A mother asked her husband to pay their daughter for baking his birthday cake. He refused, so she sold his gift to pay her. He accused her of teaching their daughter to be materialistic. Was she the a**hole?
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Mom returns husband’s gift to pay for daughter’s baking work
A mother’s decision to sell her husband’s birthday gift to pay her daughter for her baking work has sparked a family feud. The daughter, who is 16 years old, bakes cakes and sweets to sell to relatives and friends. Her stepfather asked her to bake a cake for his 45th birthday, but refused to pay her for it, saying he was her father. The mother, concerned that her daughter was being taken advantage of, sold the wristwatch she had purchased for her husband’s birthday and paid her daughter instead. However, her husband was angry when he found out and accused her of teaching their daughter that familial relationships are transactional and making her materialistic. This led to a family argument and the mother feeling ashamed. But was she in the wrong? Did she do the right thing by standing up for her daughter, or did she cross a line? Let’s take a look at what people are saying in the comments.
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Daughter charges father for bday cake, sells his gift. YTA
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Daughter deserves payment, but charging husband for his own cake?
Birthday cake drama: Is returning a gift petty?
Inquiring about daughter’s cake, did mom bake for free?
OP’s dilemma: who should pay for daughter’s cake? ESH
Is the daughter paying for everything she uses to bake?
Cake etiquette discussion sparks sweet debate
Mom causes unnecessary drama over daughter’s birthday cake
Parents criticized for not supporting daughter’s baking skills
Selling a gift you’d given is a**hole behavior
Commenter calls out selfishness in paying for own birthday cake
Daughter demands payment for stepfather’s birthday cake, mom sells watch. YTA
Confusion and profanity ensue over mom’s odd cake decision
Daughter’s cake or husband’s gift? YTA creates a rift
Mom returns husband’s gift to pay for daughter’s cake
Commenter questions daughter’s decision, sparks debate on gift etiquette
Commenter calls out mom for making husband pay for own cake
Baking a birthday cake for a family member is a bonus
Unnecessary guilt-tripping over a simple situation
User calls out OP for being unfair to husband’s birthday
Opinions are split in the comments
User questions if daughter’s cake was a business deal, YTA.
Commenter calls out mom for being TA, offers free cake
Commenter calls out mom’s pettiness for returning husband’s gift
Daughter bakes dad’s bday cake, mom returns his gift instead
Commenter calls out OP for not communicating with daughter first
Birthday cake drama: Commenter deems mom the a**hole
Commenter calls out absurdity of paying for family cake
Daughter charging for cake? INFO needed
When the birthday boy’s family is asked to pay… YTA
Bakers share disappointment as mom charges daughter for birthday cake
Returning husband’s gift for daughter’s cake – YTA verdict.
Birthday cake drama: Commenter calls out OP for being TA
Commenter calls out OP for not paying for daughter’s cake
Commenter calls out OP for being controlling and unfair
Daughter charges for birthday cake, mom returns gift. YTA vs NAH.
Was the cake a gift or an addition? Ingredient cost?
Husband’s birthday gift sold for cake funds – YTA or NAH?
Curious about who footed the bill for the ingredients?
Birthday gift returned for daughter’s cake? YTA or NTA?
Commenter thinks encouraging kid to bake dad’s cake for money is weird ❌ YTA
Family love should be unconditional ❤️ Don’t make them pay for cake
Mom faces backlash for returning husband’s birthday gift to pay for daughter’s cake
Commenter calls out selfish mom’s birthday cake priorities
Mom deserves to be paid for her work, NTA
Mom sells husband’s gift to pay for cake. ESH.
Baker in the family questions if ingredients were paid for. ESH.
Commenter slams daughter’s behavior as ‘gross’ and calls out YTA.
YTA for making your husband’s birthday about money and cake
Mom overreacts and demands payment for balloons, YTA according to comment.
Selling a gift you gave them is not normal behavior
Family dysfunction takes the cake
Is charging for a birthday cake a normal family practice?
Returning husband’s gift to pay for daughter’s cake? YTA?
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Commenter calls out OP for returning husband’s birthday gift
Commenter accuses mom of being cheap and unfair
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Commenter calls out mom for prioritizing daughter’s cake over husband’s gift
