Calls on birthday.

Smootchy

Are phone calls for LO's bday mandatory?
SIL is PISSED at cousin for not calling her dd on her bday. I do normally call the parent and ask to talk with child or have DS ask to talk/sing happy bday. But I sorta thought that was a nice thing. Not mandatory or you're an Ahole.
Clearly SIL and cous have beef about something else, I'm just wondering if SIL is right on this part of fight or if she's just grabbing at everything to throw in cous' face...
Thought?

ktshoff

I do call on the LO's birthday and sing to them but I wouldn't not be pissed if someone (especially a cousin) didn't call on my kiddo's birthday! 

I think your SIL is overreacting a little!

Tigger & pooh

No I don't expect a call from anyone one on my lo's birthday.

Smootchy

Cate1234:

I expect my siblings and parents to call for our birthdays.nbsp; They always do and I call on their birthdays.nbsp; We don't live close enough to each other to get together often and this is a way to for us to stay involved with each others lives.nbsp; I get a little hurt that my SIL and BILs don't do this for my kids, but would never say anything to them about it.nbsp;nbsp;

Would it be different if you all did live close together and you had a party for LO? ...said cousin didn't make the party but her hubs and two kids went.

ASmallWonder

Dude, my own father forgets to call me most years :-p  No but seriously, I think it's nice and once a kid is of an age where they get it, I think grandparents should call and any aunts/uncles the person is super close to.  Cousins aren't a huge deal IMO.

Smootchy

elmoali:

Dude, my own father forgets to call me most years nbsp;No but seriously, I think it's nice and once a kid is of an age where they get it, I think grandparents should call and any aunts/uncles the person is super close to. nbsp;Cousins aren't a huge deal IMO.

Yeah, when I was like 7 or 10... Don't remember... My dad came home and yelled at my mom for buying a cake. Um, it was my birthday and he totally forgot. And did numerous other times. Birthdays aren't really a huge deal to me. I think it's nice to remember but SIL is being a lil coocoo.

She watched cousins kids and they were BAD, like wrote Penis in coloring books, swore all day and threw food while eating lunch. ....but she's mad about not getting a phone call? I would be more upset your kids didn't apologize for acting like brats.

Hesterlicious

I Heart The 80s:

I don't call. And to be honest, of people were calling my phone all day to sing to my LO, I'd go batty.

+1

I hate phone calls. I don't call anyone on their birthday. I would rather give a gift. But not a card. I fail at cards.

seahorse102410

I think it's annoying but I really hate talking on the phone.  People called all day long on my son's birthday and he was at daycare and I was at work.  It was nice but really not necessary.