I made my daughter a strawberry cake for her birthday because that is what she asked for.
My mother in law showed up with a chocolate sheet cake from the grocery store because “kids expect chocolate.” My kid does not. She asked for strawberry. We discussed it for weeks.
Then MIL put her cake right in the middle of the table and moved mine to the side.
I moved it back.
She moved hers forward again.
We basically had a silent cake war in front of twelve children and a bowl of melting ice cream.
At the end I sent her whole cake home with her unopened. She called me ungrateful.
Was that petty? Yes. Do I regret it? Not really.
Now the comments get a turn.
Read the room, state your case, and try not to become the reason the next submission exists.