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DH family are so weird...

38 replies

LightItUp · 06/12/2018 14:52

... me and DH have moved recently back to his childhood hometown. I'm starting to get to know some of his less immediate family better and they're... weird...

Turns out both of his uncles visit prostitutes who are much younger than them (their are in their 50s, girls are in their early 20s). DH didn't know this. His brother who he doesn't speak to much is actually quite racist (I'm mixed race and he thinks it's normal to talk about 'blacks' and 'coloured folks' in front of me as if they're (we're?) a bunch of muppets who belong in our own little box) - again, DH claims to be unaware of this, but did shut his brother down very quickly. Another family member was caught last week exposing himself to someone in the woods near us (they were a family) and his youngest brother just sits in his room smoking weed all day doing absolutely nothing with his life...

AIBU to feel generally uncomfortable that his family are so odd? Is this normal? Does everyone have people like this in their family?

I literally had no idea they were THIS weird...

I have a newborn (7 weeks) and as ridiculous as this sounds, I felt very uncomfortable with a man who visits prostitutes holding my baby. DH says none of my business, but I feel... odd...

Not sure where I'm going with this post. Just need to get that off my chest I guess! Can't talk to my family about it as I don't want them judging DH for it. DH is very normal...

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GreenFingersWouldBeHandy · 06/12/2018 15:58

They sound awful and a really dodgy environment in which to bring up your baby. Can you move away again?

IndigoSpritz · 06/12/2018 16:00

Do they all play the banjo and wear torn dungarees ?

Allaboutmeandyou · 06/12/2018 16:11

Out of curiosity what part of the world do you live in?

Where I am living a family had their new born baby removed because they are nazi worshippers and they gave their baby Adolf as its middle name. Thank fuck their baby will get a life he deserves from a responsible loving family.

Allaboutmeandyou · 06/12/2018 16:13

Its mot your DH fault for having an awful family. Try and move again.

LakieLady · 06/12/2018 16:20

Bloody hell, OP, I thought DP's racist, sexist, tax-dodging BIL was bad enough. I think I got away very lightly compared to you.

I'm not sure which I think is the worst out of that little lot: the flasher, the johns or the racist. I wouldn't want to be in the same house as any of that lot. I'd think twice about being in the same county tbh.

I can't believe the BIL being openly racist in front of his mixed-race SIL and nephew/niece. Do you think he may have been being goady, or is he just very, very dim? I know my BIL makes racist & sexist comments to try and rile me.

Melamin · 06/12/2018 16:29

we moved here because I have very little family

Be thankful for what you have and make the most of them. Even if it is only one.

You don't realise what you have until you...…………...meet the others Grin

Sarahjconnor · 06/12/2018 17:23

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Jas0510 · 07/12/2018 12:16

Ok well firstly it’s not none of your business if a creep is touching your baby. Unfortunately you should have spent more time getting to know his family first but it’s too late now, just don’t visit too often and don’t leave your baby with them unsupervised as they sound very strange

tillytrotter1 · 07/12/2018 12:55

Sounds like the next series of Jeremy Kyle and Judge Judy combined! At least they're not insipid and boring.

Pebblesandfriends · 07/12/2018 12:59

I would move! There must be another nice town you can live in with 0 chance of bumping into them!

User0ne · 07/12/2018 13:02

I think you need to educate your husband about how easily some sti's can be transmitted. Hepatitis for example can be caught from saliva and will survive outside the body for a remarkably long time.
If uncle is seeing prostitutes he's high risk and there's no justification for exposing your child to that. At least make him take precautions like thorough hand washing etc before he hold lo

Allaboutmeandyou · 07/12/2018 13:12

Ok well firstly it’s not none of your business if a creep is touching your baby.

I don't know what to make of this sentence.

Allaboutmeandyou · 07/12/2018 13:24

I don't know whats wrong with me I missed out the not.

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