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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell her to screw herself.

And in 10 years you can compare which colleges/universities and degrees each of these kids are graduating from.

I guarantee helicopter mom will be surprised. [/quote]

Came here to say exactly this. Not only college, but life in general. Her kids are going to go off the rails. Just say thank you for your concern and move on. Not worth talking to her about it. [/quote]

While I think OP can rightly walk away and no one should push parenting styles on other families, this is just not true. Childhood obesity is a real issue. Screen time addiction is a real thing. Inability of kids to socialize and talk to one another because they're buried in an iPad is a real thing. Sister may be overboard but her concerns are valid. And I doubt the fact that OP lets her kids eat Burger King and has no limits on screen time is an indicator of them being more equipped for college. Please. [/quote]

No they aren’t valid.  There is no indication that OP’s kids are fat or screen-addicted.  [/quote]

They are absolutely valid. Sister has a right to be concerned about her own children's screen time and diet. No one cares what OP does with her own kids, and OP can tell her sister that. But the line of thinking that someone OP's laissez faire attitude about her kids' behavior is a beeline to collegiate success is nonsense. [/quote]

OP’s sister cares about what OP’s kids are doing or she wouldn’t have read her a lecture about fries and screen time.  That is entirely what happened here...if SIL had in fact stayed in her own lane, this thread wouldn’t exist.[/quote]

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