{"id":1730,"date":"2023-08-03T09:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2023-08-03T09:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:54:36","slug":"mom-ignites-debate-after-stranger-denied-her-child-cake-at-birthday-party-because-they-were-not-her-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1730","title":{"rendered":"Mom Ignites Debate After Stranger Denied Her Child Cake At Birthday Party Because They Were \u2018Not\u2019 Her \u2018Friends\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that each person has their own parenting style that may conflict with others. One mother learned this the hard way when she was left enraged and perplexed by another mom\u2019s actions after she and her daughter returned from a visit to a neighborhood park. Unsettled by the incident, TikTok star Kat Stickler took to the platform to recount the day\u2019s turn of events and enlisted the help of her viewers to decide whether or not she was making a mountain of a molehill.<\/p>\n<p>Stickler began her video with a disclaimer and said she wasn\u2019t in the habit of mom-shaming anyone, with the exception of herself and her own mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to mom shame. The only people I\u2019ve ever mom-shamed are myself and my own mother. But one other mother is going to be added to the list,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katstickler\/video\/7239482733075041582?embed_source=71223855%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=iframe.nbcnews.com%2FEbGlZqZ%3F_showcaption%3Dtrue%26app%3D1&amp;referer_video_id=7239482733075041582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0before she went into an explanation about what had occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Stickler said she and her young daughter, MK, were at the park near their Florida home when they realized a birthday party was being held there at the same time. As children are wont to do, MK soon began to befriend the other children at the party and play with them as Stickler monitored her from afar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought they were welcoming her with open arms,\u201d Stickler said. However, her assumption was soon quashed when, after about half an hour of play, it was birthday cake time. MK joined the other children in lining up for the cake, and her mother was not far behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I, like, walk over to make sure it\u2019s OK \u2014 as a formality,\u201d Stickler recalled. \u201cHonestly, I was like, obviously it\u2019s OK. It\u2019s cake. It\u2019s a massive cake. There\u2019s lots of leftover pieces.\u201d But Stickler couldn\u2019t have been more wrong.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads--middle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__subtitle\">\n<h2>Be sure to reach the end of this article to see the full video<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;instagram-media&quot;\" data-embedded=\"&quot;&lt;blockquote\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CsEk9SzJy2_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" data-instgrm-version=\"&quot;14&quot;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CsEk9SzJy2_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Kat Stickler (@katstickler)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=&quot;\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;><\/script>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CsEk9SzJy2_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CsEk9SzJy2_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Kat Stickler (@katstickler)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>As MK stood in line, plate in hand, ready for her slice, Stickler said the most bewildering thing happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe mother takes the plate away from MK, and gets down to her level and says, \u2018You cannot eat this cake, OK? This is not your birthday party. These are not your friends. Where\u2019s your mother?\u2019\u201d Stickler\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katstickler\/video\/7239482733075041582?embed_source=71223855%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=iframe.nbcnews.com%2FEbGlZqZ%3F_showcaption%3Dtrue%26app%3D1&amp;referer_video_id=7239482733075041582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0her viewers while barely disguising her rage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the incident left Stickler with a sour taste in her mouth, she urged for feedback from her viewers. Many sided with Stickler, but some also suggested Stickler should have approached the other mom earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s so mean! If they were all playing happily together and it\u2019s a big cake why not share?!\u201d one user said, while another commented, \u201c\u2018These are not your friends\u2019 is such a catty messed up thing to say to anyone, let alone a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others said they would have reacted differently from Stickler and intervened far sooner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a parent tho for me, as soon as cake time came and I would\u2019ve pulled my daughter, we weren\u2019t invited \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0fI wouldn\u2019t expect her to get cake,\u201d a comment read while another viewer asked, \u201cDid you introduce yourself to the mom and let her know if it&#8217;s okay that your child hang out with the other kids? As a courtesy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Stickler told Today that, after the incident, she took little MK out for ice cream and cake. \u201cShe was totally fine. She was excited to go get ice cream with me!\u201d Stickler\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/family\/mom-kids-birthday-cake-park-debate-rcna87923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. She added her viewers have been extremely curious to know how she responded to the other mom.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPeople have been asking me, \u2018What did you say to the mom?\u2019\u201d Stickler remarked. \u201cThe mom was literally the least of my concerns. 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