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Old pictures resurfaced: Brooklyn + VB

152 replies

OnePinkHedgehog · 24/01/2026 19:25

AIBU to think that the inappropriate behaviour started a long time before the wedding dance...??

Old pictures resurfaced: Brooklyn + VB
OP posts:
WhineAndWine1 · 24/01/2026 21:36

@OnePinkHedgehog hmm you went looking for these pictures? They are totally normal maybe speak to some about your hang ups

Zov · 24/01/2026 21:44

BlanketyBlankBlank · 24/01/2026 21:34

Well spotted!

I thought something looked a bit off about the pics!

Fruitpastelsyum · 24/01/2026 22:08

PlanBFertility · 24/01/2026 20:35

Shame you’re not mature enough to be able to seek comfort from your own father.

Oh I do all the time

I just don’t sit on his lap because it would be very weird as a grown women

Fruitpastelsyum · 24/01/2026 22:12

Itsmetheflamingo · 24/01/2026 20:37

Whilst that’s not the relationship I have with my father, I’m intrigued by what you mean by it’s “def not ok”. Def not ok on what basis? By what standard? What are the consequences of it not being ok?

It’s how you are comforted as a child and not as a grown women of 37 - it’s a regression to being a child instead of being adult when you are one

can you really not think yourself what’s weird about it - just picture it!!!

Hellohelga · 24/01/2026 22:12

She’s looking at her son with love…because she loves her son. It’s more PDA than I would do but still ok.

MidWayThruJanuary · 24/01/2026 22:19

@Hellohelga
That’s not how her son thinks about it.
Do you not think his feelings should matter?

Itcantbetrue · 24/01/2026 22:28

@sprigatito agree

The bottom line is none of us can tell Brooklyn what to feel . These pics merely show the extent of VB and her son. I have two brothers and loads of cousins and dh
I can't think of a single pic like this at all.
Arms around shoulders yes...smiling dancing yes but nothing like this.

Auroraloves · 24/01/2026 22:31

I have a lovely photo of my Dad kissing me on my cheek on my wedding day. It’s normal, get a grip

BreakingBroken · 24/01/2026 22:37

artistic, publicity, type photo's for a family who have been in the spotlight for decades. neither here nor there.
i would think these types of wealthy in the limelight families probably could use solid mental health support from day 1. i don't think it's easy raising a family when their is so much interest in their day to day lives.

notacooldad · 24/01/2026 22:38

There's probably 100s of pictures of me posing exactly like VB with Ds1 and 2. Unfortunately I dont look as slim or as pretty as vb but im ok!

Fortunately for me my kids havent complained or demanded therapy for my inappropriate behaviour!

Thankfully they are not traumatised and will still give e me a hug, a kiss on the top of my head or offer me their cheek when we say goodbye.

FreebieWallopFridge · 24/01/2026 22:39

Oh belt up OP, what a bunch of crap. You’ll pull a muscle if you carry on reaching that way.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 24/01/2026 22:39

Those photos are not real.
I don’t doubt that they are an affectionate family.

Fruitpastelsyum · 24/01/2026 22:40

Auroraloves · 24/01/2026 22:31

I have a lovely photo of my Dad kissing me on my cheek on my wedding day. It’s normal, get a grip

Oh gosh that’s completely different

most people would say that’s in context - which it is

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/01/2026 22:41

Oh come on.

Ridiculous thread.

MidWayThruJanuary · 24/01/2026 22:43

@notacooldad
Again - are you doing it in full view of the world’s media?
No, you’re not.
So there is absolutely no comparison.

District66 · 24/01/2026 22:43

I think the rest of us saying that we are always hugging and kissing at DC’s are forgetting that we aren’t semi naked, And in front of the world‘s media when we do it, I think it’s very different giving the kid to peck on the head as they get out of the car on the school run. B

teawamutu · 24/01/2026 22:44

PlanBFertility · 24/01/2026 20:01

May get some hate here. But I’m 37. Still a massive daddy’s girl. I will still happily have a kiss from my dad and on occassions when I’m deeply upset or anxious or had difficult news, I’ve sat on his lap for a big comforting hug.

Nothing sexual in the slightest. Just a girl who loves her dad and sometimes wants to be that little girl again who could sit and be held and feel protected.

I think people’s perception that this is wrong is more the issue.

No hate from me, just bemusement. I hug and kiss my dad hello and goodbye every time I see him. I still get called darlin and sweetie at nearly 50.

Sitting on his lap would be deeply weird and uncomfortable for me (and I'm sure him) though.

Not because I love him less or can't accept comfort etc etc etc but because I'm a grown woman, not a toddler. I don't want to infantilise myself.

Fruitpastelsyum · 24/01/2026 22:45

District66 · 24/01/2026 22:43

I think the rest of us saying that we are always hugging and kissing at DC’s are forgetting that we aren’t semi naked, And in front of the world‘s media when we do it, I think it’s very different giving the kid to peck on the head as they get out of the car on the school run. B

Yes!

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/01/2026 22:46

District66 · 24/01/2026 22:43

I think the rest of us saying that we are always hugging and kissing at DC’s are forgetting that we aren’t semi naked, And in front of the world‘s media when we do it, I think it’s very different giving the kid to peck on the head as they get out of the car on the school run. B

She's not semi naked though.

notacooldad · 24/01/2026 22:46

Again - are you doing it in full view of the world’s media?
No, you’re not.
So there is absolutely no comparison
I have no problem with the pictures, even if they have been shopped.
Nothing g extraordinary about them

District66 · 24/01/2026 22:46

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/01/2026 22:46

She's not semi naked though.

My children would die if I went out like that
Never mind, went out with them like that

Fruitpastelsyum · 24/01/2026 22:47

MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 24/01/2026 22:46

She's not semi naked though.

She has a shoulder less dress on that shows her naked from chest up front and back and it looks like you can see down dress - it’s about that and it being in front of worlds media - what’s that for?

I would say he’s younger than 18 there

MidWayThruJanuary · 24/01/2026 22:47

@notacooldad
There is.
Her son looks very uncomfortable.

Funnywonder · 24/01/2026 22:48

Wise up. What a load of fuss over fuck all🙄

OnTheBoardwalk · 24/01/2026 22:48

I know I’ve just done it but let’s not responsing to this nonsense