To not want to sit on mouldy garden furniture?

[hippohippohippo]

Visit to the in laws, sat in the garden. I notice there are mould spots on the garden furniture cushions myself and DS are sat on and am a bit grossed out by this, so suggest MIL might want to clean this off, and i go change mine and DS's clothes. Cue MIL getting angry about my overreaction leading to DH suggesting we go home early - AIBU?

Yes

🤣 shes absolutely right wtf is wrong with you.

This is a massive overreaction. You didnt need to change clothes

We’re they just mildew black spots? If so I think you did overreact.

Not exactly pleasant but I think your reaction was over the top to want to change your clothes. Obviously I don't know how mouldy!

what did you think would happen to you if the mould spots touched your clothing?!

You sound unhinged.

Eh? You’re being ridiculous. This can’t be genuine.

Completely over the top! Where did you get the spare clothes from? I have an image of you wearing your MILs clothes!

I don’t really see the issue; you could have just gone Joel and changed clothes if you didn’t like it

This must be a joke ... ?

@Pyri

what did you think would happen to you if the mould spots touched your clothing?!

No short term worries but DS is 9 months and spends most of his time eating my and his clothes.

Depends on the mould, black mildew mould probably a bit precious. That green powdery mould that clings to your clothes/ puffs up when disturbed then fair enough.

So you took spare clothes to MIL's and stood up for the rest of the day?

This personally wouldn’t bother me but fair enough if it bothers you. The question is therefore could you have handled it differently. From your description yes you could/should have.

Why didn’t you just clean it off yourself 😂
Weird

Even if he ate the mould he would probably be fine! He’s 9 months old. It’s summer. He will be wolfing down soil by next week!

You have completely overreacted and owe your MiL an apology.

I get why you would have spare clothes for a nine month old, but why were you carrying a spare set?? If you sit on any public benches/furniture you've sat in worse

You were rude as fuck

Wouldn't even notice nor care about a bit of mould.

Reverse?

If your 9 month old actually eats your clothes and his own then I’d suggest you have bigger problems than sitting on a dirty chair

Sounds like you're being a bit precious.

Everyone has endured far worse as part of "enjoying a British summer"

@hippohippohippo you are aware that there are mould spores in the air all around us! You breath in lots of moulds and other microbes with every single breath. I wouldn't sweat over it!

It depends how you addressed it. Also depends on whether you have anxiety issues that MIL is aware of. If so, she could of been a bit more understanding. The image your OP conjures up, is you rudely over reacting, unfortunately.