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Sister disrespecting my wishes as a parent

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Sunsandandsea · 03/12/2016 23:13

Sister keeps posting pics of my ds on her instagram, and facebook page. Ds is 15 months I said from the beginning of my pregnancy I didn't want pics on social media, this was ignored and she plastered them all over it. I fell out with her, then believed her saying she wouldn't do it again. A few months later my other sister told me she had put more up. I'm not on social media so couldn't check.
Anyway I've got a huge suspicion 6 months later she's doing it again, I saw pictures on her phone photos and they had been retouched with filters and there were collages on there which I don't believe you can do with a phone

Question is what do I do, I feel helpless and it's pretty crushing to be ignored repeatedly and feel such a lack of control over something so personal. If I confront her again she will lie again, I've asked to be added on to her friends and make a profile but she refused saying she didn't want to be spied on.

I don't understand why she can't just stop doing it, last time I fell out my parents convinced me to let it go because she's only doing it because ds is cute and not worth not speaking over it, it got so bad last time I refused to let her take pictures of ds because I was so paranoid probably rightly so that she would put them on her social media again. I want her to stop doing it but don't want to have a massive fall out, what do I do?

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WheresTheEvidence · 03/12/2016 23:19

there were collages on there which I don't believe you can do with a phone

You can do collages of photos without using Instagram - sometimes I do a small collage of the same photos but they don't go on instagram

CauliflowerSqueeze · 03/12/2016 23:20

You can do collages with a phone - there is an app.

I think you can only reiterate you understand she has not respected your wishes and you want them removed immediately. It's such an abuse of trust.

Sunsandandsea · 03/12/2016 23:28

Okay so now I know it's possible to do collages on phone but my gut is usually right, and I still think she's continued to add photos to her social media, do I just give up because she does what she wants anyway and realistically I've told her more than 10 times not to do it and said it in every possible way from nice to angry over the past year. If it makes no difference and she does it anyway then il just have to accept that it's going to keep happening?

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SpeakNoWords · 04/12/2016 00:50

Stop her from taking pictures where possible and see her a lot less if she doesn't understand you're serious about it.

zippey · 04/12/2016 01:20

You need to ask yourself if you should let this go. Personally I would, there are bigger things in life to fall out than over this. Sure she isn't listening to you but does everyone have to do what you say? Adam and Eve fell out with God in a big way for eating an apple. Complete over reaction if you ask me.

It will probably cause a large argument to ensue, so ask if these posted photos are important enough to you to warrant the fall out they will cause.

FastWindow · 04/12/2016 01:22

Well, how is she getting the pictures in the first place?

LilQueenie · 04/12/2016 01:31

if you dont want your child pictures on social media report them. your sister is commiting a criminal offence.

Out2pasture · 04/12/2016 01:39

my daughter in law has a no social media photo request. I do take some photo's but I keep them on my own phone to share with family and friends in a more private setting.
your sister might not be sharing them on social media.
why ask MN?? why not just go on and check??

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