I keep thinking and thinking about this and I'm not sure why. I have a 2 month old (my first) and I live across the country from where I grew up, my FOO and extended family. I send my parents pictures several times per week of my son, and once in a while (say, twice a month) I'll send one to my aunt. She'll reply things like "Thanks for this, we always wonder what he's looking like now" and then she'll give me a list of people she's forwarded the photo to! Some of them I don't mind, but some people I haven't seen or thought of in years. She regularly sends me photos and videos of a distant relative's 1 year old boy and say how much he likes my aunt and how much time they spend together. It's bizarre. I think she's attempting to make me feel guilty for leaving the homestead. Suddenly I'm expected to check in with her more because I have a baby? And I'm supposed to care that my third cousin's baby loves playing with tupperware? The photos being forwarded of my kid really bother me the most. How do I nip this in the bud? I'm not usually at a loss for what to say to her when she starts up her crazy baby rabies engine, but I'm not even sure why this gets under my skin.
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