Anonymous
Thornbury, United Kingdom
Today, the only "Happy birthday!" I got was from the cake I bought for myself. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Germany
Alexa, play "Unhappy Birthday" by The Smiths
Today, it's my birthday. I spent the day doing nothing but chores, amongst which baking my own birthday cake. I was then so exhausted that I couldn't even stand my own company, so I ate the cake alone on the couch, watching TV. It didn’t taste great. FML
carboncoach
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
Sam
Party for One!
Today, at the supermarket, I bought a cake and had my friend's name put on it. It wasn't anyone's birthday, I just wanted to feel less ashamed about buying a whole cake for myself. FML
Anonymous
United States
Introverts can relate
Today, all that I wanted for my birthday was for someone else to pick out a cake flavor, and to spend the day alone. I've been asked ten times what kind of cake I want, and my husband took a off work. FML
Anonymous
North Miami Beach, United States
You forgetting something?
Today, it was my birthday. My family usually gives me a financial gift, but didn't this time and said nothing about it. I cooked my own birthday dinner without help, then washed everyone's dishes. I got my own cake and ate it alone because they were too busy getting drunk. Nobody bothered to sing Happy Birthday either. FML
Birthday blues
Today, it's my birthday. I lit my birthday candles on the cake I made myself and blew them out alone, while my worthless husband sat on the couch stuffing Doritos in his face. My present? He sprayed Lysol in the bathroom after he took a dump. FML
peter
Indonesia
Today, it's my birthday. I'm a pastry chef by profession. Not only did my family buy a cake from my bakery, I had to make it myself and inscribe it with 'Happy Birthday Dad'. The worst part is, they asked money from me to pay for it. FML
Anonymous
Brookline, United States
Alexa, play "Unhappy Birthday" by The Smiths
Today, it was my birthday. Nobody said anything, not even my Facebook friends, who probably got a notification about it. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, it was my birthday. The only person that remembered was my creepy stalker. FML
tbee
East Carondelet, United States
Today, I bought a large ice cream cake. No, there's no occasion, but I did ask the cashier to write "Happy Birthday" on it, just so she wouldn't know I was going to eat it all myself. FML
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Jonkbaby 23
Hey, Happy Birthday from Alaska. Don't let this stop you from enjoying not just every year but every day fully
blondie45 21
Happy birthday from sunny South Africa 🇿🇦🎈
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Jonkbaby 23
Hey, Happy Birthday from Alaska. Don't let this stop you from enjoying not just every year but every day fully
blondie45 21
Happy birthday from sunny South Africa 🇿🇦🎈
RichardPencil 32
I’ve heard SA is not particularly sunny this time of year, being the dead of winter there.
Inkoseh 33
Wow, I didn't realize the sun doesn't come out anymore in Winter! /s
blondie45 21
25 deg Celsius here today in mid winter and sunny almost every day in SA 😁😎
RichardPencil 32
I’ve heard Cape Town is cooler and seems to be cloudy and raining these days, and that’s the normal winter pattern. At least the reservoirs are happy.
blondie45 21
Happy they are! CT weather is crap in winter. East London is awesome. And Durban winters are better than summer in most other places ☀️
RichardPencil 32
You didn’t get a greeting from your bank, your dentist, your auto mechanic, Starbucks, your local bookstore, etc? I get showered with birthday love from my army of robot “friends,” even if very few humans give a shit.
soniles 7
I don't know, I'd like that.
cdaspirit 15
Happy birthday from Atlanta, Georgia!
PlagueofFiction 20
Happy birthday! I do hope next year's birthday is much more pleasant! Have a great day!
reborne 9
If that happened to me I'd be looking at myself and wondering what I'm doing to alienate everyone to the point where no-one even wants to wish me a happy birthday?