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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/ChessDatabase on 2023-08-10 12:48:49.

My cousin Kim recently turned 5. I F23,was at her birthday party with our immediate family, a few of Kim’s day care (idk I assume they were) buddies and my aunts friends/ their small children. I noticed a few kids playing rougher, almost bullying Kim throughout the day, Kim is quite tough too so she wasn’t helpless. But I was annoyed at the other kids and their parents for letting them treat the birthday girl that way, even a few times we (my family) stepped in to separate them.

During cake time, one of the girls who particularly seemed to be rougher with Kim, wanted to sit right next to her for the blowing out candles. My aunt already seated Kim’s sibling/our other baby cousin next to her, so this kid just pushed their way through and her parents laughed it off, just a little kid so whatever. However, at the end of the song this girl blew out the candles, Kim cried. My aunt tried to brush it off saying oh well, but I remember when that happened to me as a child, so I lit up the candles again and said she would try again. I argued with the kids mother to move her away. The little girl wasn’t happy and it made her mother pissed off to deal with it, all the other parents seemed annoyed at me, but Kim was happy to get her candles.

After my aunt said I made a scene and should’ve just accepted it, and the girls mother told me off as. We fought in the kitchen (kids and guests weren’t there) about how her kid was bratty and rough to Kim all day, and she didn’t appreciate my back seat parenting.

AITA for not letting the kid get away with blowing out my cousins candles?