feelin very F#@*ING rejected
when my birthday rolled around last year, I was gallivanting around New Orleans and i completely missed it. granted, my fault. but my parents sent me an e-mail around that time as well and didn't even bother to say "happy birthday" in it. they were chucking a fit because i hadn't phoned lately, so i rang home, did i get a 'happy birthday nat'? no! it was 'where the hell have you been?!?' so cold.
So this year i was looking forward to my birthday. my parents generally don't do anything on a weekday so dinner with them and my brother and his girlfriend had to be a weekend. we picked a date, the 4th of feb. there was some confusion at first because i'm moving to mascot to housesit on that day but about 2 weeks ago i told them.. 'its ok, the 4th is fine'. well i came home from work the other day and dad asked me if i wanted to come to his friends pizza restaurant with him, mum and 2 of their friends on the 4th. yeah.. thats right. they had given away my birthday dinner date.
i pointed this out and was told 'oh but you said you were moving'.
i also said it was ok and i'd drive back for it!!! they have very selective f*#^king hearing
then i was told. 'oh but it was diane's birthday on the 1st and she had originally booked us for the 4th but then had to move it to the 11th because judy couldn't make it'
so i asked 'so is the 11th free now?'
'no, we are doing both... why don't you come!'
right... so now diane get's 2 birthday dinners and i get to tag along if i want one.
so we worked out that since i don't mind diane and steve, if my brother and his girlfriend could come then we would all go for my birthday. but i didn't want to be a tag along if it was just my parents and their friends. so on friday dad rang my brother and joe said yes they will come. so it was ok, i'll share my birthday but i won't tag along.
but THEN... i went out friday night, had a really shit time after a really bad day already, came home and dad said... 'joe and ali aren't coming now. ali wants to go up to the farm for the weekend so they are going'..... ouch!
So this year i was looking forward to my birthday. my parents generally don't do anything on a weekday so dinner with them and my brother and his girlfriend had to be a weekend. we picked a date, the 4th of feb. there was some confusion at first because i'm moving to mascot to housesit on that day but about 2 weeks ago i told them.. 'its ok, the 4th is fine'. well i came home from work the other day and dad asked me if i wanted to come to his friends pizza restaurant with him, mum and 2 of their friends on the 4th. yeah.. thats right. they had given away my birthday dinner date.
i pointed this out and was told 'oh but you said you were moving'.
i also said it was ok and i'd drive back for it!!! they have very selective f*#^king hearing
then i was told. 'oh but it was diane's birthday on the 1st and she had originally booked us for the 4th but then had to move it to the 11th because judy couldn't make it'
so i asked 'so is the 11th free now?'
'no, we are doing both... why don't you come!'
right... so now diane get's 2 birthday dinners and i get to tag along if i want one.
so we worked out that since i don't mind diane and steve, if my brother and his girlfriend could come then we would all go for my birthday. but i didn't want to be a tag along if it was just my parents and their friends. so on friday dad rang my brother and joe said yes they will come. so it was ok, i'll share my birthday but i won't tag along.
but THEN... i went out friday night, had a really shit time after a really bad day already, came home and dad said... 'joe and ali aren't coming now. ali wants to go up to the farm for the weekend so they are going'..... ouch!
posted by nat at 9:17 am
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