Birthdays are the one time of year when it’s truly your day. Unfortunately, birthdays aren’t immune to disastrous events. Bad experiences can be even worse when it happens on what’s supposed to be your special day.
We found some of the worst birthday horror stories on Reddit that range from being stood up to being sick — all on a day that should have been filled with birthday magic. Although INSIDER cannot independently verify these stories, they are certainly entertaining.
My girlfriend broke up with me after an expensive dinner.
"My family paid for me and my girlfriend at the time to go out for a really expensive meal for my 21st birthday. The entire meal came to $300. She broke up with me as I was driving her back home."— Redditor eternityinspace
My sister ruined my surprise party … twice.
"My 18th birthday was intended to be a huge surprise, one that had been planned by my sister, mother, and grandmother for weeks … On the eve of my birthday, my half-witted half-sister explained to me, in great detail, everything that was planned for my birthday, as if I was supposed to know. The worst part is that she continued to talk over my family members as they tried to shut her up. A family fight erupted, leaving my mother and sister crying over their failed surprise.."— Redditor ocurti
My girlfriend forgot about my 19th birthday.
"I was really excited for my 19th birthday. I was going to have lunch with my girlfriend, hang out with my friends after, and end the evening with pizza at my parents home, as is family tradition.
"The girlfriend’s mom picks me up (no car at the time because I was living with the girlfriend and paying rent), and we go down to my girlfriend’s university. She has to pick up some books so we go to the bookstore, and she kills two hours waiting in lines and shopping for clothing. Not all the books were bought so we went to an off-campus bookstore and waited another hour or so in line. I text my friends and cancel our plans.
"We then go to an Italian restaurant and she spends the whole time talking to her mum about something that the mum's most recent boyfriend did. I started chatting up the server and mentioned that it was my birthday. SHE wished me a happy birthday. My girlfriend looked at me puzzled. She had forgotten about it.
"It's now 8 p.m. and we’re driving home. I'm in the backseat and I call my parents and tell them that I'll be home soon. There's an accident down the road on the freeway. My parents call me and ask where I am. I tell them to eat without me. Three hours later we are out of the traffic jam and I go to my parents home and cry. I broke up with her a few weeks later because she [had been] cheating on me for months, and I was still salty about her forgetting my birthday and ruining that day."— Redditor ButterflyGraveyard
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