Birthday Card

How far have we become as a society that the one thing we look forward to is a birthday card? Don't get me wrong, I love getting cards regardless of the holiday, even the just because I am thinking of you cards go a long way. Never would I go to the extent of not talking to someone for the lack of a birthday card.
For example, my Grandmother (saying is as bitchy as I can)lives in Reno. She is my biological Mothers Mom, and she can be pretty stubborn. I have not had the opportunity to experience this until know. Her birthday is in late Feb, again I forgot to send a birthday card. So time has passed and I called her last week to tell her that I was bringing my Dad over to see her. Well, she immediately started yelling at me, told me that I can not live up to my commitments of being able to afford $.50 to send a god damn card. I was told to never call her again as she never wanted to speak to me. Well whatever, I have other things to worry about that another person who does not want to speak to me.
Well, I take my Dad over to see her regardless and as expected she completely ignored me and Al-x. Why Al-x I have know idea, never did anything to her. Again whatever.

Think about what you do with the cards you are given...do you keep them and store them in a box that you never go through or do they go in the blue recycle bin.