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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to distinguish between things like playing video games/eating junk food versus being affirmatively rude, disruptive etc.  It's not on you to force them to be sporty or eat healthy foods.  But you can enforce basic rules of courtesy.  Pick your battles.  You lost me when the first insult you hurled was that they are "obese."  [/quote]

That isn't an insult. They are very obese.

Also I cannot enforce basic rules of courtesy.

I have asked them not to belch and fart at the dinner table. They do anyway. Then their mother laughs and says "Boys you know Auntie Jane doesn't like that". If we say any more she will go in the other room and cry so no one will say anything anymore. Also at 12 and 9 they should be able to eat the meal everyone is eating and not have special food made for them. [/quote]

OK, like right here. YES you are right that they cannot be allowed to belch and fart at the dining table because it is very offensive to others. NO you cannot declare what they should eat because it does not affect you and it is between them and their parents.[/quote]

So what do we do? Kick them out of our house? Have them stare at an empty plate and cry because they don't like the food that has been served? I'm seriously asking.[/quote]

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