yesterday while searching for the photo booth app in my(F30) macbook after typing “photo” two files came up. when i opened them it was 2 photos of a woman posing and smiling. i’ve never met her, i’ve never seen this person in my life but somehow there’s 2 separate photos of her saved somewhere in my computer. now this is where things get complicated. i live at home with my parents and the only person who’s ever used the macbook is my dad(59).
my parents are recently separated but still sorta care for each other as we all live under one roof. they do generally get along. my mom def over shares her issues with him and she’s never mentioned infidelity. finding this has been eating me alive, part of me is selfishly keeping it to myself to not rock the boat as they have had a rocky relationship and being around it causes me so much anxiety. i don’t know if i should tell my sister or my mom or my dad for clarification
edit: they are separated but not legally divorced, i was under the impression they were working through their issues.
and the photo looks older, def not taken recently, the woman looks my dads age and he hasn’t used my computer in a very long time so i know it’s not recent
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Ask your dad if he knows her
Is the folder connected to downloads from email? What’s the path?
Tell your sister to relieve and share the “responsability” you feel is on you shoulders. Talk about it with your father would be good but very awkward as well
As you said, your parents are separated, so let your dad get some coochie and be happy. 🦪
If she disappears, you’re going to get busted 😑
If your parents are separated there’s nothing really to tell. They are both free to do their thing. Ask your dad if he knows the woman and then ask him not to use your laptop again.
Are you sure that the photos did not come with the program?
If she is young and beautiful your dad could possibly be caught up in a scam. I would tell him your conversation with him is between the two of you and ask about the photos. My dad was scammed out of hundreds of thousands. It all started with a picture of a younger beautiful woman.
The pictures that came with the frame?
Ask your dad first.
Just show the photos to your father and ask if he knows who she is.
And keep your damn mouth shut.
I’d say return the laptop but also return the man who kept that folder like it’s a scrapbook from a life he never lived. That’s not just weird it’s like… character backstory in a netflix doc weird. Run it’s giving dateline.
I’d just leave it alone if I were you.
She could be any number of things: cat fish photo, girlfriend, secret child from a previous thing, stock photo from a downloaded program… If you’re comfortable enough to do so then I would ask him about it in a casual way. “Hey dad, who is this in this random photo I found, just curious”.
I am a secret child of my bio dads before he married and had children (with someone who isn’t my mother). My mom agreed to never contact him or ask him for child support and he agreed to never be in our lives. He and my mom got in touch via Facebook after I turned 18 and he told my mom he never told his family about us, so my mom and I decided it was best to leave things that way. I’ve never personally talked to him or met him or his family and I don’t plan to, but part of me wonders if something like this would ever happen to me down the line from one of his other kids or even his wife.
I would mind my business. Everyone is grown and your parents are separated. No need to open that can of worms, just keep an ear and eye out for any real red flags.
click get info on the photo (or similar) to trace the path
None of your business bro
Reverse image search. Pimeyes is worth every cent of the $30!
Reminds me when one day out of boredom I checked my Facebook friends list . I had a rule for Facebook – never accept friend requests from people I didn’t know. Everyone on my friends list was actually someone I knew, met, or grew up with. Straight up rule. Exceptions were friends of friends that became friends via chatting. One day I noticed people I had no idea who they were. No connections. Never saw them before. Where did they come from and how did they get on my friends list. NSA? Feds? Beyond me.
Locate the file in its folder or by searching the file name in File Explorer. Right-click the file and select Properties in the drop-down menu. Select the Details tab in the Properties window to view metadata. This may give some insight.
Check the details of the picture. At the very least, an answer to when the picture was taken would be useful information regardless of who you tell or not.
Sometimes I use a messaging app that’s popular in some of the countries where I do business. Some people use it in North America, too.
I didn’t realize for some time that it defaults to downloading and saving photos from a group chat I am in.
Sharing this to illustrate another “innocent” example of what could have occurred with an app you may not use regularly….
If they’re separated it isn’t infidelity
It’s kind of like when your parents used to get into your business. I just wouldn’t. Let them go through their motions. You could end up the bad “guy.” If things were coming to blows and it was necessary for some reason, then by all means do what you have to do for safety sake. 😉 But as for me, I’m butting 🍑out. Ha! Take care of your mental self.
He may have been talking to her and dating. If you want to talk to your dad go ahead but this kind of thing happens when two people are having problems and are separated. It is difficult for children when they find out.
Show your dad and ask him. Then tell him bad dad don’t do that
Delete the photos and stop letting people use your personal computer. None of what’s going on in your parents MARRIAGE is your business to referee or interfere with.
Leave it alone.
I once randomly had a picture of a family show up in my iPhone photo gallery. It was definitely a glitch in the cloud. It was weird. Made me nervous to keep nudes on my iPhone, but I did anyway lol