Negative comments

I don't know if I'm being overly sensitive about this situation so looking to see what others think, my partners dad my father in law made a comment on my babies appearance, he said that on some recent pictures I had posted that my baby looked like gollum from lord of the rings. I never said anything at the time as I didn't want to cause any animosity but it has really upset me- my partner agrees that the comment was unnecessary and hurtful,i just cant seem to get over it. Am I being too sensitive? Picture of my beautiful baby boy💙
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Your father-in-law probably thought he was being funny. As mothers, we think our babies are the cutest beings on earth. I wouldn't read too much into it, or write him off because of it. Some comments are just in poor taste.

No, Mama, you’re not being sensitive. I’ll be fuming as well!! Your boy is absolutely beautiful!! 💙

He is a beautiful baby boy! Ignore comments from others but I know I’d be hurt by a comment like that too!

He is absolutely gorgeous ❤️

Your baby is gorgeous! Definitely in the top 10 of cutest babies 🙂‍↕️ It sounds like your father in law is the kind of guy that just needs to be “funny” to feel validated. Him making the at comment is way more embarrassing for him than it is for you or your beautiful baby ❤️

He's gorgeous! Comments like that are just so unnecessary and would not be something that I would just be unaffected by. Hang in, everyone thinks they can comment on you and baby once you have a baby! Congratulations on your blessing and lovely boy!

We kept saying my baby looked like Phil Mitchell - I know people think their being funny but it can hurt when your beautiful baby being joked about! He is absolutely beautiful x

Take no notice xx

Beautiful baby xx

Aw guys thank you all so much, I know my emotions have been everywhere at the moment🙄

He’s an absolute little sweetie 💙 don’t listen to him who says that about any child let alone grandchild ?

He’s beautiful, people just think they are being funny sometimes not realising it hurts our feelings. I would of felt the same too ❤️❤️

He is a beautiful boy 🩵🩵🩵

Trying not to sweat here but how ******* RUDE!

First he's absolutely precious 🥹💙 second as a first time mama I've learned that even if someone is "joking" or anything like that way, it doesn't give them a right to comment on YOUR baby. I didn't say something the first time around and they kept doing it and I snapped finally and it hasn't been done again since. My advice, say something now before you end up holding it all in and snapping like I did. But don't let them make you think any less of your precious baby. 💙 hope this advice helps

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Clap back at him. Tell him they are twins and he must have gotten his genes from him. I wouldn’t let that slide but I wouldn’t let it tear me up.

Firstly what a blooming gorgeous little cutie pie! And secondly you are not being too sensitive it is a really insensitive remark to make. As others have said though you’re father in law probably had no malicious intentions so maybe a a quiet word that you are upset.

Just silly comment. Trying to be funny 🤨

He is beautiful 🥺! Honestly if someone said that to me I’d be raging!!!

Look at his eyes 😍 they are so beautiful and he is adorable! You have every right to be upset and welldone for not saying anything as I would not have had that control. I'd ask your partner to mention something to his dad about his comments and that he needs to sometimes think before saying something that could be taken the wrong way and can be hurtful. You go cuddle your beautiful little man 💙

That's rude and no your allowed to feel some type of way that's your baby and it's an insult and dam rude , the father in law may have been joking but damn that's harsh, but he's a beautiful little boy 💯💊

He’s a beautiful little boy! You are not being sensitive id be upset also but don’t listen to him, he’s adorable!

First of all your baby looks like a baby, second yes babies sometimes they look funny , like my now 6 months baby boy when he was born he looked funny not in a cute way, till when he turned 4 months, now everyone’s telling me I have the most cutest baby, ☺️ , I don’t see that funny looking from ur little one, but 💯 the more he grows he’s features will be visible and handsome, so don’t take the negativity, I would love to see his 4 and above months photo ❤️❤️

I can’t believe n u r really taking these words on ur heart ? My baby girl looks like Dora she is dusky n myself hears these comments n I smile 😃 my eldest is fair brown hair but middle one is dusky n youngest boy fair brown hair n I often hear comments for my middle baby girl but I don’t care 🤷 because she is pretty cute adorable

A little. To be fair a lot of babies look a little weird when they are born.

What a horrible and insensitive thing to say. Your little boy is absolutely gorgeous, ignore the old man!

@NAAZISH I’m not sure what you mean by you can’t believe it? She’s entitled to feel how she feels and I think a comparison to Gollum is actually ridiculous cause I’d be fuming with that! He’s lush x

The point is not if the baby looks like Gollum, but the intentions behind the comment. That guy clearly doesn’t have your vest interest at heart or care about your feelings.

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