📝 AITAH for holding a grudge against my mom for not telling me happy birthday?

By Kitchen-Frosting-719 • Score: 1 • April 7, 2025 5:05 AM


I'm a guy I just turned 23 yesterday🥳I recently moved back in with my parents and am also employed to them. My friend said he'd pay for all my drinks and I even had some family from out of town, so we plan to go to the bar. Bday rolls around and I get off work. My grandma called me while I was at work to wish me a happy birthday, and my boss told me at work as well. I come home saw my aunt(who lives with us) she wished me happy birthday. My dad and sister, and cousin said it when we were all hanging out. I went to get my friend and my mom calls me, not to wish me happy birthday but to tell me it was a stupid idea and to not smoke weed in front of the bar(not legal in said state but we are very close to a legal state). The first I was hearing about it, I told her, I had no idea that was the plan and I wasnt aware of any of that she reiterated it, I repeated myself she said I was arguing and hung up. I get my friend even his brother wished me happy birthday, go home start drinking and getting everybody ready for the bar. My dad, mom, aunt, my moms friend, and my aunt all stayed at the house and my dad gave us a ride I asked my mom "Do you wanna take a birthday shot with me?" "No I just got done eating" and we left. I GOT SHITFACED. The next day I go to the bathroom to see someone puked all over the wall and sink. A little later my sister and my boss(he's a family friend fyi) and I go to breakfast. My mom calls my sister pissed we left the bathroom like that and since nobody knows who did it its her responsibilty since its her chore. I just said I would do it and we went inside. Boss tells me everybody except my aunt came downstairs after we got back from the bar and partied till almost 4 a.m. She never even said happy birthday to me, So we go home and I was pretty pissed. This is how that convo went, " Hey mom can I ask you somethin-" "Nope-" "- g thats been bothering me all day why didnt you tell me happy birthday yesterday" "Im sorry" Growing up they always said " I dont wanna hear your sorry, I wanna know why you did _____." And, "Sorry means I wont do it again" So I said " trent(fake name), your mom, and a total stranger all said happy birtbday before you did" "Well I already told you Im sorry" "Well I dont accept your apology " "Then you can drop it and fuck off" Then she goes to talk to my dad and I clean the puke Dad and I get into a pretty big fight over it, disrespecting your mother, and you came at her sideways from jump, and she already apologized, were his arguments for her side my sister went to chime in on my behalf and got told to stfu, " For whatever reason you wanna just die on this hill. " He scoffs, leaves and while walking away says " Your right , shes the worst mother ever" sarcastically. Goes into another room calls my nana and I left. When I returned they call me to their room. My nana made me feel bad so I excepted her apology but am still upset. So reddit, AITAH for holding onto this grudge?

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