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AIBU for blowing out my nephew’s birthday candles as a joke

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AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 12:34

My nephews 6th birthday party yesterday. He was struggling to blow all the candles out so I jokingly blew the remaining ones out for him. My sister went on a full on strop over it saying I ruined his moment. AIBU to think she’s completely over reacting?? She ended up relighting the candles for him to “have another go” making it a much bigger deal than it needed to be.

OP posts:
Ludinous · 05/04/2026 14:28

AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 13:23

No I didn’t do it to annoy her, I did it because he was struggling to blow them all out and dare I say - deliberately struggling because everyone was laughing so I simply joined in on the joke. He did laugh when I did it.

For a start, that isn't joining in... That's ending it. And two...how narcissistic can you get. Someone else is getting some laughs, I best join in!!

clickyteeclick · 05/04/2026 14:28

You say he found it funny.., but haven’t you ever as an adult (and especially as a child) been embarrassed or sad and tried to mask it by laughing when deep down that’s not how you feel? Take it on the chin that you messed up, maybe reach out to apologise to her and maybe start to reflect that perhaps it might be some of your behaviours that mean your sister is always annoyed.

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 05/04/2026 14:28

That was a weird joke. Have you not been to a birthday party before? Even adults blow out their own candles, make the wish, blah blah blah

OhBettyCalmDown · 05/04/2026 14:25

You’re not coming off great in either of your recent posts OP. It’s giving the impression that you regularly act without any consideration for others.

Hobnobswantshernameback · 05/04/2026 14:24

Imagine being this sad and needy
god

SuperMarioToadPrincessPeach · 05/04/2026 14:20

Are you one of those twats who thinks people’s head being shoved into cakes is funny as well?

You definitely give main character energy. Fucking exhausting.

MrsKateColumbo · 05/04/2026 14:19

This is such a Larry david move....

BuckChuckets · 05/04/2026 14:17

AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 13:26

No im not neurodiverse. It was a joke. Nephew got the joke, if he’d burst out crying I could understand it but let’s be honest, this isn’t about him is it, it’s about sister and her organised fun.

God, you're really horrible, aren't you?

StillFeelingTired · 05/04/2026 14:16

Aquarius91 · 05/04/2026 13:15

OMG yes it is toilet poster!!
This confirms what I thought in the original thread, you’re an absolute attention seeker and have a bad case of main character syndrome. No wonder your sister flipped, she must be absolutely fed up with you.

Op, you are an arsehole. Hope that helps.

KimberleyClark · 05/04/2026 14:16

Of course you shouldn’t have done that. Bloody hell.

firstofallimadelight · 05/04/2026 14:15

Sorry op that was a dick move .

The toilet one I felt you should use the main bathroom and the ensuite and they were being a bit mean to you.

BlackCat14 · 05/04/2026 14:14

Bloody hell. Asks for their own toilet in a holiday rental and can’t understand why people get mad when you use the other one. Continues to use it even though they’ve asked you not to, multiple times.
Blows out the candles on a six year olds cake and can’t understand why his mum is pissed off. You seem to irritate people often and can’t understand why they get annoyed.

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 05/04/2026 14:12

Roastiesarethebestbit · 05/04/2026 14:05

I don’t see how blowing out candles can be a ‘joke’ ? I don’t get it? What is the joke?

The 'joke' (sic) is in pointing out that you think somebody is too useless to be able to even do a simple thing on their own; it's designed to show them up in front of everybody and to make you to look good.

No, I'm not getting it either - nasty to do to an adult; infinitely nastier to do to a 6yo child.

Tgan · 05/04/2026 14:09

Total dick move - trying to make a 6 year olds moment all about you 🙄

Roastiesarethebestbit · 05/04/2026 14:05

I don’t see how blowing out candles can be a ‘joke’ ? I don’t get it? What is the joke?

MayaPinion · 05/04/2026 14:05

Do you need attention so badly that you’d stoop to blowing out a 6 year old’s birthday candles?

Waterdust · 05/04/2026 14:03

He's a 6 year old kid your a grown adult.
No excuse for it op.

Attention seking at a child's party.

needaglowupnow · 05/04/2026 14:03

My sister blew out my candles on my 5th Birthday party. There is 1 picture of me crying when she did this. A very rare photo of me as a child. My parents hated me and that was my day. They didn't tell her off, She was always a manipulative, self-centres, bossy b*tch. I went no contact with my parents and sister 22 years ago - best thing I ever did.

I gave them all of the first 26years of my life and it wasn't enough - so I finally thought of me and cut them off. They spent the last 22 years slagging me off.

Anyway, you're a knob head for doing this. And to follow it up with "it was a joke" stuns me. Are you always like this??

MargaretThursday · 05/04/2026 14:01

Depend on how old you are.
If you are under 5yo then it is just possible you thought you were being helpful.
If you are 5 or over then you know you were being mean.

WearyAuldWumman · 05/04/2026 14:01

AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 13:15

You’re really going to go as low as taking the piss out of a health condition I have? Seriously?

Oh grow up. I have precisely the same health condition. She's not mocking your health condition: she's mocking the fact that you insisted that you should have the right to use all the facilities in the house when you already had the en suite to yourself.

I remember very well because I get anxious over toilet facilities when I'm away from home and I couldn't fathom your insistence on also using the facilities meant for other people.

katepilar · 05/04/2026 13:57

Unless you asked him if he wanted you to help, YABU. Help is not help when its not wanted.

The aim in this instance isnt to have candles blown out as fast as possible but the birthday person to blow them themself.

Malinia · 05/04/2026 13:55

Op you seem to like changing your story when people don't agree with you

On the toilet thread it was that the corridor was spooky, then it changed to health issues.

On this one it was a joke (and please do tell me what the joke is in blowing out a child's birthday candles?) and now it was helping him because he was struggling.

I think you sound like the issue, and you can't accept it.

paddyclampofthethirdkind · 05/04/2026 13:54

I don’t think this is real but in case it is …

I wouldn’t have done it myself as it would upset the child. But it’s a tradition I hate - who’d want to eat cake that have kids’ spit all over it!?!?! Never understood it myself!!

GinaandGin · 05/04/2026 13:53

AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 12:39

Just to add nephew wasn’t even bothered, he laughed

Because he was stunned .. embarrassed
Sounds like you wanted to be the centre of attention

Imisscoffee2021 · 05/04/2026 13:53

AliceNotInChains · 05/04/2026 13:23

No I didn’t do it to annoy her, I did it because he was struggling to blow them all out and dare I say - deliberately struggling because everyone was laughing so I simply joined in on the joke. He did laugh when I did it.

Well reading just that situation and as it sounds like you both annoy each other, if everyone is laughing at the 6 Yr old birthday boy blowing out his candles and an adult decides to get in on the joke by blowing out the last two, it would feel a bit like pulling focus. Obviously not the done thing as you've seen, and not a crime against humanity either. Your sisters reaction shows she's annoyed by you though in relighting and "claiming" the moment back for your nephew on his birthday.

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