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DSS accusing me of inappropriate texting!

84 replies

ifonly22 · 01/10/2021 10:08

DSS, (14) is claiming that he has seen some inappropriate texting between me and another man. He is now refusing to see DH at our home, or engage with me.
I'm refusing because, it didn't happen and also I'm not showing a 14 year old my phone. DH wants me just to send a screenshot to keep the peace.
AIBU?

OP posts:
pinkyredrose · 01/10/2021 10:14

Do not send a screenshot to an arrogant 14yr old, it'll just fuel his opinion of superiority.

smallybells · 01/10/2021 10:23

What was he doing on your phone?!

I'd personally not be pandering to some 14 year old.

GianaSister · 01/10/2021 10:23

I don’t understand the story fully. Does your DH have doubts? How would a screenshot prove anything if texts can be deleted or if you can scroll up and just screenshot another part of the conversation? How is he claiming that he saw it, is he saying he took your phone and went through it?

Theunamedcat · 01/10/2021 10:25

Nope dh can look and see there is nothing inappropriate on there and tell his son to wind his neck in

You dont owe his son a thing

SprayedWithDettol · 01/10/2021 10:26

I hope he grows out of his misogyny.

girlmom21 · 01/10/2021 10:26

What is he expecting you to send a screenshot of?

IveGotASongThatllGetOnYNerves · 01/10/2021 10:27

Fuck that.
And what does a screenshot prove anyway? He'd just claim you'd faked it.

martingrowler · 01/10/2021 10:28

I don't understand. A screenshot of a particular message that he's misunderstood? How dare he be on your phone in the first place!

knittingaddict · 01/10/2021 10:54

@girlmom21

What is he expecting you to send a screenshot of?
I was wondering this too. You can't prove a negative with one screenshot.
MrsRobbieHart · 01/10/2021 10:59

Do not give into this! Show your DH what you need to show him but the child doesn’t get to demand anything of you. Don’t really understand why he’s refusing to see his dad. Sounds like you are being scapegoated for something else going on.

Bluntness100 · 01/10/2021 11:00

Why won’t you show your husband?

Member984815 · 01/10/2021 11:00

Nope , he's looking to exert control over your relationship , I wouldn't allow it

GabriellaMontez · 01/10/2021 11:00

Disrespectful little shit.

Billandben444 · 01/10/2021 11:01

As long as DH is OK with whatever the texting was about, what's it got to do with his son. Tell his dad it's down to him to sort the kid out.

mbosnz · 01/10/2021 11:03

There'd be no peace to keep with my husband, if he dared to do anything other than send his son a flea in his ear for daring to accuse me of such a thing. I can be very 'shrill' about such things.

HollowTalk · 01/10/2021 11:14

What exactly did he say he'd seen?

knittingaddict · 01/10/2021 11:18

This doesn't really make sense.

StepAwayFromGoogling · 01/10/2021 11:26

Sorry, I don't understand. DSS has seen you texting something he thought was inappropriate? And has asked to see it? And you won't show him so now he's not speaking to his Dad (your DH)?

StepAwayFromGoogling · 01/10/2021 11:29

Oh wait, sorry, he's refusing to see his DF at your home i.e. because you're there?
What did he see? I feel like there's something in this, OP, I'd hand overmy phone and look smug while DSS had to eat his words.

Pompom2367 · 01/10/2021 11:32

Your dh wants you to send screenshots to him or to dss op?

ifonly22 · 01/10/2021 11:33

He apparently 'saw' conversation on my phone, can't confirm the platform.

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Ughmaybenot · 01/10/2021 11:36

Probably beside the point but I can’t believe a 14 year old saw messages on your phone to the extent that he is firm in his belief that they were inappropriate but couldn’t say what platform the messages were on Hmm
He’s on a bit of a mission isn’t he?

harriethoyle · 01/10/2021 11:37

What a little shit. He has no right to see anything and your DH needs to tell him to belt up.

sashagabadon · 01/10/2021 11:39

Ignore him and be glad you don’t have to put up with him anymore

GemmaRuby · 01/10/2021 11:39

Your DH needs to growa pair a backbone and tell his son he has every faith in you, and that DSS has no business looking at your phone.

What would sending a screenshot prove? You could send a screenshot of anything.

Does your DH usually undermine your like this?