Aibu about these photos?

I have a small frame with a school photo of DH alongside one of me aged about 5 in the same frame. I display it on the landing windowsill next to a photo of us as adults.
I wouldn’t want several childhood photos of either of us displayed.

I have loads of photo albums in my bookcase but they rarely get looked at despite being very accessible.

I have a couple of school photos of dc and one family one. They are over twenty years old now 😬 but I do have lots of paintings so the walls aren't bare.

Does anyone on here actually have baby photos of themselves in display?

Does it matter what other people do? Your DH would like the photo on display.

I am going to get flammed for this.

tightens straps on hard hat...

Yes, I have a photo of me with my lovely dad when I was about 2. It's a lovely photo of my dad, and me......... and a confused looking monkey in a woolly jumper struggling to get away.

Let HIM put the photos in an album. I wouldn’t have them in my house unless I had a music room with a grand piano where tasteful photos in nice frames could go. The fact that she’s giving them to you in frames means that she’s trying to influence how your house should look. That blanket would be in his pants drawer or the bin

I do because its a lovely photo of me and my lovely Nana and we do of my partner and his mum also as he lost his mum young, its all personal preference. If your husband wants his photos up i don’t see the problem, the blanket maybe is a bit weird maybe let him have it for a while and when you change the sheets take it off, he probably wont even notice 😂

YANBU. I have baby photos of my own children on display and actually my mum until recently still had baby photos of me on display (thankfully these have been replaced now with photos of the grandchildren). I agree it's weird to have photos of yourself as a baby on display unless there is a significant reason e.g being held by grandparents who have since died. I would be boxing up the photos or putting in an album. Not sure why DH wants to keep the blanket unless it has significant sentimental reason, but I wouldn't keep it on the bed.

Put the photos in albums or boxes and send the frames to charity.
Put blankie in attic.

When DH first moved in with me I gave him framed pictures of his parents for Christmas (one deceased and one that lives abroad). I wanted him to feel that my home was his home, and therefore anything he wanted to display was fine by me. We’ve currently got 3 of his vintage framed B movie posters up in the lounge. Used to have a couple of guitars on the wall. I wouldn’t have chosen any of them but I had no better ideas and it’s OUR home. It can’t all be my taste. Perhaps lighten up a bit and let your DH have some agency in his home?

I don’t see why you both shouldn’t get equal
say about what pictures you have up in the house. He could put up the odd photo of his childhood if he wants. So could you (except you don’t want to).

It’s a bit annoying that your MIL is dictating the style of frame - that should be for the two of you to choose. You’re not obliged to accept her offerings. You could perhaps reframe them if you don’t like the frames. Or choose different photos if you don’t like the ones she’s chosen. I never put up gifts of art because I like stuff I choose myself. It’s also annoying that she is making it so easy for him to put up loads of pictures of himself - more than he would otherwise thought of having. Would I be right in saying that, if she hadn’t done it, it wouldn’t have crossed his mind to do it?

Old photos can be nice, add a bit of historical character to the place.

In my opinion, some pictures of his childhood are fine if that’s what he wants, but they shouldn’t take over the place if they’re not your cup of tea.

The blanket is weird. You don’t want that on your bed. He can keep it in his bedside drawer and suck his thumb to it sometimes.

YANBU - I would find this weird. Actually I think the kids character throw would annoy me more than the photos! Can the the photos go up in a room you don't use much? Spare bedroom if you have one?

The baby photos are of DH though? Do you only want recent pictures? If she’s going to the trouble of putting them in a frame it must mean something to her.

Can one of your DC have the blanket if it’s for kids?

MIL: God, this place is full of crap. I really need to de-clutter. Can't throw that pile away though, and the charity shop won't want it....

DH: My mumsy-wumsy wuffs me so much

Compromise and put the blanket on the bed and the photos in an album

Yeah. That’s stuff for DH’s office maybe 😆 hoping he has one otherwise I’m out of ideas haha.