Today, at the eye doctor, they asked for my birth date for the files. My dad answered quickly, "May 28, 1994." It was embarrassing to have to correct him with "April 19, 1993." Who's May 28? Way to go dad. FML
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Today, I found out that my birth date was entered incorrectly, and I’ve been believing that I am a year older than I really am. I’m actually 14, not 15. How did this happen? Both my parents and the doctor got the year of my birth wrong. FML
Today, I had to get out my birth certificate to prove to my dad that today is my birthday. This has happened before. FML
Today, I had a doctor's appointment. When I got there they informed me that it was indeed on August 21st, but 2025. I showed up a year early. The embarrassment and awkwardness was probably felt by the people in the next building as well. FML
Today, I went to pick up a prescription and the pharmacist asked for my date of birth. I gave it, then realized I had given her my dog's date of birth. I know it because it's written on his vaccination card. I had nothing else prepared. FML
Today, an internet repair tech thought my dad was my husband, and seemed skeptical when I corrected him. People usually think I'm way younger than my actual age. FML
Today, I found out that my parents have been lying about my birthday. Now it makes sense how they "lost the birth certificate" or how many photos of me as a baby are dated before I was actually supposed to be born, because "the camera must've glitched, we must've confused the date we wrote in the back of that card." FML
Today, I ordered a beer with my parents at dinner. The waitress said, "Oh, happy 22nd birthday." My parents eyes got really big, and they started to blush. They'd forgotten it was my birthday. FML
Today, my mother had to ask me when my birthday was, because she gets it confused with the day she bought our old car. FML
Today, I called my dad asking him to wish me a happy birthday. Yay. FML
Today, my parents forgot it was my birthday. They ordered me to scrub the common bathroom, and when I asked if they'd remembered, my dad's reaction was, "Oh! Really?" My mom's was, "I thought that it was next week." What lovely parents I have. FML
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jennjennsofly 7
aha family love... maybe it was your secret sibling they have yet to tell you...0_o
accnrh 0
the point of this isn't that he forgot the OPs birthday, but that he may have another sibling unknown to him, leading to the possibility that the OPs father is living a double life
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myfriend_youfail 3
It's one thing to forget your great-aunt's birthday or how old your second cousin in England is. But it's kinda sucky for a parent to forget the birthday of their own child. I mean, your mom and dad created you, they raised you, they fed/clothed/sheltered you for almost two decades, they should remember one simple date. Unless they're old and descending into Alzheimer's like my mother...she calls me the dog's name, gets lost driving up the street to the store, and swears her Aunt Rose is still alive....but at least she remembered my birthday until she went gaga! It's not that the parent should be remembering the kid's birthday every second of the day, it's that AS A PARENT, they should have it memorized by now! Not knowing your own child's date of birth is pretty much a gigantic sign saying "I don't really care about you enough to know the basics about you, even if you're my own offspring". It's like a man not knowing his wife's eye color after fifteen years of marriage. A real "**** you" to the supposedly close relationship.
janise 2
I feel bad for those whose parents don't even know what year they were born in. Not knowing the exact date is somewhat excusable but parents should know the month and year of their kid's birthdate at the very least.
i_am_tiff_21 0
My mom mixes up my birth year. I was born in 1987, not 1989.
dudeitsdanny 10
I love how people with no pics attack snickerdoodles' appearance.
Moemoemoe_fml 0
Either he's got a bad memory...................or a bad memory AND an extramarital affair with a kid born on May 28, 1994!
mrdecay 3
eye doctor? you mean optician.
nrevogcmamme 17
Or optometrist
El_mariachi 0
I know this girl with that same birthday...
shaylicious12 0
thats my birthday...akwarddd
TaylorHomie 0
we have the same birthday(:
benen 0
that's what parents do my dad doesn't know how old I am