Was this weird, or is it just me?

kodonnell_mcc

We told my MIL yesterday about the baby. We were out to lunch and she was very excited. I told her that I want to buy these special photo albums for babies. It is really cool, they make soft albums that the baby can play with and it has pics of family members on each page. It is supposed to help them recognize their faces. I just think it is a cute idea. Then my MIL says to me, "we can put the pictures of dead family members in the album too and then when they can talk we can tell them how they each died." So, is it just me, or is that creepy?

MrsBurns74

Um, definitely. Creepy that is.

ginamcp

Creepy.  I understand wanting to make sure that deceased family members are remembered, but going into the how's of things isn't on my list of things to talk to baby about.

Mereou12

Yikes. Definitely creepy. And disturbing!

becasmeca

Haha! Creepy for sure! How did she come up with that?

womancake

Super creepy.  Although knowing my mom and some of the weird things she says/does, she probably meant really well.

But no.

Enami

Sounds like something I would do, so I can't really say if its creepy or not...

ar78

Dude!  I need to know what you said! 

OUKap

It sounds weird the way it came across. I am fine with a photo album including loved ones that have passed...but not telling the kids how they died.

kodonnell_mcc

ar78:

Dude!  I need to know what you said! 

 I just smiled and said, "that's an idea!" What was I supposed to say? DH almost spit his drink out when she said it!

kodonnell_mcc

OUKap:

It sounds weird the way it came across. I am fine with a photo album including loved ones that have passed...but not telling the kids how they died.

 Oh yeah, I totally agree. I will def show my kids family photo albums and tell them about the people they never met, but she was off on an whole different concept!

GVSU-04

super creepy

BluBerryMuffin

Creepy! I'm just imagining her sitting with your baby saying "This is Aunt Mabel, she died of heart disease" ::shudder:: Although we do keep pictures of my husband's grandfather around for my son to remember- he was his namesake and even though he died when my son was not even 2, my son still remembers him and talks about him. But for people who died before my son was born- no way.

IrishGal002

Weird - especially since the point of the book is to help teach the baby about the family members that the baby will see. Maybe you should suggest two books - one for the alive & another for the "angels" watching over the baby from heaven.

veronicafvr

LOL I wasn't expecting that. It's definitely bizarre but sounds like it may have just come across wrong. I also think learning about passed family members can wait until they are a little older.