Explanation about the TV thing

I mentioned in a totally unrelated post that we do not have TV over on CAT’s blog.  Let me clarify.  We do have a TV, two of them in fact.  What we do not have is cable or a dish or whatever else you have that lets you watch more than two channels.  Sometimes we get three!  On a clear day we can even get four!  It works for the news and the occasional Scrubs rerun and that is about it.

We gave up cable for Lent almost two years ago, and could never justify turning it back on.  We stuck pretty hard to the AAP recommended rule that children under two should watch NO TELEVISION whatsoever, although we did loosen up some over the summer.  Not having cable just makes it easier not to cave to the temptation of plopping him down in front of Nick Jr., which would be so much easier a lot of days.  I just do not have that much self-control I guess, it is better just to not have the option.  Now he usually watches one DVD a day, lately it has been Merry Christmas Charlie Brown.

I also liked really bad TV.  Like VH1 reality TV bad.  After a particularly good Sunday School series about you are what you watch….again, it is better just not having the option.

We read more, play games together more, play one on one with The Son, read our favorite blogs more, and watch just our very favorite shows on the Internet (The Office, Big Bang Theory, Lost, Dirty Jobs).  We also save a TON of money, really a lot.  It is one of the reasons that I am able to be at home with The Son instead of at work.  So there ya go, in this age of TiVo, we have rabbit ears that rarely work.  We may be freaks but it works for us.

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