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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Next time, let me pester you over and over again as to when you're going to stop reading and posting and scrolling dcum during your me-time.

See how it feels?[/quote]

Ha. I mean, this is true. I definitely get irritated when I’m scrolling and my kid keeps interrupting me. I even do the “give me one more minute”, a minute goes by, I’m still scrolling, DC starts screaming “ITS BEEN MORE THAN A MINUTE!!!”

That being said, I think:

1. Don’t put the timer on the tablet itself. Use your phone timer or the microwave.

2. Don’t ask your kid “can you…”. If you frame it as a question, they have the ability to say no.

3. For us, the timer is external and when time is up, I say “times up. Finish your game and then we’re putting it away” (because hey, when I’m in the middle of writing a super snarky DCuM post, I’d be pissed if someone grabbed my phone in the middle and I couldn’t finish). Then I sit there with her to watch when the game is done say “turn it off” I don’t ask it as a question, I make it a direction.

I try to be empathetic and not expect them to comply easily and 100%. Screens are freaking hard. I have a hard time giving mine up, of course a child does, too.

Writing this out makes me think I need a break from DCUM. Anyone else?[/quote]

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