I read somewhere on the web that it's No TV Week. I had forgotten about this week. When the kids were younger, we used to do this week and found it lots of fun. But if you think you aren't addicted, ha! The first day is always hard. I have always fallen asleep with the TV on. I find the first few nights really hard. The kids were always excited about this week and found it not so much a hardship. They enjoyed it so much that we would do other weeks too during the year. We'd do games, cooking, adventure walks,bike rides, reading, lots of reading. We'd talk too. They especially liked this in the dark or by candle light. (We'd do no electricity days too for fun to see what we could come up with) We had other no TV days but the kids didn't know it, summer nights sitting outside, visiting with neighbors while the kids played hide and seek at dusk. Or in the winter after shoveling or playing in the snow, drinking hot chocolate and making popcorn. So much of life is missed watching that stupid thing. This is where Bob Hope sings "Thanks for the Memories"
No TV Week
April 23rd, 2006 at 03:22 pm
April 23rd, 2006 at 03:56 pm 1145807814
I've stuck to my plan of not having a TV in the living room or kitchen of our home..... We're not without TV, but it isn't center stage at our house either. If given a choice, I will choose anything BUT watching TV.
April 23rd, 2006 at 04:07 pm 1145808420
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April 23rd, 2006 at 08:23 pm 1145823806
I'm not ready to give up my TV's yet, but we very well may get rid of our digital cable and go back to the basic one. We's still get the major networks, discovery channel, PBS, government channels and 4 Canadian channels. Getting DH to give up sci-fi channel, and the kids to give up Nick and Cartoon network is hard, but they are "thinking" about it, and we may do that when school is out and they will be outside as much as possible anyway.
April 23rd, 2006 at 08:34 pm 1145824472
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