Birthdays
It was mummy's birthday and my brother and I came down for breakfast and gave her her cards and presents. She smiled but her eyes looked sad and I didn't know why. She told us not to say anything to daddy about her birthday. I didn't understand cos birthdays should be fun. She hid our cards and presents. She made us not say anything. So we didn't.
When we got into the car daddy was quiet like he usually is in the mornings. He was taking us to our school. He started the car. Then I said, "It's mummy's birthday today." He said a bad word, and asked me why I hadn't said anything sooner. I told him mummy said not to. He was very very cross. He left the car on and jumped out. He didn't even close the door. We sat there till he came back. He didn't talk to us on the way to school. Everyone was cross with me and sad and I just knew I did the wrong thing - but I don't know what the right thing was.
LC

[allthegirls6]

Its Allison. Are you OK? It sounds like you got caught up in other peoples stuff. I hope you get through it. Want a cuddle?

[shadowdancer]

i agree with allison, i think you need a cuddle. and you didn't do anything wrong LC...you just got caught up in manipulative parent games. this is what happened, it seems to me:

your mummy didn't think your daddy remembered her birthday (and she was right) so she told you and your brother not to tell and hid her presents so that your daddy wouldn't get any clues...she was playing a trick on him to see if he remembered. so you helped your daddy out by telling him but then he got mad b/c he didn't remember and he knew she'd play that trick on him...so he took it out on you by blaming you for not telling him sooner when it was his job to remember like you and your brother did.

see? parent tricks... not fair to catch up a little girl in something like that. (((((((((((((((((((LC))))))))))))))

you didn't do anything wrong, honey...don't feel bad.

-shadow

thank you allison I'm sorry I didn't answer. It was Big C's little girl Hannah's birthday yesterday. I thought it would be fun and instead I was sad all day. I think I'm scared of birthdays. I like cuddles thank you.
LC

Thank you shadow you are good at seeing things.
I've decided I don't like birthdays cos I get things wrong too much and then people are upset with me.
Hannah wasn't upset yesterday but some things went wrong and Big Caroline got upset.
LC