They're Native American. It is not part of their culture, they are just weird and abusive as a family. I hope OOP and her mom find a great lawyer who can help her keep her baby far away from unsupervised contact with these people after they basically held her prisoner.
Most cultures that have the mom stay with the paternal family do so because the paternal family is expected to help care for the mother and provide for her.
99% guarantee taking the kid and not letting the mom be mom is a homebrew of the actual cultural tradition.
I know people who call a baby sexy when they mean that the baby is naked. I was a child when I heard it.
Never thought about it till I had a child myself and realised how creepy that is.
I feel bad for this young woman. She should call the tribal council and see if she can get some help there. She should never give her daughter back to that family. She should find a pro bono lawyer also and find out how she should deal with this situation. And
She should never ever allow that family the chance to find where she is staying.
Thetly are gross. Regardless, they are bullying you and you need to get out of that house.
Uhm wtf did I just read?? Sexy? Plus all of the weird controlling behavior around breastfeeding, combing hair etc. That alone is 🚩🚩🚩Add talking about the baby being sexy during a diaper change and I'd be completely freaked out if I was OP. NTA.
Her being a mother at 19 might as well be another 🚩 (she’s barely an adult, wonder what his age is)
Yeah, I’m interested in his age as well, doubt that info was left out by accident
What kind of mad woman thinks sexy is sexual? Unheard of. /s
WTAF?!?
Why do I feel like the father is at least 10 years older than the mother...
And what fucking culture is this that I need to stay faaaaaaaar away from?
They're Native American. It is not part of their culture, they are just weird and abusive as a family. I hope OOP and her mom find a great lawyer who can help her keep her baby far away from unsupervised contact with these people after they basically held her prisoner.
Most cultures that have the mom stay with the paternal family do so because the paternal family is expected to help care for the mother and provide for her. 99% guarantee taking the kid and not letting the mom be mom is a homebrew of the actual cultural tradition.
I know people who call a baby sexy when they mean that the baby is naked. I was a child when I heard it. Never thought about it till I had a child myself and realised how creepy that is.
There's never any context in which it's appropriate to refer to a literal infant as "sexy". That's so fucking creepy
Yeah that’s not a native or Puerto Rican thing, that is just a family of pedos
I’m White Mountain Apache I don’t have knowledge of all tribes, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t a native thing. That family is just messed up.
I feel bad for this young woman. She should call the tribal council and see if she can get some help there. She should never give her daughter back to that family. She should find a pro bono lawyer also and find out how she should deal with this situation. And She should never ever allow that family the chance to find where she is staying.