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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Today, my mom called me an attention seeker and threw a bitch fit because my cat "decided" to die on her birthday. FML
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
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
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
Today, my daughter forgot my birthday. When I asked her, she said she'd remembered my birthday, but was too busy at work to acknowledge it. However, she did have time to post a message on Facebook, wishing a happy birthday to her cat. FML
Today, the vet sent me an email wishing my kitten a happy 2nd birthday. My cat died last year. FML
Today, my mother finally had her beloved Siamese cat cremated. The cat has been dead for over a week and she has been keeping it on her bed, stroking its fur and saying, "She looks like she's sleeping" and "She's so cold." To top it all off, she's been calling me by the cat's name for three years. FML
Today, it's my birthday. My mom decided to wake me up by having our new, previously stray, cat thrown on top of me. I was awoken to two claws ripping across my face which needed 16 stitches to fix. Happy Birthday. FML
Today, I've been so stressed out that I forgot my own birthday. I only remembered when my mom talked to me to let me know she wasn't planning on doing anything for it. FML
Today, I received an unexpected package from my mother. It contained my cat's ashes. Apparently he died 3 weeks ago and she thought this was the best way to tell me. FML
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DaDezza244 31
Happy Birthday OP! Sorry to hear about the cat.
oj101 33
Damn cat... out of 365 days of the year, why couldn't it have chosen a more opportune time to pass away? How dare the cat do that!?
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Comments (96)
mrdinofly 6
Start crying with her!
Dracoboxer357 36
Op, I'm sorry your birthday is being over shadowed by your mom's long, dead cat. I don't personally understand crying for months (or years) over a pet's demise, as I'm not expecting to outlive any of my dogs when I got them. I know that barring an accident, I'll be burying them and if I didn't think I could do that, I never would have gotten them. All you can do is enjoy the wonderful time you have with them, and hang on to those happy memories, knowing you gave them the best home and life you could. :) Maybe sit down with your mom and give her an hour of your compassion, relive a story or two, then take her out a some birthday meal and cake. Either way, I hope you were able to have some You time to celebrate. Happy birthday! :)
perdix 31
Why don't you just go get your birthday legally changed, so as not to interfere with your mom's yearly mourning ritual?
idsrbs 8
Happy Birthday OP!!
golconda2011 8
Hey today it is my birthday as well!
perdix 31
#42, Happy Birthday! If your cat happens to die today, hide the body for a day or two before you let your mom find it. This is another example of where FML is your online life coach.
ilyelisa 0
Happy birthday <3 may that cat reside in hell.
Jordath_Fil 11
OP! Why would you have the audacity to be born on the day your mom's cat died?? Shame on you! ;)
FrietvanPiet 16
I just don't get how some people get so emotionally bounded with animals.
mistercrow 9
Maybe becuase pets are awesome and they will always love us no matter how stupid, ugly, or douchy one may be
calliet145 14
Are you kidding me? You should try having a pet once and then lose it. People can be just as close to animals as they are to other people. I had a little Yorkie Poo that I had gotten for my birthday...he was my little baby, until the pit bull next door decided to charge him and make him his chew toy. The pit bull punctured my little guy's lungs, and I had to put him to sleep. It was the hardest day of my entire life so far. He was the friendliest, most playful dog, and he was only a year and a half old. To me, it was the equivalent of a mother losing her child, because that's how I viewed him and took care of him. You're either a heartless person or have no animals and thus cannot even begin to comprehend how heartbreaking it is to lose one.
calliet145 14
Nah, that's impossible. I'm engaged and hate cats. Just because I love(d) my puppy more than anything doesn't mean that I'll be a "crazy cat lady." Epic fail on your logic there, dear sir.
AnimeCookie 9
Happy birthday! I hope your friends wished you a happy birthday.
esc145 3
Seriously... way to be born and ruin everything... nice...