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FabulouslyFab · 25/08/2025 11:59

Hi, I’m the mum of three adult children and the granny to 6 and we are all close. I spend lots of my time babysitting or dog sitting or helping out however I can, at their request. I try not to be controversial and always be approachable.
I spent a day over the weekend with two sons, a DIL and four grandchildren. I took loads of photos and shared them. One son and the other son’s wife have put reels on social media and I don’t appear on one photo. It’s hit me like a bolt from the blue that the only photos I am ever in are when I ask if someone will take a photo that includes me with grandchildren or a group photo. I’m quite tearful now that they don’t have photos of me and images that they save from family time won’t even show that I was there.

I just have to get on with it, don’t I. Perhaps I’ll have to remember to ask in future.
Thanks for listening!

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ScurryfungeSpuddle · 25/08/2025 12:06

Yeah just tell them you're worried that when they look back in years to come, you won't be in any photos.

I expect it's something they haven't really thought about.

Also, learn to take selfies with the kids 😁

Elise72 · 12/09/2025 16:37

If I didn't take selfies with my children there would not be a single photo of me. I do feel sad that I'm never in a photo, always the one taking the photo. When my children look back over their lives in years to come I won't be part of the picture (see what i did there!) which is sad 😔

Iloveeverycat · 12/09/2025 16:54

You said that you took loads of photos did they. I don't see any problem with asking to have photos taken with them even if they use your phone to take them. We don't have hardly any photos of all of my family together one of us is taking the photo. I maybe have just a few when we have been to a wedding and we have asked someone to take one for us

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