cause she was so concerned about her son's, she didn't get me a card or gift, AND she was having her son over for a bday dinner. She didn't have enough food to invite me and my husband (her son) over and she wouldn't be able to get more food.' I don't know why she didn't just call me and say happy bday and leave out all the rest. I don't care about the card, gift, dinner but don't rub it in my face that you forgot about me.

TrippingOnAcid 29

Monday 13 August 2012 8:59

That sounds exactly like something my dad and stepmother would do if I still saw them and had the same birthday as her. Awful stepparents who manage to totally manipulate your real parents are truly awful. My sympathy, OP.

becca450 8

Wednesday 31 October 2012 15:27

That just gets under my skin!!!

voiceofgod 6

Thursday 28 August 2014 0:52

Why would he put tape on a post-it note? Isn't the point of post-it that you don't need tape

fantasyworld 37

Thursday 27 August 2015 21:39

Why do parents pick their new spouse over their kids?

Sciath13 14

Sunday 13 September 2015 22:33

This is generally the kinda stuff that happens when fathers remarry. And then people genuinely have no idea as to why stepmothers are so widely disliked by their stepchildren.