to think this is a bit off?

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Just had some family friends over who were really excited to show me a calendar that their dil made them with various photographs in it. I opened it and thought a pic looked familiar then another then another and then clicked that out of the 13 photos 7 were pics I had taken. 2 of the photos were ones I had taken of the couple on their anniversary and had blown up and framed for them as a Christmas present. The dil had passed off the album as ' her token to show them how special they are and what an inspiration their marriage is. But I was the one who took the sodding photos! I then hand them our present and have to explain that I hadn't stolen the dils photos.

perusal?

I then hand them our present and have to explain that I hadn't stolen the dils photos.

I can see why this would be a bit awkward, as you had given them the same photos... and yes it is off that their daughter didnt ask permission, as I am sure you wouldnt have minded IF she had asked.

I would be royally pissed off if someone had used my photos without my consent too.

i would speak with the woman you lent the laptop to, and ask her why she thought it ok to take photos off your laptop without saying anything to anyone.

Tsc, I thought it was a nice thing to do for a couple we think a lot of and who have been major influences in dhs lives, if you think that only family members can do something like that then I feel very sorry for friends of your parents, you don't own your parents. For some people friendship is better than the family they have.

It's not a very personal thing, not in the sense that it shouldn't be a gift from friends rather than family.

And presumably the couple in question allowed the OP to take their photograph, so they are already fairly close. It's not like someone from the paparazzi took a picture of them and is complaining that members of the family wanted it for themselves.

It would be one thing if she said have you got any nice photos of mum and dad to go on the calendar - and you could have said yes, here's some, but I'm giving this one and that one to them for Xmas so dont use them.

It's another thing altogether to start poking around on a pc thats not yours and take them without saying anything. You could have had all sorts of photos on there you didn't want them to see, it's just incredibly bad manners.