Ice cream has a funny way of bringing out the kid in all of us—and sometimes the drama, too!

When a mom tried to play it safe and stick to the family rules, she ended up in a sticky situation.

Was it all just a misunderstanding, or is there more beneath the surface than a simple ice cream cone?

Read on for the story!

AITA for telling my husband not to buy my niece an ice cream?

Earlier in the day my niece asked her mum (my sister) if she could have an ice cream.

My sister said she couldn’t have one until after lunch. But we still hadn’t had lunch when my daughter saw an ice cream shop and asked my husband for one.

Time goes by so slow when ice cream is involved.

My niece didn’t hear her ask as she was up ahead with my son and my husband did offer to get ice cream for all of the kids.

I told him not to as from past experience I assumed my sister would be upset at him for undermining her parenting.

So he took only our daughter to get ice cream.

Oh boy.

She’s only 4 so she made a bit of a mess and my dad asked her about the stain on her dress and she told him that she and her dad had ice cream.

My niece overheard, which obviously didn’t go down well as my niece was told there would be no ice cream until after lunch.

My sister originally was blaming my husband for my niece crying so I told her I told him not to buy her one.

Now she’s angry at me and making wild accusations like me not wanting things to be fair between our kids.

Sigh.

My husband did end up taking everyone for dessert after lunch but my sister still isn’t acting normal with me.

AITA?

Who knew that one ice cream cone could melt down family harmony like that?

Redditors debated whether she was doing damage control or just serving up unfair treatment.

This person says Mom is the jerk.

But this person says her hubby is actually the one in the wrong.

Or maybe it’s that everyone is at fault here.

No clear conclusion but one thing’s for sure…

Navigating parenting and sweet treats proves to be a rocky road for some moms.

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