Birthdays are meant to be celebrated. After all, we are all not getting any younger, and this exact moment is the youngest we will ever be. So why not treat yourself with a mouthful of cake, a bunch of friends, an overnight party, and glasses of champagne served on repeat? Or, on the contrary, shut yourself away from the world and hibernate the day you were born because it’s your birthday, and you can just as well cry if you want to.
But you see, humans are unpredictable beings and there’s always a chance the birthday celebration can go sour any moment. In fact, below we have a fair share of evidence that any birthday, even the cutest one, can be ruined by a little thing. Like a guest wearing a very inappropriate t-shirt or a dinosaur balloon meant as a birthday gift flying away into the space.
Scroll down through this Bored Panda list below that will surely provoke some mixed emotions and let us know if you've ever had your birthday ruined in the comment section!
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When You’re So Excited To Make Your BF Open His First Birthday Present From An Amazon Shipment And It Happens To Be The Wrong Package Filled With Kitty Litter
When You Have Candles, But Not The "Right" Ones For Your Wife's 39th Birthday
My 10-Year-Old Made Me A Birthday Card With Detailed Drawings Of The Buttholes Of Our 4 Cats And Titled It: “The Collection Of Buttholes Of The Cats”
No one is safe from a birthday party failure. You see, with so much pressure building up to be happy and joyful on your big day, it’s normal to have reality destroy the expectations. No wonder so many people feel anxious, sad, disinterested and apathetic when it comes to celebrating and thinking about their birthday. The phenomenon is known as birthday blues and it affects way more people than we’d think.
I Told My Fiancé I Got Him The Perfect 30th Birthday Cake. It Wasn’t What He Expected
My Mom Requested Balloons On My Grandma’s 80th Birthday Cake. We Got These Happy Guys And A Good Laugh
Got My Son A Dinosaur Balloon At The Grocery Store For His Birthday. Here It Is
“For some, it could be tied to previous negative experiences with birthdays. Others may reflect on their lives and may not feel they are where they wanted to be by that specific age,” says Dr. Lira de la Rosa, a licensed clinical psychologist and member of the media advisory group at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation. “For others, birthdays can come during times when they are going through something difficult.”
Happy Birthday And Psychological Trauma
I'm On A Lockdown Due To The Covid-19, This Is How My 18th Birthday Party Is Looking
For My Son’s 1st Birthday, I Give You The Cake We Ordered And The Cake We Got
Moreover, there could be several reasons why a person experiences birthday depression. This may be due to depression, anxiety, fear of getting old, or history of family drama on birthdays during childhood. “All of these and many other reasons can contribute to feeling sad during a birthday,” says Dr. Lira de la Rosa, and adds that these reasons are normal and valid.
When You Have The Same Birthday And Get Each Other The Same Gift
My Friend's Dad Took His Mom To See The Sound Of Music For Her Birthday Present Today. This Was His View
Placing seats behind objects that hide the screen or the event should be illegal.
On My 29th Birthday I Had Two Seizures, Fell Off My Bed, And Fractured My Spine In Two Places. I Now Have To Wear A Back Brace For 2-3 Months
I really hope your birthday next year is better and that's you're recovering well
Allowing your emotions to arise may be key in combating birthday blues. “We tend to associate birthdays with celebrations and positive experiences, and that may not be the case for everyone. So, if you are not feeling excited or happy during this time, allow yourself permission to sit with the sadness,” says Dr. Lira de la Rosa.
Family Friend Hired Spongebob For A Birthday Party. Man Covered In Sponges Appears
So A Girl At A Restaurant Who Took A Group Photo For My Friends' Birthday Dinner Managed To Capture The Very Instant I Noticed Her Hair Catching On Fire
A “Friend” Staying Over For The Week Had A Slice Of My Mom’s Birthday Cake Before We Sang Happy Birthday
According to Dr. Lira de la Rosa, turning inward to take inventory of your feelings, thoughts is a great idea. It may help you to hold tension in your body to better understand what you may be going through. She argues that “If we increase our awareness about our feelings, we can approach these feelings with compassion.” It’s a great idea to try and self-soothe and comfort ourselves by reminding that we are human beings when we feel a range of emotions. Which is totally normal.
Went To The Store To Pickup A Candle For My Daughter’s Birthday, Guess How Old She’s Turning?
This Shirt At A Kid's Birthday Party
This Was Supposed To Be My Brother’s Birthday Present… Thanks UPS
You should be able to file a claim to have the cost reimbursed. I know it's not the same but you and your brother shouldn't be out the money for their screw up.
Previously, we spoke with Lynn How, the author of “Positive Young Mind'' and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and prevention of mental health issues. How said that something thoughtful is always the best way to go when picking a present for a person.
But “if you don't know the person, perhaps see if you can glean some information from a mutual friend if possible or see if their social media profiles give anything away,” she said and added to “not forget to check for allergies before buying food!”
Today Was My Mum’s Birthday
When You Try To Surprise Him With An Oreo Cake And You Drop It... Then Catch It On The Cabinets
But at least you can still eat it! Crushed cake is still cake. Cabinet cake is not floor cake. Grab a spoon and dig in.
Thanks To The A-Hole Who Stole My 14th Birthday Money. I Hope You're Happy
How reminds us that when it comes to expensive gifts, love can't be bought and although the odd grand gesture is lovely, “I'd much rather receive a thoughtful smaller gift or experience such as being taken on a surprise picnic with some lovely food!”
“Gifts become materialistic if they become expected and regular but it depends on what your ideals are for your individual relationship as well as how long you have been together.” How concluded that “Someone who showered me with expensive gifts after only a few dates might be coming on a bit too strong for my liking!”
That Time At My 36th Birthday, When My Husband Made Me Go On Stage With All The Other Birthday Boys And Girls. That Is The Face Of Mortification
Had Literally 2 People Over For The Roommate's Birthday Party. They Started Wrestling And Broke My Plant, Christmas Tree, And Blinds
You're speaking to noone. It was posted on Reddit 5 months ago.
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Ugh! Not quite the same, but after flying 2000 miles, driving 500 more, my mother 1) tried to leave me at a park (it was raining so she was in the car as i looked for something 2) 5 minutes into the whole cake/party scene, she turned on an old inappropriate movie 3) 5 minutes after that she turns to me and yells, "When are you going to die?!" Not what she meant, but it is what she said. I don't spend my birthday with my family anymore.
this is why the Gallagher brothers don’t get invited to birthdays
Not A Fan Of The Sparklers
I myself aren’t a fan of them, I always fear that one of those sparks may start a fire
Broke And Dislocated My Arm. Happy Birthday To Me
First Time Ever Making Waffles For My Husband’s Birthday Breakfast
Are Baking Fails Tolerated Here? My Birthday Cake Just Had A Nose Dive
My Brother Had His Window And His Life’s Belongings All Stolen From His Van On His Birthday Yesterday. Feels Bad
The Way My Mother-In-Law Sliced This Birthday Cake
We Bought Some Decorations For A Birthday In The Household, And Both Of Them Are Somehow Spelt Incorrectly. Happt Birthdat And Celebraae
4-Year-Old Nephew's Birthday? Seems Like The Perfect Time And Place For A Beer Bong
Someone My Fiance Knows Did This For Their Daughter's First Birthday
The Toilet At My Friend's 18th Birthday Party Broke, Flooded Two Rooms And Trapped Us In With A Poop Water
Barbecue Went Up In Flames On My Grandad's Birthday
One Day Before My Birthday I Went To A Skating Place With A Friend And A Furry Wearing A Mask Couldn’t See Me. Happy Birthday To Me
Happy Birthday, Rich Evans
I Bought A Lemon Pie For My Dad’s Birthday And It Came Like This
I Ordered My Son's Birthday Cake. I Asked Them To Put XI (Roman Numeral) And Underneath That Write Xavius (His Name). This Is What They Made
I Asked For "Happy Birthday" On My Husband's Cake But Got This Instead Today
Heard A Loud Splat From The Kitchen, Turns Out My Mother Had Just Dropped My Birthday "Cake"
Looking Back At Old Photos, This Was My First Birthday. This Was Supposed To Be A Big Bird
Bought My Sister An Ice Cream Cake, Her Name Is Dori
My Cat Stepped On And Ate The Funfetti Cake I Just Baked For My Friend’s Birthday
Made My Husband The Eddie Murphy Sonic The Hedgehog SNL Cake For His Birthday. Thrilled With How Hilariously Awful It Turned Out
I mean it’s purposefully bad so I’m not sure it actually belongs in this list.
Started My Birthday With My Full Size Mirror Falling Over And Smashing To Pieces
Went Hiking For My Partner's Birthday. There Were Bugs
For Absolutely No Reason, I Thought You’d Like To Know That When I Turned 30, This Was A Cake My Family Thought I Would Like
Alarm And Lights Started Flashing As I Was Loading My Film… All Of My Birthday Pictures From Universal Studios Are Now Gone
I Need New Friends. Worst Birthday Cake Ever
This Is What I Get For Buying Cheap Party Decorations
Ordered A Shirt That Said “Birthday Girl's Brother” But Was Sent This One Instead
Ice Cream Cake I Made For My Husband’s Birthday
Evidence Of Birthday Disappointment
She Wanted To Help Make Her Own Birthday Cake
Couldn't Even Get Top Billing On My Own Birthday Cake
Ordered Some Of Those Posh Guylian Chocolates For My Little Sister's Birthday On What Happened To He The Hottest Day Of The Year
Always Listen To Mom. Celebrating My Daughter’s 14th With A Balloon Photo Outside. My Mom Said They’ll Blow Away
The Cake I Made For My Mum's Birthday Tomorrow. Half Eaten By My Dog
This Guy I Know Buying A Ridiculous Amount Of Alcohol For A 16th Birthday Party
Happy 5th Birthday, Athena! Here's An Edible Version Of Your Favorite Characters Making Out. They Grow Up So Fast, Don't They, Leighann
Celebrating My Sister's Twenty Secoth Birthday
Lockdown Cake
I Had My Birthday Yesterday And Fail Miserably To Make A Cube Cake
When You Take The Night Off For Your B-Day And Cox Decides To Go Offline For 4 Hours And Counting
My Friend Used To Be A Waiter Years Ago And Worked At A Birthday Party That Brought In This Cake
Pandemic Birthday. Casually Making Face Masks. Laid Off Pilot Now Mask Tailor
My Mom Cut My Brother's Bday Cake The Worst Way Possible
Looking For A Card For My Dad’s 50th Birthday (Fourth Store I Visited, All Were Like This)
50 year old people are not real, you disapear at 50 and reapear at 60
Baked Cake For My Work Colleagues For My Birthday And Nobody Took Any
Baby’s First Birthday In Hooters And The Commenters Are Loving It
My mom once dropped the giant chicken pot pie which was the main dinner food for a party on the oven door, smashing the pie and causing much smoke. It's still a dangerous topic to bring up.
For my birthdays in 2020 and 2021, we were locked down. This month, I had a lovely birthday party - and got Covid. Happy birthday to me!
Everyone had at least one birthday during lockdown.
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These kinds of posts are very entertaining and also very motivating to learn how to bake/decorate beautiful cakes myself
Maybe I should be on the lookout for these sorts of things seeing as my birthday is next Wednesday.
I hereby cast a curse on you! Your birthday will be totally devoid of the hilarity seen in this thread and you will instead be doomed to the fate of consuming a delicious cake and receiving fantastic presents.
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Coworker/ excellent baker made me a cheesecake for my birthday and 2 other a*****e coworkers helped themselves before I had the first slice as the birthday girl. Glad they have long since transferred.
Asked my husband if he could celebrate his birthday anywhere in the world where would he go and his immediate answer was Amsterdam. Since we couldn't afford to travel to the Netherlands we took a day trip to Albany. On our way back home, our car broke down on the thruway and we were towed to the nearest town...Amsterdam, NY. His birthday wish came true. Sort of. 1-2001-B-0...9a74be.jpg 
My 7th birthday was for sure my worst (although every birthday with a 7 in has always been not so great). First I had to go to school, got in trouble (for talking I think) and had to pull my card. Got home and my mom told me our 14 yr old cat had died, then for supper my dad made spaghetti (which for most kids is a delight, however I never cared for it, still don't.) He didn't do it maliciously it was just a quick easy supper. But to make a long story even longer it was just a sucky birthday.
On my sister’s 18th birthday my mom went to a neighbors to hangout and give us “kids” some space and ended up getting mauled by their dog. She hobbled back to our house to show us she was “okay” before our neighbors drove her to hospital, but the sight of her actively bleeding(plus all the exposed tissue) just gave my sis a PTSD attack. On top of all that the neighbors refused to pay for her medical bills and all the time she was out of work. 3 years later she is still fighting them in court.
I have to admit, I am getting a bit cranky with all those 'This is what was delivered' posts. For fckssake, just SHOP or, gasp, BAKE! Yourself. Like physically, for real, just do it. instead of getting everything delivered. This delivery nonsense is out of control!
What's extremely confounding is that you clicked on the link and scrolled through knowing that the headline would make this upsetting for you.
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My mom once dropped the giant chicken pot pie which was the main dinner food for a party on the oven door, smashing the pie and causing much smoke. It's still a dangerous topic to bring up.
For my birthdays in 2020 and 2021, we were locked down. This month, I had a lovely birthday party - and got Covid. Happy birthday to me!
Everyone had at least one birthday during lockdown.
Load More Replies... These kinds of posts are very entertaining and also very motivating to learn how to bake/decorate beautiful cakes myself
Maybe I should be on the lookout for these sorts of things seeing as my birthday is next Wednesday.
I hereby cast a curse on you! Your birthday will be totally devoid of the hilarity seen in this thread and you will instead be doomed to the fate of consuming a delicious cake and receiving fantastic presents.
Load More Replies... Coworker/ excellent baker made me a cheesecake for my birthday and 2 other a*****e coworkers helped themselves before I had the first slice as the birthday girl. Glad they have long since transferred.
Asked my husband if he could celebrate his birthday anywhere in the world where would he go and his immediate answer was Amsterdam. Since we couldn't afford to travel to the Netherlands we took a day trip to Albany. On our way back home, our car broke down on the thruway and we were towed to the nearest town...Amsterdam, NY. His birthday wish came true. Sort of. 1-2001-B-0...9a74be.jpg
My 7th birthday was for sure my worst (although every birthday with a 7 in has always been not so great). First I had to go to school, got in trouble (for talking I think) and had to pull my card. Got home and my mom told me our 14 yr old cat had died, then for supper my dad made spaghetti (which for most kids is a delight, however I never cared for it, still don't.) He didn't do it maliciously it was just a quick easy supper. But to make a long story even longer it was just a sucky birthday.
On my sister’s 18th birthday my mom went to a neighbors to hangout and give us “kids” some space and ended up getting mauled by their dog. She hobbled back to our house to show us she was “okay” before our neighbors drove her to hospital, but the sight of her actively bleeding(plus all the exposed tissue) just gave my sis a PTSD attack. On top of all that the neighbors refused to pay for her medical bills and all the time she was out of work. 3 years later she is still fighting them in court.
I have to admit, I am getting a bit cranky with all those 'This is what was delivered' posts. For fckssake, just SHOP or, gasp, BAKE! Yourself. Like physically, for real, just do it. instead of getting everything delivered. This delivery nonsense is out of control!
What's extremely confounding is that you clicked on the link and scrolled through knowing that the headline would make this upsetting for you.
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