6-year-old daughter invites neighbor's 8-year-old son to eat cake, then tells him there's none left when he arrives, his mom forbids her from talking to him again: ‘I don't want to see her anywhere near my son’

Author image for Bar Mor Hazut
Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Aug 9, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Some of the best love stories begin with a childhood friendship. They were next-door neighbors, they met at the neighborhood playground when they were 5, and they have never been apart since. We can think of at least 3 books and 5 movies with this premise, and that is just from the top of our heads…

And you know what? We truly love these stories; they are absolutely the best! There's nothing like a slow burn, a shared history, with a bit of pining and drama. 

Will that be the case for the kids in the story below? Well, if the beginning of their journey so far is any indication, they might be in for the love of their lives. This 8-year-old son became friends with the neighbor's 6-year-old daughter, and they truly enjoy spending time together. They even invited each other to birthday parties and BBQs. 

Until one day, a dramatic tale over a birthday cake caused the boy's mom to put an end to this sweet friendship. Without her approval, could they overcome and still be friends?

Hopefully, the mom will see the faults in her actions and will eventually allow the young friends to see each other again….

Advertisement
  • 01
    Cheezburger Image 10538072832
    via Ivan Samkov

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 02

    AITA for banning our 6yo neighbour from coming over and playing with ourson over a cake?

    At our summer "house" we share a path and a fence with another family that has 2 kids 8m and 6f.
    via kayle_selina
  • 03
    The little girl and my son spend a lot of time together as they are close in age and there aren't any other kids around. I'm not the happiest
    via kayle_selina
  • 04
    about this as her behaviour is a bit questionable for me, and let's be clear my kid is no angel but I can handle him much easier when it's just the 2 of us compared to when she's around.
    via kayle_selina
  • 05
    Last month it was our son's birthday and we just told them hey tomorrow son will have a party you can send kids over to play and have
    via kayle_selina
  • 06
    some cake. Turns out on the same day they were celebrating her little cousin's birthday so she ended up only coming around later in the evening when everyone
    via kayle_selina
  • 07
    else was gone. Either way we served her as any other guest. Yesterday we decided to come to our summer house with my parents for some
    via kayle_selina
  • 08
    impromptu BBQ and it turns out the little girl was having a birthday party. She came over and invited son over and he went there played a little and returned to eat with us then
    via kayle_selina
  • 09
    went and played with the girl and her friends for a little bit before returning again to play in our pool, and to have walk with me and my mother during which he got wet.
    via kayle_selina
  • 10
    While returning from the walk the girl yelled out his name telling him to come over for cake.
    via kayle_selina
  • 11
    He changed his shorts and my mom took him to their place (honestly I was a bit mad at him for sitting in the water 5 minutes after I told him to try not get his shorts
    via kayle_selina
  • 12
    wet as we didn't have a change of clothes, but he said he promised her he'll be back for cake, and also because I know he's a social butterfly with not may friends
    via kayle_selina
  • 13
    his age). The next thing I heard was my son crying. My mom told me that as soon as they came the girl told him mockingly "You can't have cake now, my mum put it away".
    via kayle_selina
  • 14
    Cheezburger Image 10538073088
    via Thirdman

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 15
    I was honestly so livid, I tried to calm my son down, but also told my parents that I don't want to see the girl nor anyone from that family for that matter anywhere near
    via kayle_selina
  • 16
    my son or our yard. In the meantime girl came over to tell son "hey, you can come over now, mom cut you a slice of cake". I just told her to go back to her party and to leave him be.
    via kayle_selina
  • 17
    My reasoning is: 1. neither her nor her brother were ever told no in our home for food or drinks everything we eat and drink they were always offered
    via kayle_selina
  • 18
    2. when she comes over she has 0 boundaries and will open bags of chips and stuff she finds around and eat it 3. already that day she sent my son back to bring her a gift (which
    via kayle_selina
  • 19
    we obviously did not have as we didn't even know the birthday was happening) 4. I just in general don't like the way she treats my son and I believe he deserves better friends
    via kayle_selina
  • 20
    My mom thinks I'm overreacting because she's just a kid and doesn't know what she's saying, and now that I'm calmer I'm wondering if I am overreacting. So what do you think WIBTA?
    via kayle_selina
  • 21
    riontach YTA. You can't set no boundaries or expectations on behavior in your house and then be mad when a child doesn't observe the
    via riontach
  • 22
    boundaries you didn't set. By the time your son got there, the cake had been put away. It happens. Punishing a 6 year old over it is a bizarre overreaction.
    via riontach
  • 23
    rinPeixes beefing with a 6 year old is crazy
    via rinPeixes
  • 24
    EwwDavvidd YTA. Complaining about a 6yo, but not once have you mentioned ever conversing with child's parents about boundaries or appropriate behavior if you have so many concerns.
    via EwwDavvidd
  • 25
    CoverCharacter8179 YTA. Je us. Are you seriously expecting people on the internet to call a 6-year-old girl an a hole because she said "you can't have cake, my mum put it away already"? If this made you so livid that you were trying
    via CoverCharacter8179
  • 26
    this made you so livid that you were trying to ban the whole family from your presence, I think you need to get better control of your emotions and take an objective look at your parenting style.
    via CoverCharacter8179
  • 27
    This is not even mentioning that they f g fixed the problem! The mom got the cake back out, cut him a slice, and sent the girl back to tell him to come get it! This is unhinged behavior on your part.
    via CoverCharacter8179

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

cake family drama aita neighbors kids neighborhood mother reddit story parenting family Reddit mom women parents children entitled people Father
Scroll Down For The Next Article