I had a sister-in-law like that when our kids were young. I still have that sister-in-law but we don't bug each other now. We don't hang out together, we're very much different. When we do get together we have a great time. And when she needed someone to take her to the hospital with the worst stomach bug I've ever seen, and she couldn't reach her husband, I was the one there for her.
My point? If your sil gives advice you didn't ask for, ignore it. If you asked, then consider it-as you are considering this-but if it doesn't work for you-like her ideas on scheduling don't work for you-- then put it behind you!
You may have to limit your contact with your sil for a while, and when you do have contact then steer the conversation to a neutral topic.
btw, do most 10 year olds handle a dinner knife well? My GS9 does not, but he got the hang of chopsticks right away on Sunday. Funny thing, he's a lefty and used the chopsticks right handed. He couldn't do it left handed!
eta-you already figured out the priority thing to get piano practice in, but I can see how it would be pushed down the list when you're having the kind of discussions you are having with this kid. What a great amount of thought he's putting into, and getting out of his education!
Last edited by OHGrandma; 11/18/08 06:59 AM.
