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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t see the point in going on a long weekend with tweens glued to their screens, but I wouldn’t take their devices away. Why are you taking your kids on vacation when they’re sitting on their devices? You could just stay home. Is this a long game effort to get out of time with your husbands family? If so it’s probably working!

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What makes you say that OP’s kids were “glued to their screens?” How do you know how much time they were or weren’t on their screens? Maybe it was just before dinner after a long day without them. Maybe it was in the morning  before anyone was really up for a family activity. Who knows? OP does, and as their parent, they get to decide what’s appropriate for their own kids. Not SIL and not anyone here. [/quote]

I’m the poster you quoted— it’s the defensive tone of the OP that makes it clear she’s pretty insecure about the amount of screen time her kids are getting. If OP isn’t interested in the views of anyone here, no one forced her to post. The internet isn’t a good place to get validation for kids with bad manners and parents making bad parenting choices.[/quote]

There is no problem with people expressing opposing views, and I agree that OP should be prepared for that.  That is happening from the posters that defend SIL.

But that isn't what you did.  Instead, you made a lot of assumptions about OP, her kids, how she feels about her family, and her motivations.[/quote]

And whatever you think OPs motives are, unless you are the OP, are equally assumptions. But secure people comfortable in their choices aren’t popping on to DCUM to make “PSAs” and people who like their in laws have conversations about obvious things like this before going on trips together. [/quote]

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