Mom Cuts Off Mother-in-Law’s Access to Baby Pictures After She Shares Them on Facebook

A woman preparing to adopt two children with her partner says she had to block her mother-in-law from seeing their photos after the older woman posted them online.

In a post on Reddit, she explained: “My partner and I are on the journey to adopt two wonderful children. While they haven’t come into our care yet, we’ve already had discussions about what we will and won’t do as parents.”

She continued, “One of the topics we covered was whether or not to share their pictures online. We both have a joint account, as well as personal accounts with decent followings. After some research, we quickly decided not to share their information or photos online. We found more cons than pros in doing so.”

The couple explained their rules to family and friends, and “everyone agreed to keep things private.”

“We created a shared album where we will only share their pictures with people we know,” she added. “This week, during our visit with the children, we took a couple of pictures with our youngest child and shared them in the private album. Immediately, my mother-in-law shared the photos on her ‘private’ Facebook account, which has about one thousand ‘friends,’ most of whom she doesn’t even know.”

The woman said, “We had a conversation with her, explaining that until she can prove she won’t share our children’s pictures online, she will not have access to the album. Since then, she has turned most of my partner’s family against me, claiming that I overreacted by cutting off her access after the first ‘mistake.'”

While her partner supports her decision, she now feels pressure from other family members.

“My brother-in-law even suggested that our rules might be more relaxed when we have more children, but right now we’re acting like many first-time parents do,” she wrote. “Did I overreact? Did I do too much?”

Many Reddit users defended her choice. One grandmother commented: “I have 3 young grandchildren. Love them all beyond measure. Their parents said no pics on social media. Guess what I’ve done? I have put NO pics of ANY of them, EVER, on social media. It isn’t hard.”