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Is this ok?

10 replies

Unintentionallycausingoffence · 26/05/2025 10:28

This may just be affection and I’m totally ok with that infact effections good. DH has a habit of staring at DS when he’s playing mainly at his head and stroking him. I’m not suggesting anything but do I need to be concerned?

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IAmTheLogLady · 26/05/2025 10:30

He's staring at his head and stroking his hair?

ruethewhirl · 26/05/2025 10:31

We need more info OP. How old is DS, for one thing?

Anotherdayanotherdollar · 26/05/2025 10:32

Is DS your DHs DS??

rubyslippers · 26/05/2025 10:33

What?
how old is your child?
I used to stare at my children - absolutely zombie levels of tiredness / affection
What’s prompted your post?

CatMummyOf3 · 26/05/2025 10:34

How old is DS?

TinyTempest · 26/05/2025 10:35

There are so many of these threads lately.

Like there are words in the opening post, but not enough of them and they never tell us the actual problem 😳

CurbsideProphet · 26/05/2025 10:35

This is a very odd post and I would be surprised if the original poster comes back.

HuffleMyPuffle · 26/05/2025 10:36

Is your son a 3 year old playing with his cars on the may whilst his dad sits with him?

10 and dad keeps following him around whilst he plays football?

Come on OP actually tell us

BookArt55 · 26/05/2025 10:38

I watch my kids playing because I'm just taking it in, time flies, i love seeing them learn, evolve and the things they come out with are interesting. Watching then play tells me alot about how my kids are emotionally. I always play with my eldest's hair, he finds it comforting and I see it as a sign of affection.
Now if your son is 20 years old I think it's a problem, if your son is under 10 I think it is okay.
I'm concerned that these two things are obviously raising your senses, so is there anything else to why you are worried? Back story?
If these are truly the only reasons then I think you are unreasonable.

ApartFromAllThat · 27/05/2025 13:41

CurbsideProphet · 26/05/2025 10:35

This is a very odd post and I would be surprised if the original poster comes back.

Just the 7 minutes after the post was and it looks like you absolutely called it!

Without getting any of the additional information like age, it was just weird AF to be projecting those thoughts on to DH for displaying affection to a presumably very young DS. In fact ugh!

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