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Blowing rasberries. Should I be concerned?

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Hotandbotherd · 28/06/2025 10:04

I have name changed due to the sensitivity of this post. I am anxiety ridden writing this!

I know blowing raspberries are a fun part of play with children. But how would you feel about a 'grandparent' (not blood related) allowing your 3 year old daughter do this on his bare stomach, kept lifting his top up for her to do it and giggling saying 'oh its all wet and tickles'

I was SA as a child and I don't know if this is me being triggered from my past or if this is alarming.

There has been other things with the same person similar things being 'playful' that i feel overstep the mark, like bum smacking. It makes me feel very uncomfortable and I tend to step in and say things to distract my daughter away like in this instance I said 'your not blowing raspberries on granddads tummy are you!!!' And he stopped. This is in a room with other people that are clearly not faized by this.

I don't want to say too much more, but me and my partner are both on the fence with this but we are uncomfortable. We know if we say anything there will be a huge fallout with probably no coming back from it.

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heldinadream · 28/06/2025 10:15

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This is my completely visceral, instinctive reaction @Hotandbotherd .

I think something is wrong. I think the GP is potentially grooming.
Sorry. Really sorry.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 28/06/2025 10:14

YANBU. You don’t have to declare he’s over stepping though, you could just calmly and casually step in every time the behaviour doesn’t suit you. Go and get child’s hand and say oh no, that’s not the type of playing we do and lead them away to something else breaking up their play. And it goes without saying don’t leave your child alone with them

WhereIsMyJumper · 28/06/2025 10:14

ScrambledEggs12 · 28/06/2025 10:09

Yes, this feels wrong to me, and weird.

Admittedly I did blow raspberries on my own children's stomachs when they were babies/toddlers, as they found it hilarious.

Totally different, they’re YOUR children and they clearly liked it! I’m sure you wouldn’t have done it if they didn’t

WhereIsMyJumper · 28/06/2025 10:13

I wouldn’t like that at all. I’m really uncomfortable with enforced affection from a child, even if it’s me and my own! If he wants to stop me hugging him, for example, he just says so and I stop so this is massively overstepping to me!

Mind you, I may be a little too sensitive with this stuff myself. My friend quite often will sit next to me DS on the sofa and put her arm around him and I don’t like it. I just think, you wouldn’t do that to an adult you’re not close to, why is he fair game just because he is a child? They aren’t even that close!

RosesAndHellebores · 28/06/2025 10:10

It's out of order. YANBU.

ScrambledEggs12 · 28/06/2025 10:09

Yes, this feels wrong to me, and weird.

Admittedly I did blow raspberries on my own children's stomachs when they were babies/toddlers, as they found it hilarious.

NuffSaidSam · 28/06/2025 10:08

I wouldn't like it, but I don't think it necessarily a sign of anything untoward. I'd just tell the three year old that we don't blow raspberries on people's tummies and leave it there. She shouldn't think this is ok behaviour with any adult really! Apart from maybe you and her dad.

I wouldn't leave her alone with this person either. Sometimes you have to listen to your gut.

Canshehavewaferthinham · 28/06/2025 10:06

I wouldn't like it. If a child tried doing that to me I'd e deeply uncomfortable, because it just feels wrong. Trust your gut.

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