Entitled Relative Expects 9-Year-Old to Bake Dozens of Cupcakes for Party, Gets Mad When Parent Demands Payment for Labor

A frustrated parent recently jumped on Reddit to vent about an entitled relative who thought it would be totally cool to solicit unpaid labor from their nine-year-old daughter. OP's daughter had been getting really into baking, and so a member of OP's family member asked the kid to bake about six dozen cupcakes for a party. When OP asked their relative to pay their daughter for her labor, the relative freaked out and had the nerve to accuse OP of child exploitation. How does that work exactly? Keep scrolling for the whole story.

Posted by Mel Dawn

“Am I wrong for expecting people to pay my kid?” Posted by u/-TerrificTerror-

The comment section

“Right? It’s the 75 for me. A dozen? Sure! 75 is a huge job for anyone without a commercial kitchen. And maybe even then.” said u/Lelide.

“This is an excellent example of how you deal with a situation like this. And look, you ended up being so happy about it!” said u/bananacakefrosting.

“We have two teenage boys and their friends occasionally come over for a few days at a time. My husband will sometimes recruit them to help out with random handyman tasks when he needs extra hands. He’s also injured so it helps him a lot (he’s getting surgery next week on his shoulder). For example, last time, they helped stain our fence. He always pays them, usually around $20/hour, and they get unlimited snacks and video games while they’re here. He seems to really enjoy teaching them new skills and then rewarding them for their hard work with some spending money. It’s very confusing to me that someone would ask someone else’s child to work for them and not pay them? How is that not exploitative? I would be worried an angry parent would chew my ass.” said u/Comprehensive-Sea-63.