Is it wrong to forward a personal email to someone other than the intended recipent?

Question

June 27th 2006 I was awarded primary physical custody of my 12 month old daughter. July 28th my father passed and he was laid to rest on August 2, 2006. My ex/child's father mother started to email me and stress how she wants a relationship with me and her granddaughter. Thinking she was sincere for apologizing for her wrongs I confided in her about my grief and desire to go back home to be with family and get help with raising my daughter. August 23rd I discovered that his mother forwared all my emails to her son (who by the way is a woman beater and I had him arrested and I left and have a restraining order against along with 28 police reports and statements of his violent temper which is mother never cares to see or address). He has opted to not be in my or our daughters life. It will be a full month that he has not seen her, but yet he was requesting my emails to his mother to be sent to him. "Do not let her know that I am sending you her emails" from his mother--said his mom.

Answer 1

I am sorry for the loss of your father.

I think it is wrong to forward personal e-mail (or SMS or written letters), yes, so you have every right to be upset. I suppose though that I can also understand her doing it, because she's his mother, but she should also have honored her relationship with you by making sure it was ok with you. Actually, a better thing would have been to sum up what you had talked about, but again, after checking with you.

I wish you every luck in getting on with your life with your family (your daughter). You can do it.

Answer 2

In your situation, I wouldn't say it's necessarily wrong that she forwarded them. She's just a sneaky witch that wanted to make you think she changed when all she wanted was info to give to her son....you shouldn't have trusted her to begin with, but hindsight's 20/20, huh? Now that you know what happened, disregard any contact she has with you and do what's best for you little girl. Good for you for leaving him and pressing charges....that is awesome....