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A woman’s family “birthday club” chat has become more about chasing payments than celebrating birthdays

She told her relatives it’s supposed to be “fun and family-oriented, not a debt collection service”

Now she’s wondering if her message came off as rude — or if she was right to call it out

A woman turned to the Reddit community for advice after a lighthearted family tradition took an unexpected turn. What started as a fun way to celebrate birthdays has turned into what feels like a “debt collection service,” according to the original poster .

The family’s “birthday club” began as a sweet idea. With about 25 people in the group, everyone sends $25 when it’s someone’s birthday, so the birthday person ends up with roughly $625. “It started out fun and lighthearted,” the

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