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There is a common tradition of having a cake and blowing out the candles lit on it during a person’s birthday celebration. This tradition is often traced back to the ancient Greeks who baked honey cakes for the Goddess of Moon.
And while for ancient Greeks, cake was meant to represent the shape and light of the full moon, which in turn was a symbol of good luck, according to researchers, in many contemporary birthday celebrations, cake has maintained its symbolic significance. No wonder this Redditor was concerned when a birthday girl’s cousin didn’t let her blow the candles out by doing it for her.
More info: Reddit | M.Ed. Annie Fox
A girl’s birthday celebration was going well until her cousin blew out the candles for her, and both moms disagreed about the appropriate response
Image credits: Nathan Dumlao (not the actual photo)
The 5-year-old was about to blow out her birthday candles when her cousin did it for her
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Aura is a writer at Bored Panda. She finished her BA in Philosophy at Vilnius University. She lived in Prague for a few years, where she worked in Trade Compliance at DHL Express. Finally, she came back to Vilnius to continue her studies in Philosophy.
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Katrina Katrina Community Member Follow
Sometimes violence is the answer just saying
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Brainmas Brainmas Community Member Follow
OP's daughter's reaction may not have been "right," but it was perfectly normal for a kid her age under the circ*mstances. I would have a talk with her about it later, but not punish her. Her feelings were hurt and it sounds like this was the last straw. After hearing about the comments her cousins were making, sister would get reamed and not be allowed at my house with her hell spawn anymore. Allowing your kids to pull focus and ruin someone else's birthday pisses me off so much. Teach your kids some manners, or expect them to get punched.
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Couldn't agree more, definitely NTA. However, I also agree that a talk about the pushing, rather than punishing by taking away the iPad and/or toys, would be the way to go. If the niece is being hateful, that's something the kid should learn to tell her mother. That behavior is a bigger issue, and while the pushing is a normal response to, the niece's behavior is at a level where adults need to get involved, rather than having kids sort it out.
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Zedrapazia Zedrapazia Community Member
I'm an adult, but if someone feels the need to f**k with my birthday and blows the candles off the cake, you can bet I'll push that person too. Out of the house that is.
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OP's daughter's reaction may not have been "right," but it was perfectly normal for a kid her age under the circ*mstances. I would have a talk with her about it later, but not punish her. Her feelings were hurt and it sounds like this was the last straw. After hearing about the comments her cousins were making, sister would get reamed and not be allowed at my house with her hell spawn anymore. Allowing your kids to pull focus and ruin someone else's birthday pisses me off so much. Teach your kids some manners, or expect them to get punched.
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Couldn't agree more, definitely NTA. However, I also agree that a talk about the pushing, rather than punishing by taking away the iPad and/or toys, would be the way to go. If the niece is being hateful, that's something the kid should learn to tell her mother. That behavior is a bigger issue, and while the pushing is a normal response to, the niece's behavior is at a level where adults need to get involved, rather than having kids sort it out.
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Zedrapazia Zedrapazia Community Member
I'm an adult, but if someone feels the need to f**k with my birthday and blows the candles off the cake, you can bet I'll push that person too. Out of the house that is.
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