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A woman didn’t bake her stepson’s birthday cake for the first time in 10 years, buying one from a bakery instead
The stepson was disappointed and refused to eat the store-bought cake, deepening family tensions
Reddit users debated whether she should keep the tradition or stand firm against what she saw as ingratitude
A woman is at odds with her stepson over a missed birthday tradition.
In a now-viral Reddit post , the mom shares the emotional fallout after opting for a store-bought dessert instead of her usual homemade treat for the teen's 19th birthday.
“For the last 10 years I have annually baked his favorite cake — chocolate cake with fudge icing with chocolate candy on top,” she writes, noting her stepson “truly loves it.”
The mom explains that her stepson shares