Parents will do just about anything to make sure their kids feel included. But sometimes even the simplest solution can stir up unexpected drama.

One mom thought she was doing the right thing by packing her daughter an allergy-friendly cupcake that was safe for her to eat, but when another mom cornered her at the party, it was clear her choice was a lot more controversial than she intended.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for bringing my daughter her own cupcake to a birthday party?

My daughter Brynn is 3 years old and she was invited to a classmate’s birthday party. (She is in preschool.)

I was glad to bring her for water slides and cake to celebrate her classmate’s birthday.

She knows her daughter has specific needs, so she decides to just take care of them herself.

However, my daughter has an egg allergy, and I thought instead of putting that burden on another parent, I would just get her an egg-free cupcake myself.

I still wanted her to take part in the festivities and celebrate her friend’s birthday.

But it soon became clear not everyone appreciated her clever idea.

I thought this was a good idea, but then while at the party another parent pulled me aside and asked why I brought Brynn her own cupcake.

I explained my daughter’s allergies.

And she said she understood, but it might make the other kids feel bad since hers is different and “special.”

This mother seemed to think she had somehow dampened the fun for doing this.

She added it might make the birthday girl feel bad because it’s supposed to be her special day.

Now I’m not sure.

I was trying to do right by my daughter. I wasn’t trying to make the other kids feel bad.

AITA?

Somehow even protecting her daughter managed to upset someone else.

What did Reddit think?

This commenter is surprised this mom had the nerve to do something like this.

Would this mom really have liked the alternative?

Maybe she should have just robbed all the kids of their cake?

Could this mom simply have been projecting?

Sometimes you can never win, even when you do the right thing.

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