Pictures of sick child in hospital on FB?

[TheWomanWhoMisplacedHerHusband]

Close-up shots of very sick child sleeping/with drip in arms/trying to smile for camera with balloons people have given them with updates like 'thanks for the balloon they cheered her up a bit' taken by parents have come up on my feed (they don't know what's wrong with child yet).
Aibu to be a bit shocked at these?

Because it was on my newsfeed? Not like I was snooping Bottom

Trixy as I've said 3 times now, I do now understand why people would post pictures of their sick dc online thanks to posters telling me experiences. I didn't before.

And yet up thread you told them to stop using their examples because you didn't think them relative.

Children are vulnerable, not just when they are unwell, they are vulnerable all tge time. It is our job as parents to keep them safe and make sure they feel loved.

People have different levels of sharing that they feel comfortable with, some people won't share their dc's name on facebook, some people share the most intimate moments on facebook.

It really isn't any of your business.

Ys, 14 is different from a 6 year old but if you were not cherry picking the posts to respond to you would have seen that my 6 and 7 year olds asked me to post things about them on FB. My DS was in hospital recently, at real risk of losing his sight and I posted pics about him. He was 6. His swollen puffy eye is still in the ether for all to see, should they so wish. I was worried, his dad was worried, out friends on FB and our families were worried. He was happy to have good luck messages posted although he was not as worried as we were!

I also posted on here, going to judge me for that too?

If I had inadvertently been grossly offensive I would be absolutely mortified. I would not continue to try and weasel my way to proving I was right.

You're welcome MammaTJ and that is a very lively age, I agree

So according to the Op now we have 'permission' to post pictures of children with certain illnesses but not others and only if they are at an age the OP thinks is ok.

Perhaps you need to provide a bit more clarity of what exactly is wrong and what isn't? Your views seem to have a lot of double standards.

Please MrsDeVere don't leave you've been an amazing support to me and many others nursing a child through horrid illnesses.

My son has leukaemia. I have shared his journey with many people because they are kind enough to care. It saves me having to repeat myself a million times, keeps my family up to date (I live overseas) and it gives me strength, support and not feeling like I am alone in this fucking awful mess.

Sauvignon was that comment directed at me? Cause if it, I'm not trying to be obtuse but idk some of the insults being slung at the OP are making me uncomfortable. I disagree with her very strongly but this whole thread has gone bonkers. Maybe I'm just uncomfortable because the whole topic is inappropriate?

ok op what about this. when my dd was badly injured in an accident that was so widely reported her face was clearly seen in the front of a daily news paper, the vile one.

this was about 12 hours after the crash. we only knew she had survived a few hours before this so had time to alert family and friends or else that picture would have done so first.

thank god for face book and that my friends arnt like you.

MrsDeVere he is fat and tired and miserable so we have a lot in common

But he's doing well. No delays so far. Think he might need a blood transfusion soon.

mrsD I meant the OP's reasons for starting this is inappropriate not the topic.

I must admit when I read the OP I did think "I hope none of my friends are judging me like this". Cos you know my life is shit enough already.

the thread is inappropriate? really?

yes it's so inappropriate for grieving parents or very sick children to be shown.

they should all be quiet and let the op post much nicer things and read much nicer things about fluffy kittens on her news feed!!

Yes MrsDeVere the dreaded prednisone has finished

He is beginning to look like himself again, and less like my window cleaner