Hi everyone! How do I help my family remember my birthday?

Christy - posted on 05/18/2011

We have a tradition with my husbands extended family that we celebrate everyone's birthday for that upcoming month on fast Sunday at the beginning of the month. For some in the family that celebration happens weeks before their birthdays, for others it lands on their birthday. This works for us scheduling.

If you can't workout something like this with your family, then plan your own party. It would be okay to make assignments for who's contributing to dinner since you want a day off and who's bringing the birthday cake and ice cream.

Then make sure no one else in the family is forgotten!

Christy

Karen - posted on 08/30/2010

I put a big circle around the date on my wall calendar. Someone rang up just before my birthday to see if my husband could take part in a disciplinary council -he was about to say 'yes' but he checked the calendar, looked at my face and said 'sorry, it's my wife's birthday, I can't.' He was off the phone really quickly because the person calling had said 'Oh ok I'll try someone else.' and hung up, understanding the sacredness of that day or the wrath of a woman scorned!

Ofalaine - posted on 05/24/2010

Sneak and put a reminder on their phones so on that day their alarm would go off. A friend in high school done that to me hhaha It may work..

Lisa - posted on 03/14/2010

If you are a mom who makes a big deal about your kids'/husband's birthdays...someone needs to make a big deal over yours. If your husband doesn't do this, sit him down and talk to him about how you feel about it. Maybe he doesn't realize this means something to you. Sometimes men don't always know what women want in this area. (Yes, men can really be that oblivious !!)
It helps kids to have an adult guide them on how to put a celebration together. Establish traditions that your family does with birthdays (special dinner, a trip, a gift, service to the birthday person of the day). Make sure that your husband is on board...and move forward. Just don't sit back if it means that much to you...sometimes you just gotta tell 'em!!!!

Becca - posted on 01/22/2010

if your family needs reminders..don't know what to say about that. haha

Melissa - posted on 12/29/2009

plan your own party. :) j/k....seriously though, My family is very busy and its hard to remember everyone's birthday so what we do is we plan little mini get togethers on the Sunday near each person's birthday and we all bring finger foods and hang out and exchange gifts. Nothing too formal. We (mostly my mom) usually just send out a text message to the whole family to remind them. This is really easy and it doesn't make anyone seem like they are saying "hey its my birthday people!" :) If its just your immediate family that is having a hard time...or if you're husband is anything liek mine...Subtle hinst don't work. It is your day and for those closest to you I think its find to let them know. I start telling my husband what I want to do for my birthday weeks in advance and I usually start openly inviding my friends and family to hang out on a day that's near my birthday...All of these things are pretty well recieved by those in my life and I don't think they make me seem to self centered...Hang in there and keep the reminders coming.