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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
I would be extra careful not to create envy in her poor children - so no pulling out of iPads, no walking in with fries, etc. It’s good for your kids to have a detox from all that, frankly. You don’t need to live like this all year - just when your families get together.

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You both sound like your home rules are similar to OP's sister's rules and you KNOW that your kids are deprived. It is NOT OP's responsibility to not "create envy" in her sister's children. It's their parents' responsibility to teach them that different families have different rules. That's a line that gets said a lot in our family and our children (5 and 7) understand. That said, we also tend to live a little when we're on vacation and break some of our rules, so why can't OP's sister say "F*ck it, we're on vacation, sure you can have some ice cream/french fries/play an iPad game"? Why isn't your advice "it's good for sister's kids to detox from their extremely rigid and controlled lifestyle and get some food and candy every once in a while" instead? [/quote]

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