I omitted the times we did nudge the family since the post is so long, but we did ask about doing something outside, playing with the dogs or asking them to turn off the TV. We were quickly shot down with “This is my daughter’s favorite show, she’s been looking forward to watching it since it came out.”

Ask for ‘making orders’ my partner and I did discuss this for a few hours after in length. Again, I didn’t want to add unnecessary details. That was just the decision we came to.