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To think these Facebook photos and maybe the content are inappropriate (possibly triggering)

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Smartcub · 18/09/2016 00:04

There's a couple I know, acquaintances, and they have their dgds to stay most weekends. 3 girls.

If it's relevant the children are the grandmothers sons children and stay at the grandparents during his access time while he goes out, he's not with their mum. The grandfather is a step grandfather (not the sons real dad). The grandchildren are primary school age and one is a toddler.

The grandmother posts absolutely everything on Facebook and her relationship with ex dil is very bad to non existent. They don't like each other at all.

Recently there's been loads of photos of the 3 girls in the bath. I thought I wouldn't post those especially as a grandparent but none of my business.

More recently though there are photos of the eldest girl in bed asleep with the grandad with him spooning her. He's fully clothed but she's only got her pants on. What's more is the grandmother has over 1000 friends so hardly a private page.

I'm not saying there's anything going on but a few things crossed my mind.

Is it ok for a step grandad to sleep in bed with his primary school age dgd particularly cuddled up to her in just her underwear?

Is it ok to post the photos on Facebook?

I've no doubt it's completely innocent but to me it just oversteps the grandparent relationship, I'm thinking in terms of teaching children boundaries and privacy.

There is also that niggling doubt in the back of my mind, there was some abuse that went on in my own extended family and it does make you suspicious because you know even the nicest, loveliest people can do terrible things.

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bumpetybumpbumpbump · 18/09/2016 21:37

I think they're wrong in so many levels. Clearly in their mind they think nothing wrong in sharing these pictures

Stupid and weird at best. What goes through some people's minds?!

TheHoneyBadger · 18/09/2016 21:55

i hate to be so blunt but the fact is that an image like that is basically 'pornography' for some. it could well end up shared widely.

gm is ridiculous posting that image.

Maryann1975 · 18/09/2016 22:23

I have two dds, aged 6 and 10. Both would be mortified, upset and angry with me if I took photos of them while they were sleeping in their pants and posted them online (and rightly so). I would get the same reaction for taking a photo of them in their pants while they are awake. The message that would send to them is awful, all the 'pants are private' stuff we have read and talked about from the nspcc. If I was the girls mother I would be furious and cutting contact with their dad until I was reassured the gps would not be having unsupervised access to my girls again.
The first thing I would do is report to Facebook and hope they remove the photos and get some advice from someone in child protection, do the girls go to your children's school? Maybe speak to the child protection officer at school to get their opinion on this. Also, the mother might not know this is happening and how much over sharing is going on. If you have any way to contact her I would get in touch. I would be so thankful to you if I were her. If it turns out to be nothing, good, but maybe it will stop her being such an oversharer on fb. If something sinister is going on, you have done your best for those girls.
I can not believe they think this is ok.

stopfuckingshoutingatme · 19/09/2016 12:14

I don't know what's more disturbing

the vitriol that OP received for sharing her concern on AIBU
or that actual issue itself that she details, which IS worrying

I mean how many post were deleted, FUCKs sake

So yeah- don't you dare share any concerns about child protection issues people- as clearly you will get pasted, and so nastily that people were deleted too

why? can someone explain, its not the first time I have seen this here either.

I sometimes think child protection training should be mandatory for everyone, I really do - like first aid training.

Its certainly made me way more aware of red flags

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