“This cake is not yours.” That’s how the mother of one of the guests at the birthday party scolded little 5-year-old Mary Katherine (who calls herself MK), daughter of American Tiktokian with over 10 million followers Kat Stickler. The incident happened in Florida, USA. Without an invitation to the party, the little girl passing by would have grabbed a piece of cake. A gesture noticed by a mother and immediately implemented. And a mishap that went viral.
The facts
Imagine an afternoon like any other at the neighborhood park. Mother and daughter go for a walk together and have a birthday party together outdoors. The spontaneity and desire typical of childhood push the girl to join her partying peers, with whom she has also been playing for more than half an hour. “I thought they would welcome her with open arms,” the mother later said. But when it came to eating cake, MK was turned away for not being on the guest list. She? No tears. In fact, she said goodbye in her mother’s arms while flashing her sweetest smile. And earn yourself a nice ice cream. In short: that ends well, all is well. However, a bitter smack lingers on one mum, Kat, who shared what was happening in real-time on her Tik Tok channel, garnering a slew of smug comments. There was no shortage of other victims wondering why she hadn’t intervened sooner to prevent what happened. Today this inclusion is not the icing on the cake. It’s the cake.