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To simply not post anymore photos

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Leahcarlos · 19/07/2025 12:56

In a family WhatsApp group with DH family, parents, siblings, aunts etc. Over the past few months I’ve noticed his mum especially will heart, comment etc on the photos of her other grandchild but very rarely ours. She’ll also directly ask her other daughter in law how her child got on or for pictures. This doesn’t happen with ours. It’s starting to bother me and looks very noticeable. My instant reaction was to leave the group but I think if she’s trying to be petty this will give her what she wants. I’m thinking of muting and archiving the group chat and simply not posting anymore achievements or photos. My husband wont as he’s rarely active, neither is his brother to add if we think it’s because it’s from me and not him.

It seems the less dramatic way, there’s no point in discussing it as she won’t see it and will accuse me and DH of being silly etc. So would it be unreasonable to just stop, unless of course she directly asks?

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BettyCrockerClinic · 19/07/2025 13:53

Do it. My guess is that THEN she’ll want to see pictures…

maslinpan · 19/07/2025 13:53

DH always cooks Christmas dinner. Does that make me a bad person/inadequate mother?

LoztWorld · 19/07/2025 13:51

no idea what not driving and not cooking christmas dinner (?) is meant to signify either…

LoztWorld · 19/07/2025 13:50

YABU for needing to ask mumsnet about this! just do it surely

Swiftie1878 · 19/07/2025 13:47

The kids aren’t in the group chat, so this is her communicating with you.
She’s telling you how she feels about you. Listen, then mute!

Geraldina · 19/07/2025 13:44

"Neither have cooked their children Christmas dinners"? That is one of the most bizarre ways to communicate character that I've ever heard., and I have no clue what it's meant to mean.

By all means mute the chat, you can engage or not engage as much as you like. I think this might be more about your, the adults', personality clash than really about the grandchildren but it doesn't matter, the answer is the same.

Leahcarlos · 19/07/2025 13:36

Inthecafe · 19/07/2025 13:19

This issue aside
i am going to guess you and your MIL don’t get on

fsmiky get togethers must be fun!

I wouldn’t choose to know her if I didn’t have to but I’m polite and have made many efforts for her to be in our lives. We’re very different people and have different views. I was the first female in their family to drive for example. Her and SIL are much more alike, neither drive, very similar view to motherhood, neither have cooked their children Christmas dinners. But none of that would be a reason for simply not liking a photo of her other grandchildren, it’s not of me, or an update on me, simply just the kids but happens to be me posting it.

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TwinklyNight · 19/07/2025 13:23

I'd mute and archive it.

AMillionTomorrows · 19/07/2025 13:21

Follow your dh’s lead and make your activity rare too. (Yes, mute it!)

Inthecafe · 19/07/2025 13:20

So you’d leave the group because ONE person wasn’t “hearting” your photos

what about the other family members?

Inthecafe · 19/07/2025 13:19

This issue aside
i am going to guess you and your MIL don’t get on

fsmiky get togethers must be fun!

hopspot · 19/07/2025 13:04

I have a very similar problem. It’s very hurtful. My way of coping is to just stop posting photos. I now send them directly to family members who I know want to see them and don’t engage in the favouritism parade any more.

thepariscrimefiles · 19/07/2025 13:01

You aren't being unreasonable. She is making her favouritism for her other grandchild very obvious which must be hurtful. Just mute and archive the chat as you have suggested and don't give it another thought.

FloraBotticelli · 19/07/2025 12:57

Do it. Never put energy in when there’s nothing in return.