A mum has admitted that she's "heartbroken" after her husband claimed he's "too busy" to celebrate her birthday or do anything pleasant for the occasion.
After sharing her upset online, the woman has sparked a huge debate on whether she is being unreasonable about the whole ordeal.
Taking to popular forum site Mumsnet, the anonymous user claimed the only present she's expecting to receive is a "50p bracelet" and a "£2 book" from their local charity shop.
She explained: "I am 39+2 weeks pregnant. My husband and I have had a rough ride recently due to slow baby growth, lots of scans, our stressful jobs, moving house and a five-year-old daughter."
The woman went on: "We've argued lots and things have been stressful. We are slowly coming out the other side of this and things are getting smoother.
"However, it's my birthday tomorrow. We have friends coming over at 1pm and an engagement party to attend (not ours) tomorrow evening at 7pm. We also have an electrician appointment at 10am.
"I asked my husband if he had anything planned for my birthday (like a nice breakfast or had he bought a cake as our daughter keeps pestering about it). He said no as we're too busy with other things and 'no time' to do anything nice for my birthday. Fair enough. If that had been me, I would have organised breakfast/ a cake/ lunch with the friends who are coming or SOMETHING to make a little fuss of him but whatever... he clearly doesn't think like that. I can accept that.
"Today we went into town as I had booked myself an antenatal massage. I reminded him directly to get me a card and my daughter said she wanted to get me a gift. She and my husband went shopping while I went for my massage. When we get home, he leaves a charity shop plastic bag in the middle of the living room floor.
"He tells me he found some bargain jeans in a charity shop for himself, I pull them out the bag to have a look and two paperback low-brow granny-type Mills and Boon books fall out (two for £2) and a 50p bracelet. He says 'oops' and grabs them back. Tells me they are my birthday presents.
She continued: "I have also been asking and asking and asking for a new necklace pendant as my other one snapped two years ago. I still have the chain. I am not a jewellery person but I do like a nice necklace. Two years later and he still hasn't got me one.... fair enough. But to get me a 50p kids bracelet from a charity shop?! When I've never worn a bracelet in the whole time we've been together?"
Seeking advice, the upset mum wrote: "Am I being unreasonable to be as hurt as I am? I have genuinely sat and cried about this. We've been having such a hard time, I'm very pregnant and just wanted to feel valued. Even stupid things like he knows I've run out of bubble bath or I liked a dress in the sale in Sainsbury's yesterday that I didn't buy."
She added: "I've pulled him up on it and have been told I'm materialistic, selfish and 'shouldn't have planned a day full of events if I wanted him to organise something for me' (which he never would have done)."
Since sharing her concerns on Mumsnet, the woman's post has raked in over 250 comments to date - where she sparked debate in the comment section.
One person said: "I think you're being unreasonable until you actually know for certain tomorrow."
On the other hand, someone else defended the upset mum: "Nah that's s***. Really s***. As you say, it's the lack of thought. When you've gone through such a rubbish time he should be making more effort not less."
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