"Thought She Was a Maiden Without Children"... Daughter-in-Law Scolded for Not Posting Child's Photos on SNS

Criticized for Not Posting Daughter's Photo on Public Account
"The Child's Mother Seems Immature and Lacks Maternal Instinct"
"I Didn't Post It Because of Concerns About Crime and Other Issues..."

A story has emerged about a daughter-in-law being scolded by her mother-in-law for not posting pictures of her child on social media (SNS).

On the 17th, a post titled "I got scolded for not posting my child's photos on SNS" was uploaded to an online community.

The author, Ms. A, began by saying, "Even before having a child, I really disliked it when people sent me pictures of their kids, and I also didn't like looking at other people's children," adding, "I only think my own child is cute; other kids are not."

She continued, "I have two SNS accounts: one is public where I share daily life, and the other is private where I post pictures of my daughter," explaining, "I don't want my daughter's face to be exposed because crimes happen frequently. Above all, I didn't want to flood others' feeds with child photos and cause eye fatigue."

However, one day, her mother-in-law, who followed all of Ms. A's SNS accounts, called Ms. A and her husband to point this out.

The mother-in-law asked why she didn't post pictures of her child on the public account. When Ms. A and her husband replied, "We have no intention of posting on the public account," the mother-in-law said, "People might think you're a maiden without children. It would seem like you lack maturity and maternal love, so you should post child photos on the public account as well."

Ms. A lamented, "No one is unaware that I am married, and I said I was worried because of crimes, but my mother-in-law snapped angrily, saying, 'Adults say things for good reasons, so why don't you listen?'"

Ms. A said, "That day was a gathering for my husband's birthday, but it ended with my husband arguing with his mother and a bad atmosphere," adding, "Our couple, the in-laws, and even my brother-in-law's family who got caught in the crossfire all felt uncomfortable."

She added, "I'm not known as a devoted daughter-in-law, but I'm not a bad one either, so I wonder if I really have to endure such words."

In response, netizens mostly sympathized with Ms. A, commenting things like, "Since you can't communicate with your mother-in-law, just delete your SNS accounts," "There’s a craze about deepfakes these days; she doesn’t understand," and "The problem started by telling your mother-in-law about your SNS accounts."