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for not wanting sil to film dd1 in the bath

171 replies

kreamkrackers · 19/05/2007 19:31

dp's sil is a lesbian and i have no problem with that but she insisted on filming dd1 in the bath and dp let her. she lives quite far away so we don't see her often. she didn't want to film dd2 so it strikes me as odd that she wanted to film dd1 and dp wouldn't stand up to her saying it must be innocent and he doesn't want to upset her by saying no. she hasn't filmed them playing but has taken a couple of pictures of them.

i bathed dd2 and then ran the bath for dd1 and was in the girls bedroom when i told dp i put extra bubbles in to hide her bits on film. forgot the baby monitor was on and sil heard everything but she didn't say anything. it stills seems odd that she stilled filmed her despite of what she must have heard. she isn't a good person in general and if i had my way she'd never see the girls (she takes drugs, drinks, sleeps with anyone, cuts herself and displays the marks).

there is another reason why she might have filmed her, she is a very depressed person and seeks a lot of attention. dd1 has had heart surgery and has a gastrostomy. she might want people to feel sorry for her by somehow using the film of her. she has never been there for us when we almost lost dd1 through her heart condition and still isn't there for us now so i don't want people to feel sorry for her.

really feel like i don't know what to do now. she's gone back now but i feel sick knowing she has dd1 on film in the bath.

OP posts:
nightowl · 20/05/2007 17:56

most kids love a bath. my dd is an stroppy kid 99% of the time, bath always guarantees her at her giggly best. i love our bath pictures!

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:02

This whole thread is going way ott now! No one said that all lesbians are perves!!! Just that in this 1 situation, things didnt sound right. The fact that she takes drugs bla bla bla... Doesnt necessarily mean she is a bad person, just troubled. Either way, I wouldnt want someone going through all this around my kids. I wouldnt want my children to grow up thinking that taking drugs and sleeping around is right cos auntie does it! People are getting to sensitive over the gay thing. Its just 1 aspect that parents shouldnt always ignore cos it might be a factor just as it might not. It would be nieve of parents to ignore all of those things.

motherinferior · 20/05/2007 18:04

Er, hang on, it is the first thing the OP mentioned. And WTF does it have to do with anything?

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:06

But this person is a member of the family, why do the children have to know abut their aunt sleeping around and taking durgs? If she doesnt see them often then they are hardly going to know are they.

Ok with the issue of scars, I have scars on my arms and I wear tubigrips to cover them up. Its not easy to cover them all the time.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:06

So, it was the 1st thing she mentioned. If she mentioned the fact that she takes drugs 1st, would everyone be saying she is discriminating agianst people who take drugs??
How ridiculous!!

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:08

She was discriminating against taking drugs and drinking and self harming and lesbians.

First, second or third... it was all there.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:09

Well to be honest, the drinking and taking drugs thing is nothing to proud of is it?!

I wouldnt let anyone near my kids who took drugs, family or not.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:10

This woman came on mumsnet seeking advise on a strange situation and a little worried about her dd. All you lot can do is attack her! She wasnt discriminating imo. Just explaing who she was and giving the whole picture

motherinferior · 20/05/2007 18:11

Oh FFS, I've taken loads of drugs in my time. Am tedious Pillar Of Society these days.

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:11

No its not something to be proud of but I very much doubt she is doing that when she visits her family for the day, in her own time yes.

noddyholder · 20/05/2007 18:11

I don't think she was discriminating more giving a full description of someone.

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:13

Wasnt discriminating

TBH she just sounds like she hates her SIL and is finding every excuse to be rid of her.

We all have problems perhaps she is a Mrs Bucket of society.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:14

Still, taking drugs is a dangerous and selfish thing. A family member died of taking drugs. She only did it the once. She may not be doing it around the kids but it depends how long and how often she has done. It can affect her behaviour.
Very irresponsible!

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:16

Yes drugs does affect behaviour but she's only visiting, she's not looking after the children.

nightowl · 20/05/2007 18:17

i never thought she was discriminating and i havent attacked her either! ive offered an opinion. i dont think the fact that someone is troubled means they are a pervert, or necessarily using a vid for the sympathy vote. thats all!

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:19

So you dont think that the situation was strange at all?
She only filmed 1 daughter

She ONLY filmed her in the bath

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:21

If I had a sil who was acting like this and took drugs etc I would hate her too and dont blame the OP one bit!
And no, I wouldnt hate her because she was a lesbian before you all start shouting at me!

Hilllary · 20/05/2007 18:21

No! my mum only films my dd1 and usually in the bath, when we go to her house she always strips dd1 and plops her in the bath getting her camera at the ready.

She is family, its not like she's one of her friends. They are her blood.

newlifenewname · 20/05/2007 18:26

DionneL judging others is a dangerous and selfish thing really isn't it?

Do you drugs test everyone at the front door?

Am thinking you lead a very sheltered life holding the views you do.

This is getting far, far from the point now but I'm one of several who found the harsh judgements about several groups of people a little insensitive if not uncaring and unbalanced.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:26

If she filmed both children in the bath and out the bath, running around and playing normally then this thread probably wouldnt exist!

nightowl · 20/05/2007 18:29

dionnelorraine, at the moment i dont think it was strange no, from the info given. if you read further down i did ask the op about it and she hasnt replied yet.

noddyholder · 20/05/2007 18:29

My brother gets up to all kinds of strange behaviours and if I gave a full description of him on here I would be treated the same but I think I would be trying to build up a picture of someone Agree that the sexuality one is odd but drug users and self harmers can be manipulative and difficult to deal with and that does build up a picture.They are not bad obviously just troubled We are too picky on here atm you can't say anything.

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:31

I wish I did lead a sheltered life actually! But no I dont. I have extremely strong feeling about people that take drugs, through personal experience. Drugs is a bad thing, it alters peoples behaviour, it can cause people to steal to get money for drugs and it can kill people. I cant see any good in that! Anyway, I dont lecture people that take drugs. Each to their own and all that but if someone was around my kids who I knew took drugs I wouldnt be happy. I would not want my kids around someone whos behaviour could be unpredictable and I I wouldnt want my kids to grow up thinking that drugs are good! Cos they are not!

dionnelorraine · 20/05/2007 18:34

Nightowl- yes I did read your post. I am waiting for the reply too

motherinferior · 20/05/2007 18:36

'Takes drugs': you meaning the odd spliff, which frankly most of us have done (haven't we?) or a crack habit? I'd not be wild about a crack addict around my kids. But if I ruled out the odd spliff, I'd rule out a lot of my mates.