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Middle finger

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naturetrail · 01/08/2026 19:34

Dd2 1st birthday little family tea party today. Dd1 15 moans she doesn't like her photo being taken. I respect her privacy and NEVER post her photo anywhere but I do take photos of all my kids for memories. Today I've taken photos of everyone throughout the afternoon. When I've sat just now and looked through my camera roll dd1 has done a sly Middle finger in every single photo that has her in. Ones with her and ds and dd2, grandad, aunties, uncles etc. I'm absolutely fuming that she's spoiled every photo.
I spoke to her and said I can't believe you've done that and that I'm really cross she's spoiled the photos. She said oh mum I've told you i don't like having my photo taken and then she's flounced off because I'm being ridiculous in her eyes.
Am i totally out of order on this? I take the photos as memories and photos are so important to me. All my childhood photos were destroyed which dd1 knows really upset me, so capturing memories feels ultra important to me and maybe thats making me over react and i should just laugh this off?

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Velvera · 01/08/2026 19:44

We would laugh about it. It's not that big a deal and you should respect that she doesn't want her photo taken.

Swiftie1878 · 01/08/2026 19:44

Edit the photos, but save the originals to shame her when she comes out of her obnoxious teenage phase.

Cooshawn · 01/08/2026 19:43

She's explicitly told you she doesn't like or want to have her photo taken, and her wishes should be considered above your desire to capture every occasion in photos.

JoshLymanSwagger · 01/08/2026 19:43

God I wish I'd thought of that as a teen/young adult.

Madisnttheword · 01/08/2026 19:42

I couldn't get worked up over this. They are still photos and still memories and you should all be able to laugh about it

hourspassed · 01/08/2026 19:40

She is rude. I'd be saving them to show her when she's 30 - how she behaved at her baby sister's 1st birthday party! Do you know of any apps or perhaps someone you know can edit perhaps a couple of the photos for you to keep.

Sounds like she's at that selfish 'all about me; stage of teenagedom. Obviously it wasn't about her at all. Perhaps she was feeling a bit jealous of the attention not being on her? No excuses though. A suitable punishment is in order and a chat once things have calmed down. She may be embarrassed herself when you show her the photos of her with her Grandparents. I'd be wondering out loud to her 'I wonder what Granny and Grandad will think of this photo?'