Parenting is not easy. A video showing a girl refusing to stop crying––after her brother cuts a birthday cake she was supposed to––despite the attempts of her parents, is proof enough.
The brother’s unexpected move made the girl burst into tears. The girl’s mother tried to calm her by suggesting she could cut another cake, but that didn’t help. As she continued crying, another family member revealed that the day wasn’t even about her—it was actually her mother’s birthday.
The family sang “Happy Birthday”, trying their best to turn the moment around, but the girl didn’t stop crying. Social media users were quick to praise the family for how they handled the situation. The video, shared on Instagram by the account ‘Upasana, Avi & Ava,’ is captioned, “The best moment of my birthday”.
Reactions poured in on the video; some labelled the girl “spoiled,” others appreciated the mother’s patience and the family’s light-hearted approach.
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One user commented, “By this time I would have been slapped about 10 times for my tantrums.” Another user said, “The family literally took ‘Ignorance is bliss’ to heart,” while a third wrote, “2 thaapad bas 2 thappad.”
Reacting to many comments that suggested physical punishment for the child’s behaviour, the mother decided to update the video caption with a thoughtful note. She addressed those calling for a harsher approach, writing, “Physical punishment doesn’t teach discipline; it teaches fear. When we hit our kids, we model aggression as a solution to frustration. They grow up thinking it’s acceptable to act rough with their partners or others when things don’t go their way. Are we really raising them right by doing this? Choose patience, empathy, and guidance over violence—for their future and yours.”
In a more recent video, the family is seen joyfully celebrating the girl’s birthday. The overlay text said, “When Ava cut her own birthday cake and nobody had a meltdown.”
In the caption, the mother also added a light-hearted comment, “See, we have good ‘cake cutting’ moments too. We celebrate birthdays and anniversaries with 10 cakes a year, and the kids are always the ones to blow out the candles and cut the cake. They’re more excited about it than we are!”