Dear Queenie,
My mother takes care of my children while I am at work, but she spoils them something awful. She keeps a load of sweets in her house for them and when she takes care of them at my house she lets them skip eating vegetables and things they don’t like and then lets them fill up on dessert, even though my rule is no dessert until they have eaten what is served to them for the main meal.
Queenie, I feel disrespected in my own home. Am I wrong?—Angry daughter
Dear Daughter,
No, you are quite right. At the very least your mother should abide by your rules when she is in your house. And she does your children no favour by letting them learn poor eating habits.
Talk to your mother about this and tell her if she cannot do better, at least in your house, you will have to find someone else to care for your children, which means she will see a lot less of them.
