06 March 2023 , 15:50
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A mum has labelled her sister-in-law "invasive" after she posted pictures of the woman's newborn baby to social media - without getting her permission first.
The new mum has been keeping her sister-in-law in the loop about how the baby is getting on with regular picture updates shared with the relative.
But recently she noticed her in-law had plastered these pictures across social media without her permission - even though the pictures were just meant for her.
Taking to Reddit, the new mum added that she feels it is creepy to have done this and does not think any other friend or family member would do the same.
There were about 10-15 photos of the baby (stock photo) (Getty Images/Image Source)The mum, who remained anonymous, wrote: "My partner and I have both been sending her the odd photo, most of them personal photos where my body is in them or in our bed, stuff like that.
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"There were about 10-15 photos of just him, and it honestly shocked the hell out of me. One of the pictures was one I took of him while we were both in bed and he started smiling for maybe the third time so I snapped a picture of him. I sent it to her."
However, she was disappointed to see her in-law had posted this picture as she felt it was a special moment for the baby which the mum wanted to cherish between the family.
"It felt super invasive and weird for someone else to be posting that for likes on Instagram without asking me," she said.
"It honestly felt creepy to me, and I understand she is just excited to be an aunt and proud, but all my other friends and family would never even think of doing that, and if they wanted to post something they would ask."
"My partner did message her and tell her to stop and she responded with 'whatever you want.' So I guess the issue is solved for now, I just worry boundaries will continue to be crossed in the future," she added.
In response, many sided with the mum and agreed the sister-in-law should not be doing this without the mum's permission.
One person wrote: "We don't post our kids on social media as a matter of principle. If someone posts our kid I ask them to take it down."
While another stated: "I'd honestly ask her to take the existing ones down. Even though they're already out there. Make her understand it really is not ok and not what you want."