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Fb and birthdays

27 replies

wishyoucouldpicksometimes · 10/05/2019 12:47

So I probably am BU.

Have very low contact with ILs, maybe see them once every few months and I do not speak to them unless they directly message me (very rare!). Dh speaks to his dad maybe once a week via email. I have name changed but people on here have told me to go with them before hence the current low contact.

Anyway yesterday was dh birthday. Cards come from his family via post etc all very gushy (this used to annoy me because it's so false but now I just ignore it because really who cares?). Dh is not on any SM as he doesn't really get it and I have fb but mainly for keeping up with colleagues (I work in a close knit subject area but we are all very geographically spread out). Sil posts a huge status about how amazing dh is and saying happy birthday to him etc etc. Aibu to think what is the point?? She knows he won't see it? She rang yesterday morning to say happy birthday directly to him and told him to get me to show him it? Why bother?

Think it's very much 'for likes' but I'm not big on sm so maybe I just don't get it!

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PollyEsterblouse · 10/05/2019 14:27

If I were in your position, I'd be tempted to type 'ultrasound' into Google Images and send her photos of random babies. Do the same in a few weeks with photos of newborns. See how long it is before she realises she's been sharing photos of total strangers on Facebook Grin

wishyoucouldpicksometimes · 10/05/2019 14:45

@PollyEsterblouse hahaha ah that is very tempting! I'm hoping she won't share anything as dh was rather short with her last time but she is quite the baby of the family and tends to be allowed to get away with things by ILs. Anyway maybe she will surprise me :-)

I'm walking a thin line of trying not to cut all contact for dh sake and also drawing my own boundaries.

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