DS1 turned 3 recently. There was no birthday card / message etc from DBro on DS1's birthday - not really surprising as DBro's typically rubbish at remembering birthdays that aren't his.
I sent him a message reminding him about the birthday, and DBro responded along the lines of 'sorry, forgot all about it. I'll be up at parents in a few days, want me to leave a card with them?' (Parents live about 20 mins drive from me). Incidentally, turns out this visit to parents was more of a using their house as an overnight hotel visit that they were unaware of until I mentioned it to them on the phone the next day.
So. DBro stopped overnight at parents house, and left a card with them, which parents have now dropped off. Just a card. No present, not even a small token one like a pack of crayons or bag of chocolate buttons. The card's from Tesco, so it's not like he wouldn't have had an opportunity to get a present - big Tesco's stock toys, and even small branches will have things like chocolate. I know I didn't specifically ask him to get a present, but still.
AIBU to think that once DBro was in there buying a card, he should have taken the next logical step and got DS1 a present?
(And before anyone asks if DBro is penniless - judging by things he's posted on FB and conversations with him and other family members, within the last month alone I estimate that he's spent at least £500 on comic books, Lego and tickets for music gigs. So it's not like he can't afford to spend £5 on his nephew's birthday)
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ShadowStar · 02/09/2014 12:45
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