Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Based on what she says, she doesn't appear to have been raising these children properly for years. The fact that they have the nerve to dig through her desk and bag to find the DS after she hid it shows how little they respect her. My guess is that they already didn't really listen to her before; the DS only made the problem more pronounced.

And what's wrong with this woman that she can't take the DS away from her kids and make them go to bed, practice their music, or eat breakfast? If I'd tried something like that as a kid my mom would have taken the thing away and not not given it back for a week. I knew she was serious so I listened and didn't get punished.

Honestly woman, get a brain. Your children are not perfect angels. They're underdeveloped, self-serving humans who aren't psychologically mature enough to have a sense of morality. Give them a few years and they'll be able to police themselves, but until then you need to be the responsible parent who keeps them in line. Your kids need structure and rules to develop correctly; you don't do them any favors by letting them run amok.