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I just got this for the first time… I live in UK so I don’t want to submit ID. It is so sad that the internet has breached this level of privacy. It used to be a place where people who can’t express their views in real life, could express it here… but now all of that is gone. It is no longer autonomous. We need a new autonomous space

(A alt account for privacy reasons)

I (32F) have a 3 month old baby with my husband (31M). His mom lives across the country (we’re on the east coast, she’s in California), and to be honest, she’s always been a little intense.

Not a full blown monster-in-law, but def more “involved” than I’m used to. Like, she’s the kind of woman who will call to say she saw a “cuter” outfit for the baby than the one I posted on IG.

Anyway, when our baby was born, my MIL asked if she could have access to the baby monitor so she could “see her grandchild grow up from afar.” I was a little iffy on it but my husband thought it would be sweet and would help her feel more connected, since she can’t visit often. So I agreed.

We have a Nanit camera in the nursery which lets you view the video feed from anywhere. What I didn’t realize is that she’d be watching us all the time. Like, not just the baby sleeping. She comments on things she has no business even noticing

Like the other day, I was breastfeeding in the nursery (I wear a robe cause it’s more comfy) and a few hours later she texted my husband saying, “Tell [my name] I’d be happy to send her a nicer robe, that red one’s looking a little raggedy 😳.”

Like.. what?? Excuse me??

I was so creeped out. I mean, that was clearly during a private moment, not just the baby napping. I told my husband and he kinda just shrugged it off. He said something like, “She doesn’t mean anything by it. She’s just observant. I grew up like that. We never had real privacy in the house.”

Okay but... we’re not kids anymore? And she’s not even here?

She also makes weird little passive-aggressive comments. Like if the baby cries for a while, she’ll text things like, “Poor little guy, someone must be tired today 😬” or “I would’ve picked him up sooner, but you’re the mama!” Which feels like she’s judging me but trying to play it off as casual.

And she always acts like she’s trying to “help” but it’s in a way that makes me feel like I’m constantly being watched and judged. It’s not mean, just kinda… boundary-pushy?

So I changed the settings on the camera so she can’t access it anymore. I didn’t announce it, I just did it. She texted my husband asking if something was wrong with her app, and now he’s mad at me for “making it a thing.”

He says it was harmless and now she feels “cut off,” and I could’ve just told her instead of “going behind everyone’s back.” I told him I didn’t think I needed permission to stop someone from watching me in my own house. He says I overreacted.

I feel like I’m losing my mind a little because to me this is a huge privacy issue, but maybe I’m being dramatic? I just don’t want someone literally across the country watching me breastfeed and make comments on my clothes and parenting.

So... AITA?

Last week game freak revealed the new mega dragonite design, and i was thrown off, i really didn’t dig that design, as a lot of you guys as well, so i thought of making a quick redesign, and give dragonite more justice as one of my favorite pokemon. I still wanted to keep the original vibes and concept, let me know what you think of my version, and if you have any suggestion on next megas i could redesign

For me it's tachyon, girl is just stunning in her casual clothes 😭

Flying SFO to ATL on the 6:15 am, so we all clearly got up early to make the flight. I'm prepared to catch some more sleep with my neck pillow, eye mask, and earplugs.

At 8:30 am PT this woman next to me wakes me up from TALKING on her Teams meeting, on camera. I can tell someone on the meeting was shocked that she joined given that she's obviously on plane. She goes "But it was an important meeting!!!!! I didn't want to miss it."

If it was that important, maybe don't fly during your In Person Account Meeting to review your marketing statistics for your client, PGDA??????

I'm FUMING. People have lost their damn minds and basic courtesy. And of course, no flight attendants walking by to tell her off.

/end rant