What would you do if no one wants to celebrate your birthday?

Question

Or what would you think? It's not my b-day today but I'm 16 now and all my friends celebrate their b-day like so nice. I don't... I usually get cake and gifts but last year and this year I didn't get anything, no cake no gifts nothing...what should I think of this? or is it just nothing? We are not like poor or rich just normal. Is it normal to grow up without any attention at all when it's your birthday?

Answer 1

Throw yourself a party! When your birthday is coming up again, bring it up to your parents and say that you would like to do something with some friends to celebrate. It doesn't have to be anything huge, but doing something with some close friends makes a day special!

Answer 2

Hey,

My parents haven't remembered my and my twin's birthday since we were born.  They are high flying business people and just don't really think about that, so birthdays have never been celebrated by us.  Even friends don't tend to do much coz they either a) don't find out when it is or b) treat it as every other day.

We buy each other presents but that's about it.

Although if you have had presents/cake etc before then it seems a bit weird its stopped now.  Maybe it might be worth mentioning it.... ? I'm not sure if this helps but hope so.

And someone else said bout your parents circumstances - maybe they hit financial hardship or something?  Try to talk to them but don't get argumentative, there could be a very good reason for it.

Answer 3

it happens to alot of people.  if you want to do something nice on your birthday, you have to make it happen.  spoil yourself.  

Answer 4

I'd be sad...seriously.

It's happened to me too.

Answer 5

well,it usually happens to me since i was like thirteen...my mom's teh only one who remembers it,sometime shse does cake,but that exact day is not celebrated or even remembered if i dont say anything to remind them such.yeah,is very freaking sad,but i get used to it,thou i have grown bitter,lonely,antisocial and very resentful about so much other traumas...but,yeah,i got not quite a lot of friends,so,i just dont like my birthday...  

Answer 6

happy birthday ;-)

i think u should at least get a cake.my family isnt rich or poor,we're normal too and all throgh my childhood my mom would make us a cake on our bd's.it wasnt a big deel but it's nice to know they're thinking obout me on my bday.

say something about it.

Answer 7

It can be. Some people give to others who wouldn't dare let someone forget their birthdays, but are not recipients.

Answer 8

You need to really stop and think about what is going on in your family, are there problems? were you perhaps in trouble at the time ? it doesn't sound normal at all, and it sounds like there were mitigating circumstances.