Modern parenting often means setting boundaries not just with children, but with adults who overshare online.

When one couple tried to keep their daughter off social media, a family member’s refusal to comply pushed one protective father to his limit.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for telling my SIL to stop posting my daughter’s face online after my wife told me to let it go?

My wife (34F) and I (36M) have a 3-year-old daughter, “Ruby.”

He and his wife had come to an agreement when it came to social media usage.

We’re both very private and have always agreed not to post Ruby’s face online, especially since some of our family members are obsessed with social media.

One family member in particular is awful about following these boundaries.

My sister-in-law (26F) is the worst offender. She posts everything from baby showers to hospital visits. She has a decently large Instagram following and even said once that she “hopes Ruby goes viral.”

She’s blatantly gone against their agreement multiple times.

We’ve told her multiple times not to post Ruby’s face. Every time she promises to blur it or crop it, and then doesn’t.

My wife has always brushed it off as “she’s just excited,” but I’ve had enough.

So finally, he decides to call her out.

Last week, SIL posted a picture of Ruby mid-tantrum and captioned it: “Toddler meltdown mode: activated 🥴 #momlife #auntlife.”

I commented, “Please take this down. We’ve told you repeatedly not to post our daughter.” She deleted the photo and then blocked me.

And now he’s facing the fallout.

My wife is mad at me now, saying I could’ve handled it more privately and that I embarrassed her sister.

I think I was in the right. But now I’m the bad guy at every family dinner.

AITA for going public with it?

It sounds like this father had no other choice but to go lethal here.

Did redditors agree?

This user concurs that public shaming was the only recourse left.

This father was right to be concerned.

Maybe his wife needs to be educated on the potential dangers of a lack of privacy for your children.

Blatantly going against someone’s wishes is not the right thing to do here.

He wasn’t cruel — he was just clear about his boundaries.

In a world obsessed with sharing, someone had to prioritize privacy over likes.

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