[hutzlibu]

"I still don't know why he tried to stand in my way all the time"

Maybe he did not try to stand in your way, but was simply worried:

"saying I was a zombie who wasn't part of the family anymore."

[roland35]

Yup I see my son enjoying time on the tablet and teaching himself scratch which is great... But it clearly has an effect on his emotional state and overall quality of life if he spends too much time on it. We try and keep things balanced - he has plenty of time to do more programming in his life!