To be annoyed that an Insta-mum told DS3 to get out of her photo?

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We're on an Easter trail. I get that, for lots of people, it's all about the photos. But seriously, there were A LOT of plastic tat photo oops available. DS3 is busy enjoying "trying to read" a sign, when Insta-mum comes up, kids in tutus, bends down to DS and tells him to get out of shot. Didn't even look around for a parent or whatever! I dutifully removed him, don't worry. Is she a CF, or is it just me not getting with the times??

If only you had a dog you could have commanded to go do a shit on her shoes.

A shame that so many people these days see their whole lives through a camera. A few snapshots to remember the day - lovely - but not so many that you might as well have videoed the whole thing.

I'm usually a pushover but I probably would have told her to F off and wait til and leave him be til he's finished reading the sign. Entitlement at its best!

I’d have put my whole family in her next shot, pulling Moonies!

One of my favourite games is seeing how many Instagram shots/ selfies I can ruin.

Very rude as she could have waited, however I understand her not wanting a random child in the shot, mainly because it's a huge safeguarding issue. Imagine if the child she photographed and put on instragram was in Foster care and recognised by abusive parents who were able to track him down? However she should have waited.

@GuineaPigPosie

Very rude as she could have waited, however I understand her not wanting a random child in the shot, mainly because it's a huge safeguarding issue. Imagine if the child she photographed and put on instragram was in Foster care and recognised by abusive parents who were able to track him down? However she should have waited.

Then the OP would have been responsible for the child's safeguarding and would have taken steps to ensure it.

I'm not responsible for a strange child's wellbeing if the parents are right there

You should’ve told her to fuck off

Social media has a lot to answer for… just enjoy the moment rather than trying to portray the perfect life…. I would have told him to read the sign. She needs to wait if she wants the perfect picture.

@GuineaPigPosie

Very rude as she could have waited, however I understand her not wanting a random child in the shot, mainly because it's a huge safeguarding issue. Imagine if the child she photographed and put on instragram was in Foster care and recognised by abusive parents who were able to track him down? However she should have waited.

As if

YABU for letting someone talk to your DS like that and not saying something

YABU to mention what her children were wearing. I don’t see how that’s in anyway relevant.
YABU to of removed your son.

YANBU to call her a cf.

@CheeseCheeseCheeseCheese I take it you have zero knowledge of safeguarding.

@lilkiki

Oh gosh sorry I didn’t realise how old this thread was!!

Glad all is well

It's 2 hours old

Yes she is a CF. If your son had accidentally joined their family photo maybe but they basically barged him out of the way.

Life in general is like that… you stop to read a sign or look at an item in the supermarket and instantly someone else thinks you must be onto a good thing and start trying to move you out the way.

Sometimes when walking down the street if you look to the shy as if something important is happening passers by will start doing the same.

*sky

Yeah, same thing at a kids outdoor trail thing I went to. Parents queuing up for a photo, not letting their kids naturally explore. Sod that.

No way would I of moved my child for w photo op!!!!

I can’t stand these parents who spend hours taking photos or videos for social media. They’re missing the actual event. I see it tons at a theme park where I live. Parents video the ride but actually miss seeing the child

Psychologically they’re finding that if you video or photo an event. Your brain doesn’t ‘remember’ it. Meaning you’re not making memories with your child. Which is so incredibly sad.

Two or more children can read a sign side by side. It doesn’t matter if the child was taking some time because it’s not a solitary activity.

I love getting a few photos, but it’s about picking your moments and not spoiling the day for other people or for your own children.

No way at would I have moved my child on.
In fact some extra reading of the sign would have gone on..

[quote RussianSpy101]@CheeseCheeseCheeseCheese I take it you have zero knowledge of safeguarding.[/quote]
I just don't believe the insta Hun gives a shit about safeguarding. She just didn't want another child ruining her picture.
Don't fucking patronise me and tell me I don't have knowledge of safeguarding.

@MMMMarmite I was at the Uffizi in Florence, trying to see The Birth Of Venus, but an idiot was standing in front on it videoing the damn thing, for at least five minutes, ok possibly three, I don’t know if he thought she was going to step out of the picture and give him a kiss, or sail away in her cockleshell or something. I doubt he has ever watched it back, I wanted to suggest he went and bought a postcard for the same effect .

Anyone can take a photo of anyone in a public place (that's why journos are allowed to take pictures) they just can't instagram or whatever
the woman was rude simples

I don't know if it's just cos of my age (nearly 50) but I wouldn't know an Insta mum if I fell over one so I'm really surprised that people are able to recognise any of them and at other asking who it was.

I did try Instagram when it came out but quickly realised how shallow and distateful it all was when a comment of mine was removed from a post that someone had put up of them wearing frankly ridiculous-looking sunglasses that made them look like a total pantomime wally. It was a style page, she usually looked great in what she wore, and I wasn't the only one who suggested very politely that they didn't do much for her. Clearly she took exception to those and removed the bad comments, and most of the photos of the glasses. So all that was left were comments like "oh Instaperson! They're really interesting, you're so cool to wear super trendy styles like that" etc etc pass the sick bowl.

It was that point that I decided the shallow and fake arena of Instagram wasn't for me.

OP, re your situation, was the person already there trying to take a photo on your child wandered into shot to read the sign? Because that makes all the difference. I've always waited, and made my children wait, if it's obviously someone is taking a photo or two in front of something. It's rude to walk in front of the camera or go and stand next to them if they're smiling the camera. Wait a few seconds. If, however, they expect others to wait longer than that then THEY are being rude.

If your son was already standing there reading the sign and she came over wanting him out of shot because SHE wanted to stand there instead, or put her children there, then who the very fuck did she think she is? I'd have had no qualms about saying an outright "no".

[quote RussianSpy101]@CheeseCheeseCheeseCheese 😂😂😂 you sound about 15. Calm down dear.[/quote]
And the laughing emojis make you look like you're 10.