To hate when Parents do this

[QueenViki]

I have a Mum friend on Facebook - her young daughter has contracted chicken pox at Christmas. Mum is sharing pictures of the poor little girl looking pale and miserable with spots in her torso accompanied by lots of ridiculous hashtags #Christmaspox etc. Aibu to think parents should not have the right to do this? The poor little thing is miserable enough without her photo being shared to all and sundry. Surely even little people are entitled to some privacy and dignity when they’re feeling very poorly .

I deleted a friend who shared photos of her child and his clothes covered in vomit after he gagged on his food. He has the same disability as my child, yes it sucks, but I don't want either myself or my child to be on display like that. Not for social media.

My son years before social media didn’t want to be seen by anyone while he had chicken pox. Can’t imagine anything worse than your mother posting pics of you. Shocking.

This is missing the point entirely but after the first day, both of my children seemed perfectly fine when they had chickenpox. My son was absolutely covered in spots and I was six months pregnant and I ended up taking him out for a walk where nobody else was around because we were both desperate to get out and bored in the house.

If her children are anything like mine, chickenpox at Christmas would probably be the best time of year.

Munchausens by proxy on another level ..

@funpixie presumably if you're looking for support (completely understandable) you'd post something that suggested you could do with cheering up as you've been at the hospital after DC had a fit or something? Not a photo of the ill child and a vague status about being at A&E again in the hope that someone would ask what's wrong.

And you would limit it to your close friends and family. Or send round a joint conversation.

I think it's the photos that are out of order, and posting details of a medical condition or something to people you worked with 10 years ago or went to school with in 1982.

My DD has chicken pox for xmas too, I posted a GIF of Homer scratching himself with Bart and Lisa! Would not put her pic up covered in spots.

To be really honest , I have seen my friends put pics on facebook when little-ones have been sick....but from day 1 me and Dad said no way ever....even if we split we both felt the same ...we have private pics that can be changed but to be honest we have never felt the need to put our kids on FB .....and don't ever think we will until they are adults....we have the pics but have both agreed they are private .

I have to disagree, my DS7 had chicken pox before Christmas and insisted on taking millions of selfies and wanted to share them with his cousin via my account to show how many spots he had and compare with his cousins similar illness. Even though he looked at deaths door the phone was the only thing keeping his mind off the itching and he fills my phone with spotty selfies. Despite his face been so covered he looked like he couldn't open his eyes. He took the photos and would have been distraught if I hadnt uploaded them for his cousin to see. If the kids ok about it then I dont see an issue. But then I only have 23 people on my facebook and they are all immediate family. I wouldnt go sharing them with just anyone.

Sounds like my sister-in-law though all she would post to start with would be something like "Christmas ruined at the Clampetts" then wait for the whats up hun etc!

*Clampett not real name

My dsil sends those poor child gets a £1 for every share photos . I've told her they're a hoax and she shouldn't be sharing any pics of children without parental permission anyway.