November 2008 Weddings
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I'm a bad DIL

I forgot about MIL's birthday today...whoops.

Guess who's stopping at the store on the way home to get a card and cake? (Providing her husband doesn't get the cake, like he should)

Re: I'm a bad DIL

  • Oops!  Don't feel too bad, the only reason I remember my MIL is because it's the day before mine.

    PS - Love your new siggy!

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  • I don't keep track of DH's family birthdays.  He usually forgets and sends a card late.
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  • Birthdays are a BIG deal with MIL, I completely forgot all together one year, (M NEVER remembers peoples birthdays, no matter who it is) and we ALL paid for it.  She makes a HUGE deal about birthdays, so there is no forgetting a card and cake here unless you never want to live it down and get complete attitude for a while.

    I am always the one to do it for her because SIL is just lazy, FIL is a diick, he never does anything for any occassion, and like I said, M always forgets.  I like to save an argument and just do it myself.

  • I had a procedure done at the doctors office to make sure that I NEVER remember a single special event that pertains to my MIL. Wink I am a bad DIL.  You didn't forget you just didn't plan ahead.  Snowbigdeal.
  • I took ONE year and decided DH doesn't send ANY cards.  After that year, I told my SIL's that I will be responsible for sending cards... so please forgive the first year...

    For his mom-whose BD is the day after his-that is up to him.  I bought a card and a gift.  He took her the gift-forgot the card-which wasn't signed.  Sigh! Guess we'll use it next year!

    And I agree w Karrey-you remembered!

  • Like I said, it is no big deal to me, but it would be to her.  Frankly as of late she doesn't deserve shiit.
  • Cute collage! You should just print that out and frame it to her.

    And I can't even imagine how many birthdays would go forgotten if I was left to remember DH's family's bdays!

  • I am a bad DIL as well. I have no friggin clue when MIL bday is.
  • Put me in the bad DIL boat to then.  I don't buy anything for his side of the family.  It's his family , his responsibility.  He took care of it before we met he can continue.
  • I remember MIL bday only b/c its the same day as one of my best friends. Plus I have a crazy good memory - I remember DH family stuff better than him, but he always says not to buy a gift/card. That will change this year b/c MIL turning the big 5-0. But his family is weird - they're not real big on bdays, and only do them with family (even the kids). DH never had a regular bday party, which I find bizarre b/c we always had bday parties when I was a kid.
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