Mom Of The Year Demands For Her Best Friend's Son To Be Punished For 'Pressuring' Her Kid To Eat Birthday Cake

Children go crazy for sweet and decadent treats. Too much sugary food is ultimately bad for kids and people of all ages, and it is normal to keep an eye on your child's sugar intake. However, this mom went a bit too far.

OP (original poster) and her 8-year-old son recently attended the birthday party of his friend, who is also 8 years old and the son of OP's best friend.

She shared that she doesn't allow her son to have junk food and usually packs special healthy snacks for him when he attends parties. For this particular birthday, the kid had carrot sticks and ranch to munch on.

OP's best friend is a talented baker, and she made an extra special chocolate birthday cake for her son's party. To OP's surprise, her kid is not allowed to eat any cake.

He is not diabetic, does not have allergies, and is not prescribed a gluten-free diet. It's a personal choice for OP to monitor her son's health.

OP's son knows he is not allowed to have cake due to the additives, and when he shared this with the birthday boy, he became upset. The other 8-year-old told OP's son that the cake is not a bad cake, as OP claims, because his mom specifically made it for his birthday.

While the parents were cleaning up, the two kids both ate cake. According to OP, her son got a sugar rush and then crashed, making him moody for the rest of the day, even after they left the party.

OP told her best friend she needs to punish her son to teach him a lesson about not peer-pressuring other kids into eating food they're not allowed to have.

Her best friend told her that since it's not a health issue, and although she's sorry that OP's son is cranky, she won't be talking to or punishing her son about this on his birthday.

She did promise to be more aware next time about people's food habits and said she would also talk to her husband about keeping a better eye on the kids in the future.

OP says she loves her best friend, but they've never really taught their son about consequences and have always said yes to everything he wanted. Although she did not ruin the party, OP is wondering if she's the a**hole for demanding that an 8-year-old birthday celebrant be punished for introducing her son to the delicious world of birthday cakes.

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"Consequences" for "Peer Pressure."

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OP has a skewed opinion on what's healthy and what isn't

2Cents4Free

It wasn't mass-produced cake; it was all heavenly home-baked goodness

orangeonesum

Limit his sugar intake, sure, but one slice of cake at one party? Jeez, relax.

zenithica

Also, the sugar rush is a complete myth!

MyRockySpine

There could be other reasons why her son was so moody

2Cents4Free

It can't be too great coming home with an upset mom because you ate something sweet

MyRockySpine

I would be, too.

WigglyFrog

OP's kid will definitely grow up with a weird relationship with food and his body if OP doesn't relax a little.

SimplySam4210

Her strict food mandate could also result in her son getting ostracized by his peers.

SkyLightk23

Sounds like a delicious and unhealthy recipe for disaster.

seitancauliflower, SimplySam4210

The birthday boy just wanted to share his special cake with his best friend, and you made that sound like it's a bad thing.

dart1126

Good luck staying friends with them, OP.

dart1126

OP's poor son is being set up to fail by his own mom.

Accurate_Resident261

Once OP finds out that her precious organic ranch is just as unhealthy as cake, then her son will be left with carrot sticks to snack on.

cornonacop

OP looks like someone who cites a YouTube video as a source for her "fact-based" research.

FoolMe1nceShameOnU

By trying her best to be the best mom, ironically, OP has become a bad parent.

FoolMe1nceShameOnU

It is a well-known fact that kids can't have too much fun.

SoImaRedditUserNow

He's cranky because OP rained on his parade.

SoImaRedditUserNow

That kid will learn how to find the best hiding places for his junk food.

SoImaRedditUserNow

If OP doesn't change her ways immediately, she will have her hands full with her kid in the foreseeable future.

Otherwise_Window

If OP is this overbearing about food, can you imagine how controlling she is in other aspects of her son's life?

EmEmPeriwinkle

Once OP's kid gets a bit of freedom, he will overindulge.

Penny_girl

It's like Ted Mosby gorging himself on bacon in one sitting.

GoodGirlsGrace GoodGirlsGrace

He is not old enough to make important decisions, but he shouldn't be rendered incompetent by his own mother's controlling ways.

GoodGirlsGrace

Big shocker. Hey, OP, this is what your son's future will look like.

Phraye

Let kids figure out what they like and don't like to eat, but be there to guide them, not control every little thing.

Wasps_are_bastards

Everything in moderation is key.

Hedgehogbiscuits

Ever heard of eating your feelings?

Elaan21

It doesn't come from a place of love.

taybo213 taybo213

Plus, OP is just passing on her own unhealthy relationship with food to her son, which is truly heartbreaking.

commandantskip

OP thinks that what she's doing will be beneficial for her child in the long run, but in reality, it will actually hurt him. Also, what kind of friend are you to demand your best friend punish her own child on his birthday?

She is actively hurting her son's relationship with food and his body. She also almost ruined another kid's party simply because of her controlling nature; yes, OP, you are an a**hole.