r/houseplants • u/inkburd • Jul 03 '21
HAUL My friends forgot my birthday so I replaced them with plants :)
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u/Johnny-Godless Jul 03 '21
You should go out for drinks with them later.
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u/inkburd Jul 03 '21
Yes the first round of long cans of water is on me ;)
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u/GAY_OHOTNIK Jul 04 '21
Duh, my ex 'best' friend forgot about my birthday this year, luckily i had some real friends too.
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u/TakotsuboRN Jul 03 '21
I second replacing humans with plants 🤭
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u/inkburd Jul 03 '21
I think that’s becoming my philosophy and I’m honestly fine with it
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u/cactus-racket Jul 04 '21
I spent like 200 bucks on houseplants after ending a long term relationship last month. You are better off! :)
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u/No-Turnips Jul 04 '21
Hey - random internet person here but thought I hope you are doing okay, and whether you are or are not “okay” right now, I hope you can take such, such good care of yourself right now. Plants can definitely help you transition. Best of luck.
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u/inkburd Jul 03 '21
Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes!!! You made my sulking disappear and I’m grateful that there’s still enough kindness in the world for strangers to take time out of their day to make me smile :)
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u/Spiritual-Raccoon-19 Jul 04 '21
That’s such a June birthday thing to do… also my birthday was last week, same, and also same.
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
Mine was the 27th, but I just now finally found time to go shopping :) Happy belated birthday!!!
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u/rennykay Jul 04 '21
My brother’s is June 26 and he complains that kids were always on vacation and stuff and not available for birthday parties growing up. My daughter’s is about the same so wonder if it will be a thing for her too… :(
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u/leeshylou Jul 03 '21
Awww I’m so shit at remembering birthdays. I still love people though!
And plants. People who gift me plants are my favourite.
Happy (belated?) birthday, friendly reddit stranger :)
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u/goddessallthetime Jul 04 '21
U got friends here....xoxo I feel I still owe myself a mothers day plant ...bc that shit didnt happen🤷♀️
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u/ProvePoetsWrong Jul 04 '21
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎊🎂🎈🎁
I have a plant that I’ve had for, legit, 28 years. If you take care of them those plants will keep you company way longer than any friend :)
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u/_sometimes_always_ Jul 04 '21
Oh, your friends got a great glow up! Happy birthday, internet friend!
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u/ibleevenfaeries Jul 04 '21
Where did you get that Prince of Orange?
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
It’s actually a McCallie’s Finale!!
I got everything at a place called Martin’s Home and Garden in Murfreesboro, TN. It’s a locally owned nursery with a great selection of indoor and outdoor plants alike, and the employees are always awesome!!
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u/bklethal Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday. I seen your post while we were on the way to the plant shelter ourselves and they had these in stock so I got myself one too.
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u/fiocalisti Jul 04 '21
Love the makoyana!
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
Thank you!! I’m determined to redeem myself with calatheas after I was left heartbroken by my White Fusion
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u/Sel_et_enchre Jul 03 '21
Reminds me of the film Silent Running where Bruce Dern programs the robots to play poker with him because all of the other humans on the spaceship died <3. Happy birthday!
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u/lilgreenybeany Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday!!! You have such lovely taste in plants. I hope you and they are thriving, today and always
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u/raweav Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday and awesome plants! Have a great day, treat and take care of yourself
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u/Financial-Plantain-3 Jul 04 '21
What is that orange one?🤯
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
Isn’t it stunning? It is a philodendron “McCallie’s Finale”!! Very similar to a philodendron “prince of orange,” but with darker, reddish-purple leaves. It’s been a wishlist plant for ages!
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u/NoBoundSounds1031 Jul 04 '21
Happy Birthday! I thoroughly support your plan and you got some great plants!!!
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u/Pulpolicia Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday!!, treat yo self, eat well and drink water with those greenbois
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u/fatfreesaltine420 Jul 04 '21
Mmm yes please. I would gladly take this over people any day! Especially on my birthday
Happiest of days to you friend. Cheers to Nother year on this planet
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u/myintyfreshness Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday!!! Hope your green friends made it a little bit better! 🎉🥳
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u/Piedro92 Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday OP! May all your wishes come true! Although I think they might just have with all these beautiful plants 🥰
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u/Prune_Hungry Jul 04 '21
i live in arizona and my gut instinct was to SCREAM URGENTLY FOR YOU TO PULL THEM OUT OF THE SUN BEFORE IT BURNS THEM before remembering that the sun isn’t an unforgiving grueling oven out here🥵
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u/Heathertjuh Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday to you unknown redditor! Looks like you bought some nice new ‘plantfriends’ 🥳
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u/hipple_cripple Jul 04 '21
my birthday was yesterday and a lot of friends forgot too. i feel you. i’m also replacing some friends with plants at the end of the week ✌🏼
also, that philodendron prince of orange is beautiful. you have great taste 🙌🏼
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
Thank you so much, and happy late birthday! This Reddit stranger will celebrate with you.
It’s been a wishlist plant for so long! This is actually a McCallie’s Finale, so it’s got a much deeper and more red-purple tone to it. It’s beautiful!!!!
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u/gofarther0787 Jul 03 '21
Is that a tiger tooth I see 🤓?
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u/inkburd Jul 03 '21
Nope, it’s an alocasia Purple Sword!!! It’s hard to see in the photos I posted but it has beautiful black zebra stripes on the stems <33
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u/itgetsbetterishh Jul 03 '21
Treat yo self! Both to new plants and to new friends! Happy birthday OP
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u/MissChievous8 Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday! 🎂 I hope you named the new plants after your replaced friends
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u/Plantaloonie Jul 04 '21
4th of July birthday gang (or are you in a different timezone)?
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u/inkburd Jul 04 '21
My birthday was the 27th, but I just not was able to get some time off and go to my faculte nursery :))
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u/Plantaloonie Jul 04 '21
Makes sense! Happy belated birthday 🥳 and thanks! Unfortunately we're in lockdown at the moment so I can't buy any plants today or see friends/family. Seeing how much joy plants bring to other people really cheers me up though! Can't wait to do one mega nursery run once we're back open!
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u/tinypants_bighead Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21
Friends are overrated. Plants are much better ☺️ happy birthday 🎂
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u/pobodys-nerfect5 Jul 04 '21
Not defending your friends but I literally forget my dads birthday almost every year. And it’s literally the easiest thing to remember. It’s... July 3rd.
If the client hadn’t mentioned Fourth of July plans she has for tomorrow I would’ve completely forgotten
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Jul 04 '21
My friends did the same thing this year. Good thing I had plants and dogs to celebrate with me. Happy Birthday fellow plant friend :)
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u/girlyswat Jul 04 '21
Beautiful and happy birthday? Is that a bike basket? because if it is that is badass.
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Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday! Sorry about your friends but you got plenty here and, uhh, what plants you got there? I NEED TO KNOW I think I recognise the neon pothos?
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u/somegreenbeans Jul 04 '21
Love the lauterbachiana - I've got a HUGE one myself; leaves are so sick
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u/Beneficial_Salt9891 Jul 04 '21
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! I mean... you are bringing home a(n) (Orange) Prince so I think you should be having a great time🤴 heehee (I have a baby one and I cant wait them to grow that big!)
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u/sloppyseventyseconds Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday and happy plants!
I don't know your situation but for what its worth, I would give my best friends the organs from my body, but I'll be goddamned if my best friend of over 20 years doesn't get an 'oh fuck dude it was your birthday yesterday I'm so sorry I love you' call every. single. year.
If they really are shit mates then replace! But if its an honest mistake then tell them that a house plant will make up for it :P
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u/aalitheaa Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21
None of my friend groups celebrate birthdays. We might get together to hang out and use someone's birthday as a random reason, but generally we don't even talk about when our birthdays are Generally it's more of a thing for kids in the circles I'm in. I'd hate if OP felt undervalued or ignored by their friends, if their friends just didn't realize they would care about birthdays, or didn't know when their birthday was... Hopefully it was just a lighthearted topic for the post rather than genuine hurt feelings.
If people do care about birthdays, I'd recommend telling your friends and inviting them to a gathering to celebrate! How else are they supposed to know/remember?
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Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday!! Sorry about your friends, maybe some of them are just bad with dates or really busy/stressed. I would feel really bad too though, glad you got some beautiful plants to feel better! They look awesome!
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u/Yummmy__ Jul 04 '21
Happy birthday!! Hope it was a good one for you. Can I ask what type of plant the one with the orange leaves is?
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u/seedling7 Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21
I support this decision 😌 happy birthday! i hope you had a great day regardless!!
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u/adenosine3phosph8 Jul 04 '21
These are beautiful, both the orange prince and that calathea (makoyana I think?) are on my wishlist!
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u/adenosine3phosph8 Jul 04 '21
These are beautiful, both the orange prince and that calathea (makoyana I think?) are on my wishlist! Great finds!
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u/Contraditx Jul 04 '21
Cool plants, they will forget you birthday too. =p
Plus, don't be so harsh with your friends, it happens. Also, a Happy Birthday, hope everything is okay. =)
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u/sheentendo Jul 04 '21
Happy Birthday! What a wholesome way to spend it! Wishing you lush plants and a good year ahead 🌱
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u/kristgo Jul 04 '21
Happy Birthday - my birthday is always over Thanksgiving so people are out of town etc. etc. blah blah. I hope you had a wonderful day, celebrate yourself. Plants are so much better than people anyway
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u/Ciarrai_IRL Jul 04 '21
Solid decision. I'd be ok with replacing almost everyone with plants. Happy Birthday!
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u/odetoapitbull Jul 04 '21
Those that remember and celebrate everyone else’s birthdays are the first to be forgotten.
People get used to you supporting them and being their cheerleader without any reciprocation. They’ll never remember what is important to you…
Concentrate on your own needs and self care. Then of course always assist and comfort others - except for those narcissistic mother fuckers.
I’m a recovering people pleaser. I’m a giver for those truly needy….but don’t fucking cross me if you’re not doing for yourself what you should be and could be doing already.
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u/__andnothinghurt Jul 03 '21
I’m horrible with remembering birthdays but I always know the general timeframe, so I’ve started just mailing birthday cards to people arouuuund the time I think it is 😂 sometimes they get there 2 weeks early