DOB fail

[thehuckster]

(names changed)

Setting: CVS at the prescription counter. Young man is next in line, late-twenties/early-thirties.

Pharmacist: I'm ready for the next customer.
Man: Hi, there. I'm picking up a prescription for my son, John Smith.
Pharmacist: Alright... here they are. Can I have John's date of birth, please?
Man: ...uuuh... hmm... March 8th?
Pharmacist: No, that's not what it says here.
Man: Shoot... must be March 7th, then.
Pharmacist: Sorry, that's wrong too.
Man: March 9th?
Pharmacist: Nope.
Man: Can you excuse me for a second? *take cellphone* ...hi, honey, it's me... yes, I'm at the pharmacy. Listen, what's John's birthday? ...oh really? Are you sure? Okay... thanks, sweetheart. I'll be back home soon... *hangs up*. It's March 18th.
Pharmacist: It's okay, you're not the first person who's done this.

At least he knew the month. It's a good thing he got the date, though. It'd be a shame if, next month, he forgot his own son's birthday!

[munchkinmama]

I can see this happening. I do it too I sometimes confuse my brother's and my son's birthdates cause one is the 26th and the other is the 29th so I sometimes put the wrong day with the wrong person.

[Kal]

I remember one customer who couldn't remember his wife's birthday (needed for a pension quote) and ended up having to ask her (conveniently she was in the same room). The best he could do on his own was "She's about 60, ish. I think it's in summer." She was actually 59 and born in June, so not completely wrong.
I can only imagine how the rest of their conversation went after he got off the phone.

[Food Lady]

My dad hasn't been able to remember my birthday for 38 years.

[ozcatbug]

Just before my birthday, my dad was asked how old I was (he thought I was 33 but I was 35). At least he knew my birthday was coming up, unfortunately he thought it was the wrong date. Even worse, I was born on his fathers birthday, so he's had 36 years to remember my birthday, and 63 years to remember his dads birthday. Fail!

As for mums birthday, I seem to be the only one in the family that remembers it so a few days before I have to text my brother and father to remind them. I also have to remind my brother about dads birthday, but oddly enough he can remember mine. At least I think he can.

[dalesys]

They have birthdays? When did that happen?


(Bad dad of six)

[PepperElf]

my dad's done that before but... he was already a senior citizen so I understood.

i do forget my nephew's birthdates though. I know what months they're born and the date-range but I always mix it up.

[MadMike]

I can see this happening. I do it too I sometimes confuse my brother's and my son's birthdates cause one is the 26th and the other is the 29th so I sometimes put the wrong day with the wrong person.

My mom did that one year. My dad and I both have birthdays in February. His is the 8th, and mine is the 20th. One day around the beginning of February, she called me and asked if I was coming over that weekend. I told her I was free, but asked her what the occasion was.

Her: "I figured we'd celebrate your birthday."

Me: "It's a little early for that, isn't it?"

Her: "Isn't it the 8th?"

Me: "Uh, no....."

Her: "Oh my god! That's your father's birthday, isn't it?"

That was over 20 years ago, and I still give her hell over it now and then.

[cindybubbles]

In The Fairly Oddparents, 10-year-old Timmy's real parents repeatedly forgetting his birthday was one of the reasons why he got to keep his fairy godparents! And they're YOUNG, with Timmy as their ONLY child!

[Zellie Crescent]

When I was 14 my father forgot what day my birthday was, he brought home balloons on the 10th and I couldn't believe it. I was so upset I ran into the bathroom and cried, after a while I was fine and my dad apologized but it was still a little upsetting.

[kpzra]

My wedding anniversary is the only one my Dad remembers because it's the day the Us declare was on Japan...that was his exact quote when I told him I got married. What ever works for him...lol

[bhskittykatt]

My dad and my brother have their birthdays on March 29th and 30th. No, I don't know which one is which. At least they're close enough that if I send out cards/call during that general time frame, no one notices.

Hubby and I have it easy. Both our birthdays are the 23rd of different months. Our anniversary? The 23rd, another different month. As long as you can get the month right, the date is easy!

[Pagan]

My parents and I only have to remember months for our birthdays because they're all on the same date, the 13th.

My wedding anniversary is the only one my Dad remembers because it's the day the Us declare was on Japan...that was his exact quote when I told him I got married. What ever works for him...lol

Heh, my parent's anniversary is the day before Pearl Harbor Day. It's sometimes referred to as the "other day that shall live in infamy".

[Argus]

I once had a couple of online friends who were fuzzy on how long they had been married, although they did agree on the date. Since they'd provided that date and the two possible durations, I was able to look those up on a perpetual calendar. "Do you remember whether it was a Friday or a Saturday?"

[BrenDAnn]

I will admit that I do forget my brother's birthday, but, in my defense, his wedding anniversary is within days of it, so I constantly and forever have the two mixed up! ETA: bhskittykatt, my parents were that way. Mom's birthday was the 29th one month, Dad's is the 29th of the following month, six years apart. Now ask me how old my father actually is. I have to stop and think...hard.