Birthday, Facebook, Parents and Social Media: Good grief - FML

Good grief

By Anonymous - 20/06/2023 00:02

Today, my mom wished her best friend a Happy Birthday on Facebook. Her best friend died this year. Oh, did I mention that it’s also my birthday? FML

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By Birthday girl - 06/01/2013 05:59 - United States - Wahpeton

Today, was my birthday. Today was also the day that my mom's cat died four years ago. She was too busy crying and looking at old photos of her beloved cat to even wish me a happy birthday. FML

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By i know this is late but… - 16/06/2022 20:00 - United States - Denver

Today, it was Mother’s Day. My mom died when I was young, so I deleted all of my social media, to avoiding seeing all my friends hanging out with their aging, but healthy, loving mothers. Then my dad decided to remind me what day it was and to wish my abusive stepmom a happy Mother’s Day. FML

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By blind - 24/06/2009 12:11 - South Africa

Today, I was texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML

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By elizabethyeo - 20/02/2012 10:01 - Australia

Today, I was speaking to an old friend and I asked her how her mother was. She replied, "She passed away, you came to her funeral last month." FML

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By MegGRRRz - 28/11/2009 15:33 - United States

Today, I woke up and took my mom to work. It wasn't until after I got home, logged on Facebook and looked at the upcoming birthdays to see that it was her birthday today. No wonder she was silent the entire car ride and slammed the door on the way out. FML

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By Jake Whitte - 06/06/2011 13:50 - United States

Today, I changed the date of my birthday to today on Facebook to see how many people actually know my birthday. My mom wished me a happy birthday. FML

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By carboncoach - 13/12/2013 17:24 - Egypt

Today, it's my birthday. The only "happy birthday"s I got were from my mom, her Facebook account, and the Facebook account she made for her cat. FML

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By BirthdayFail - 14/08/2012 07:57 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, it's my birthday. Today is also the day my grandma died, six years ago. Since then, I get to sit through any sort of attempted celebration while my mom sobs and drinks herself into a stupor in the background. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/06/2021 14:15 - United States

Today, I'm still trying not to cry. Yesterday was by birthday. I got an email from my dad with three words, "Happy Birthday (nickname)". I got a Facebook post from my mother. No card. No phone call. No gift. I have become nothing more than a Facebook friend to my parents. FML

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Last to know

By Anonymous - 25/02/2023 22:00

Today, I heard that my stepmom’s mother passed away… via a public Facebook post made by my dad. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 20 June 2023 0:14

Maybe she only wishes happy birthday to dead people so she won't have to buy a gift.

Razath 17

Tuesday 20 June 2023 9:01

I get it, actually. Wishing a dead friend a happy birthday isn't that weird, can be part of the grieving process - especially if it happened this year. I still wish my dad a happy birthday, though we took down his FB profile so I mostly hold a short vigil by myself these days. Ignoring their child's birthday though? That's kind of bad though. Even if you're grieving, the least you can do is wish a happy birthday. Unless the grief really messed her up. We all deal with it differently, so I probably wouldn't be too harsh with her depending on the circumstances.

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 20 June 2023 0:14

Maybe she only wishes happy birthday to dead people so she won't have to buy a gift.

Hangryko 29

Tuesday 20 June 2023 1:30

@RichardPencil - I laughed way harder from this than I should have.

Razath 17

Tuesday 20 June 2023 9:01

I get it, actually. Wishing a dead friend a happy birthday isn't that weird, can be part of the grieving process - especially if it happened this year. I still wish my dad a happy birthday, though we took down his FB profile so I mostly hold a short vigil by myself these days. Ignoring their child's birthday though? That's kind of bad though. Even if you're grieving, the least you can do is wish a happy birthday. Unless the grief really messed her up. We all deal with it differently, so I probably wouldn't be too harsh with her depending on the circumstances.

Hangryko 29

Wednesday 21 June 2023 12:52

@Razath - That's true.

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