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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds so pretentious. “We don’t do juice.” “We don’t do malls.”  “We don’t do tablets.” It’s always said by parents with kids 5 and under too. For example if someone asked me if my kids liked pop tarts I would just respond “oh they haven’t tried them yet.” Instead of saying “We don’t do pop tarts.” [/quote]

It’s less pretentious than “I don’t give my kids juice” or “I don’t take my kids to malls.”[/quote

No, it sounds much MORE pretentious.

I don't give my kid's X means you made a choice not to give them X.

We (almost like the royal "we") don't do X is a statement that not only means you don't give your child X, but it implies that X is distasteful and you don't agree with others giving X either.  The height of pretension.  Not only a statement, but a judgment of others who do.

"We don't do tablets" means that not only do these parents not allow their children tablets but they disagree with screen time for children.  It's a judgmental and boorish phrase.[/quote]

I'm looking for alternative statements.  Should I just say, "We are trying our best not to expose our child to games on phones or other devices"?  Then, should I pick different friends if they don't put them away?[/quote]

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