To think this is so odd??!

[curiousgeorgie]

My PIL have mentioned several times over te past 8 weeks since their 2nd grandchild was born that they would love to have a canvas of the two children (my DD and new DN) to put on the wall.

With christmas coming thought this would be a great gift so sent a message to BIL and his fiancée to ask if we could get the kids together to do this for them. DH has a brilliant camera and is quite into photography so wouldn't cost them anything and wouldn't take long.

BIL sent a message straight back saying great idea, they'll love that, lets set it up.

3 hours later and she sends me a message saying 'Im going to have to say no to the picture'.

Weird???! Please tell me this is completely off because I'm not really sure what on earth I'm supposed to respond to that!

Oh come on, "faced with the canvas print"

Whats it going to do? Punch her in the Throat?

No is a complete sentence is rubbish, as is did you meeeaaaan to be so rude.

No on its own in the wrong context can come across hellish rude.

Enough already.

Why are we still in this photo ?

Enough already.

Why are we still in this photo ?

Has sil ever been this weird about anything else?

"What's it going to do? Punch her in the throat?"

This made me laugh out loud ha ha. Brilliant.

As a proud mother, I am glad that I'm not confronted by canvas pictures of my babies at eight weeks old. Whatever I thought at the time, they simply weren't that cute!

Besides, wouldn't this hypothetical present be like giving someone last week's newspaper? The baby will look totally different come Christmas Day!

OP you mentioned going for a scan, how about scan pic instead of DN?

She doesn't want pictures of her baby stored on your computer. My sister let her new baby sit for a photo with baby's half sister. The photographer made a painting/illustration from that image about 4 years later. If your sil has heard a story like that, she might be a bit concerned. The picture could rise up at anytime.

atosilis Rise up and.... Take Over The WORLD?????!

Oh my days! It's getting worse!

I've got thousands of photos on my computers and I own a canvas.

I was just thinking of blowing up my house and starting again.

I have a lush huge canvas in my living room, does it make a difference it's a actual painting and not a print or a photo?

I also have pictures of the dc when they were first born up and a few weeks old, I did have extremely cute babies though quite surprised at all the ugly babies being talked about on here.

Ok, not the best terminology :-)

The picture could rise up appear at anytime - in any format - over which you might not have control.

I did not help the situation as I can do photoshop and have created 'pictures' for birthday cards. Think of those cards you can create and order on the internet. Some were received with joy, others BOMBED. I am sitting here chewing my nails as I have made a card for my daughter's birthday. It seemed brilliant when I made it on Friday but now think it might not be so funny. .

That was just a thought for OP's sil as the OP mentioned earlier that her husband can work with photos on his computer.

Legal Disclaimer - I am not suggesting at any point that OP's husband would do such a thing to sil's baby photo.

Jesus Christ curious What's taking so long? I demand to know SIL's problem, immediately, tell her AlienReflux needs an explanation

Or simply, perhaps, that like many mothers of eight-week-olds, she would like to spend any spare tenty minute periods next week having a shower/going to the toilet/having something to eat/staring into space blankly/MNing?

Or simply, perhaps, that like many mothers of eight-week-olds, she would like to spend any spare tenty minute periods next week having a shower/going to the toilet/having something to eat/staring into space blankly/MNing?

atilosis Oh. Big letdown.

But... it could though? Admit it, it's a possibility. Once it's on the internet, it could become self-aware and launch missiles at Russia because it knows that will trigger a third world war.

That wasn't supposed to post twice. Sorry.

No, it's a portable laser show of the new baby lasting 5 hours. There's a lot of sleeping and a bit of posseting.

^^ great big lol.

My money's on her thinking it'll look tacky and shit. Sorry OP and everyone who feels otherwise, but i agree.

There'll be a reason. Other than the SIL just wanting to upset the OP and PILs, i mean. If she was just a prize bitch the OP would have sussed that by now. So come on - cut the SIL some slack - we just don't know what the reason is yet .....

I think canvasses are hugely tacky and shit too, that's why I would not have one in my own home. If other people want them in their homes, that's another matter and I'd be happy to supply image of child for tacky and shit canvas.

I don't like canvas at all either, but it's not FOR SIL. It's for the ILs, if they like it then fine. I'd be pleased as punch someone had come up with a good idea & I didn't have to worry about it.

Hmm does seem a bit off,

Is there anyway you could go to a Kodak shop, Snapfish and do it yourself?

1 Some of us think the canvas will be lovely.
2 Some of us think it'll be tacky and shit but wouldn't mind as long as it's not on their wall.
3 Some of us think it'll be tacky and shit and wouldn't want their baby in it on anybody's wall.

I'm a no.2 right now personally. But might have been a no.1 just 8 weeks after the birth of my first.

Does that really make me a weird, bitchy cow?

Sorry - i meant i'd probably be a no.3 just 8 weeks after the birth of my first.

I'm feeling a little offended on behalf of the OP's husband's photography