Dad Receives Backlash After Scolding His Adult Daughter For Getting Angry At Toddler Niece During Her Birthday Party

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OP asked:

OP starts off by explaining the ages of his kids and how they don't usually do birthday parties for the kids after a certain age (21).

They wanted to have a party for his oldest because she's been going through some things, but the issue happened when her niece blew out her candles.

He said that it was awkward and he told his daughter that she was being a brat because she didn't mean to do anything wrong.

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the asshole:

No doubt about it, this post went viral faster than a sneeze in a crowded room, and boy, did it catch everyone's attention! Here are some of the responses it received:

And why the hell not relight them?!

This is also true too that they should have paid attention to their younger kids to ensure they didn't steal the spotlight.

Even if ara wasn’t going through a hard time, your niece should have not been allowed to do that.

One user asked for more in-depth information.

To which OP replied:

But others soon notice that the OP answer is not the entire truth.

This! It was all about appearances and not for Zara at all.