I hope i dont come off as spoiled but im an only child and in the past my parents have always had a small-medium celebration for my birthday. We usually go out to dinner and spend time together and then get a small cake. I usually get one small gift from them, nothing extravagant. My family is fully MIDDLE middle class iykwim, so i'm sure it's not a money issue (my parents both have stable jobs and my dad is very careful with his money). Even if we're not able to celebrate on my actual birthday we always do something eventually. Now it's been almost a month since and theyve barely even acknowledged it. My grandparents and my aunt and uncle gave me an amazing dinner but my parents in the past have always done something with just the three of us. It's never been about the presents, I just have liked knowing that they care. I have a very close relationship with my dad, but my mom and I are not close. During my birthday this year I had to go on a college visit and my mom stayed home for work. We drove over 48 hours, leaving on my actual birthday. My dad gave me a card and $18 in cash. The card was very very sweet, especially considering he's not very good with words. I know that it's technically somethin, but I just feel like they brushed off my birthday this year. Am I being delusiona? They made a hige deal about me turning 17. I got flowers and balloons and a cupcake but this year it feels like they barely even acknowledged it... I'm just feeling a little down about the whole thing overall.
Im thankful foe my friends actually making me feel special so it wasn't a total bush but feeling like your parents did nothing for your 18th birthday, especially compared to what others did and what they did in the past, it just feels as though they're possibly trying to ignore the fact that I'm growing up... It just hurts