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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Elegant_Ad2141 on 2026-07-19 02:25:01+00:00.

Today was my kiddo's 8th birthday party.. I was finishing up a hat for the birthday boy when one of his friends who i believe was 9 years old wanted to know how to crochet cause she really like the hat i was making. I had brought some extra balls of yarn today and I tried showing her how to crochet but im not the best teacher.. so instead we switches to making knotted bracelets. She was so excited and said she would make these forever they are so easy.. well then she started asking me what my favorite song was and i told her well my favorite song was a bit more of an adult type song but it was by Daughtry. She asked me to sing it so i did.. then she asked me if i had ever heard of the Cranberries and with out think i told her that i did and that i was sad when she died... i was looking down at the hat when i said it... My bf goes "great now you've traumatized her you need to reel it back on the death talk" and walked away. I look up her eyes were wide and her mouth was open.. i panicked i told her "im so sorry i didn't know that you didn't know that" and "she inspired so many people to make great music" and showed her the song that the lead singer was supposed to do with Bad Wolves and we sang together.. then not her parent but a parent who brought her asked what had happened and i explained to her what i had said and then all three of us talked about it and again was saying the lead singer was very inspirational and encouraged others to make great music and hopefully she will inspire you too (directed to the kiddo). Kiddo said yeah i wanna be a singer when i grow up.

TL;DR: I told a kid that the lead singer of the Cranberries had passed away and that kid decided that she wants to be a singer when she grows up.