It started innocently enough, a small treat every now and then, but now it's getting ridiculous.
My boys are twins and will be 3 soon. She basically lets them 'graze' all day on packets of chips, biscuits and lollies and then wonders why they don't eat dinner. AND when they don't eat their dinner, she hands them another biscuit! Then right before bedtime, another biscuit!! And again as soon as they wake up, it is driving me crazy! It's not even the good kind of junk, it's orange coloured chips like rashuns, cheap sugary biscuits and very hard and chewy lollies that get stuck in their teeth.
We visit my inlaws almost every weekend, which I am trying to cut back on. But lately I've noticed my boys becoming more and more fussy with what they eat at home even though I don't allow any of the aforementioned junk in the house. I feel bad because my MIL has emphysema which has been worsening and maybe she feels she needs to treat them heaps while she has the chance. She's the kind of person that shows love through food, and it's hard to explain but my partner and her and basically the whole family don't really 'talk' about personal matters, which makes it hard and uncomfortable to address this. They all are quite close but it confuses me coming from a family where we are quite open and want to talk and help each other.
I just feel like crying I'm so frustrated! Please help
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How do I get my MIL to stop feeding my kids junk?
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Marigoldy01 · 07/05/2016 15:36
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