Today, I received a birthday card from my dad, over a week late. It was addressed to me using my maiden name, the enclosed check also made out to me using my maiden name. I've been married for over 10 years. FML
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Today, I got a birthday card in the mail from my aunt. I got all excited when I saw a cheque inside, but the cheque was addressed to the wrong name. Not only did my own aunt forget my name, I couldn't even bank the $60. FML
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
Today, I got an invitation in the mail for my dad's third wedding. My first name was misspelled on the envelope. FML
Today, my Dad gave me my birthday card. The envelope was blank, as was the card, and the £0.25 price tag was still on. He was fully aware of all these things, but handed it to me and said, "By the way, I didn't write anything." Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, I picked up a birthday card for my dad at the supermarket in a mad rush. I didn’t realise that the inside said “From your daughter”. He thinks this was my way of coming out as trans, and said that he'd suspected it for years. FML
Today, for my birthday, my husband gave me a dress he stole from my wardrobe. It was the one I'd bought myself on my last birthday because he forgot to buy me anything, and gave me cash in a brown envelope. Not a birthday card, a brown envelope. FML
Today, my wife put divorce papers in my birthday card. FML
Today, after I filed for divorce, the papers were received by my soon-to-be ex-husband on our wedding anniversary. FML
Today, I received a short happy birthday message from my father. He’s never been one to show affection, and I haven’t spoken to him in months since he only reaches out to ask for money. This might have given me hope that he cares or wants a relationship with me. Except… it’s not my birthday, and I don’t think he knows that. FML
Today, it was my birthday and everyone in the office chipped in to buy me a card, and nothing but a card. It had a pre-written message on it and a space to write "Love, *insert name*" where everyone signed their names. The "Love" was crossed out and replaced with "From". FML
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Top comments
Raekwon_fml 8
A) at least he sent you one; B) your maiden name is likely his last name and that probably means a lot to him; C) at least you have a dad. D) all of that is bullshit reasoning and really that's kind of shitty of him.
PBplusJ 12
Create a fake identity in your maiden name in order to receive this money
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Comments (46)
GrumpyGrinch 23
I vote for dementia. Because your dad was trying to be nice. Except he remembered best things from past.
Armeniangirl_fml 15
at least he sent you one! happy birthday OP
Royness 8
Could be a sign he is getting Alzheimer's. My dad seemed to forget a lot of important things to me and at first I thought he did not care. I have begun to realize he just can not remember things so well anymore. Maybe you should call him and ask about it. He could be being petty, I do not know your life, just speaking from my experience.
Vanilla_Cupcake 10
How old is your father? This sounds like an alzheimer's symptom to me. That is unless he is really passive aggressive.
Petals13 7
he probably just thinks you have an identity apart from the marriage. Changing the name really makes no sense
T1A2Z3 35
Maybe he doesn't think you should be your husband's property.