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[quote=Anonymous]You cant control her. You can control yourself. It would be terribly rude to ask that however, you can have certain rules in your home. We dont allow electronics at the table. We are opening gifts at 6 pm. The girls are only allowed 30 min of screentime a day - including Facetime calls. Set what standards work for you and your family and let your MIL choose her behaviors. She can sit in the guest room for the first 20 min of dinner if she wants to make that Facetime call. She can miss gift opening if she wants to take another. And if she wants to play solitaire she can miss out on quality time with her grandchildren. I would also plan activities that would limit ipad use if I wanted to try to encourage more quality time. Recognize that its her choice not yours and although its upsetting to feel second class to her other family and her ipad, there is nothing you can do about it and its her loss. [/quote]
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