u/Infamous-Bass-3870

my birthday isn’t next week. but it’s a day i usually dread. birthdays are supposed to feel like it’s a day revolving around you. a day your existence is to be celebrated. so for the past years it never feels that way my best friends forgets remember or my ex boyfriend forgets. i know my best friend doesn’t remember it this year either because she hasn’t mentioned anything about it, but mentioned her sisters birthday and her birthday that is in july and september. my brother also has a track record of forgetting stuff so i reminded him about some shirts that i asked him to get me 2 weeks ago. he pretended that he forgot but later he said he felt bad he pretended and that he was going to get me them for my birthday. i’m glad i ruined the surprise. i know it’s a little dramatic but im just glad to not be forgotten by my family at least. does anyone else feel this dread on or near their birthday. is it an insecurity thing if it’s really happened where the people who are supposed to be the closest to you forget?

my birthday isn’t next week. but it’s a day i usually dread. birthdays are supposed to feel like it’s a day revolving around you. a day your existence is to be celebrated. so for the past years it never feels that way my best friends forgets remember or my ex boyfriend forgets. i know my best friend doesn’t remember it this year either because she hasn’t mentioned anything about it, but mentioned her sisters birthday and her birthday that is in july and september. my brother also has a track record of forgetting stuff so i reminded him about some shirts that i asked him to get me 2 weeks ago. he pretended that he forgot but later he said he felt bad he pretended and that he was going to get me them for my birthday. i’m glad i ruined the surprise. i know it’s a little dramatic but im just glad to not be forgotten by my family at least. does anyone else feel this dread on or near their birthday. is it an insecurity thing if it’s really happened where the people who are supposed to be the closest to you forget?

Hi everyone, i’m just posting this to let out emotions on this situation because 1) i know it’s out of my control and 2) i don’t want to bother anyone else by ranting. My mother (60) has stage 4 sarcoma cancer and recently was hospitalized after her most recent chemo treatment as it took a large toll on her body. I’m 21 and am 2 weeks away from graduating college. Earlier we were talking in the hospital and she said that there was a possibility that she wouldn’t be able to attend my graduation due to her condition and to not hate her. I told her of course she should stay home if she’s too weak by then to come and I told her I wouldn’t hate her. I told my dad this and we talked about him having to stay home to take care of her too. When I heard this, I got really emotional because I realized there was the possibility that only my brother might attend my graduation. I don’t know why it hit me so hard. I mean I do know why but I just wish I wasn’t so sad about it. I’m a first generation graduate and I just wanted her to see me on the stage. I’m sure she’s really upset about it as well but puts up a front to not worry me. I just feel like life is in a really bad place right now. No one asked for this. I also don’t know if this is the right thread to post this too. If anyone has any advice or similar experiences I would love to hear it. I’m feeling a bit lost right now

Hi everyone, this is more of a post to get my feelings out because I know everything that’s happening right now 1) it’s out of my control and 2) i don’t want to bother anyone else by ranting. My mother (60) has stage 4 sarcoma cancer and recently was hospitalized after her most recent chemo treatment as it took a large toll on her body. I’m 21 and am 2 weeks away from graduating college. Earlier we were talking in the hospital and she said that there was a possibility that she wouldn’t be able to attend my graduation due to her condition and to not hate her. I told her of course she should stay home if she’s too weak by then to come and I told her I wouldn’t hate her. I told my dad this and we talked about him having to stay home to take care of her too. When I heard this, I got really emotional because I realized there was the possibility that only my brother might attend my graduation. I don’t know why it hit me so hard. I mean I do know why but I just wish I wasn’t so sad about it. I’m a first generation graduate and I just wanted her to see me on the stage. I’m sure she’s really upset about it as well but puts up a front to not worry me. I just feel like life is in a really bad place right now. No one asked for this. I also don’t know if this is the right thread to post this too. If anyone has any advice or similar experiences I would love to hear it. I’m feeling a bit lost right now