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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. FML
Today, my mom was screaming and throwing things at me and I didn’t know why. Then I checked the date. Her birthday was yesterday. FML
Today, I took a day off from work for a doctor's appointment. It ended up taking a lot longer than I expected, because while I was on my way, my mom called to inform me that my great aunt passed away this morning. As a result, I showed up extremely late and was berated. And the worst part? It's my 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 missed a call from my mom. It's my birthday, and glad she remembered, I called back to thank her. She was surprised when I brought up going out for dinner, and asked me what the occasion was. FML
Today, my mom screamed at me to the point of tears, because it rained on her birthday. FML
Today, I noticed that my mom had left the house without her cell phone. I called her phone to let her know she forgot it. FML
Today, I was at a job interview when my phone started ringing. It was my mom, so I quickly hit "Ignore", which was probably for the best since she was obviously drunk. She left a voicemail in which she sang "Happy Birthday" to me. It's not my birthday. FML
Today, my mom had been in a really bad mood. She got in the car to take me to work, and without thinking, started backing up. The garage door was only half open, and now has a huge dent in it. FML
Today, it's my birthday. I went downstairs expecting birthday greetings from my parents. Instead, they just sat on the couch saying nothing. Thinking they forgot, I casually reminded them. My mom scoffed and said, "Go do the dishes." FML
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your_face 15
This is when you bake a big cake and tell her you were only pretending to forget. You can recover!
Starfire22 5
Quick, you have a couple of hours to arrange a mini surprise party!!
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Comments (57)
xxtruelyblondexx 9
That's pretty pathetic .... how do you forget your own mothers birthday...
Taurus_ChicKa 37
I like how all these comments are about how OP is an asshole for forgetting her mom's birthday, but how about the mom's reaction? Silent treatment and slamming the door because her daughter forgot something (even if it is a birthday)? Sounds like a 12-year-old drama queen who needs to grow up. Yes, it sucks and I'm sorry her daughter forgot, and it is lame that she has to look on Facebook to remember, but consider both sides here.
Homie4lif3 0
Why do people need Facebook to remember people's birthdays,especially your moms?
doglover100 29
How did you remember her birthday before Facebook?
fantasyworld 39
You should have known regardless of Facebook.
PotatoesAndCake 26
How do you forget your own mother's birthday?
Annies 20
none of you ever considered the fact that op just didn’t know what date it was?