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Well, it's certainly nice to hear from the lax parent's side, OP! Usually we get the uptight parent's perspective on these boards...

I am in your BIL's shoes. My kids don't even have tablets and they are required to speak in our native tongue as much as possible.

However, I would not be fussed at all to welcome you into my home two times a year, if that. Family is more important than a few hours of cussing, talking in English and tablet-binging! Actually, for my kids, it would be part of the treat!

(But make no mistake about it, I would secretly judge your parenting.)

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Oh god, not to bring up the sleepover thread debacle, but I feel very fortunate to have been exposed to other families' lifestyles, rules, and expectations. Conform as much as you can while you're in their home. It's a valuable learning experience. I don't judge cursing in kids unless the parents don't even attempt to correct it. I think it is rude for them to judge your kids' use of English. Your SIL sounds like a giant pill, btw. Family is more important than rigid rules, unless something mean or unsafe is happening.

All nieces and nephews on my side and DH's side are older than ours, and they get away with a lot of stuff DH and I would shut down in our own kid. It's a non-issue for us. Meanness is shut down with a quickness. Everything else is just part of being around other families. [/quote]

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