
Working in IT the last thing I want to do is fiddle with tech when I’m off work.
That’s where I’m at. I just buy whatever cheap product works reliably enough for the application, link it to an isolated IoT VLAN where it can’t see anything but the internet, and then forget it exists on my network. It’s mostly because I’m lazy, though, and don’t want to give up the convenience of Google Home smart lighting shortcuts on my Pixel’s lock screen.
Have you tried a different opening line besides “we want grandkids”?