tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post565804278462010739..comments2024-03-29T05:39:00.467-04:00Comments on Woman in Real Life: TV-FreeJoKnowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-23322948370593086202012-08-23T09:20:59.224-04:002012-08-23T09:20:59.224-04:00Hi! Welcome back! Hope you had a great vacation. :...Hi! Welcome back! Hope you had a great vacation. :)JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-17918997316995744962012-08-23T08:34:51.985-04:002012-08-23T08:34:51.985-04:00Hi :) ,i´m back from Vacation :)
Lovely Post ,the ...Hi :) ,i´m back from Vacation :)<br />Lovely Post ,the Pictures are so cute ♡ :)<br /><br />Greetings from Vienna! xoxoLoveT.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13881193929172055458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-52860767907926656802012-08-21T23:28:47.591-04:002012-08-21T23:28:47.591-04:00I got my own TV when I was a teenager. I guess I&#...I got my own TV when I was a teenager. I guess I'm a bit of an addict too. Sometimes I would prefer to read, but then I will just drop off to sleep. Breaking Bad is taking some nasty turns, huh? I sometimes can't eat my snack and watch at the same time. ;)JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-3363244221858307942012-08-21T21:15:28.268-04:002012-08-21T21:15:28.268-04:00I hear you. We don't let the kids have a tv in...I hear you. We don't let the kids have a tv in their rooms. My husband and I did growing up and we're TV addicts. Love Breaking Bad too! Went to college in Albuquerque. Fun for me to watch!<br />CarolynAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347100006758901758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-42432017966010098092012-08-18T09:37:41.476-04:002012-08-18T09:37:41.476-04:00I hear you. I wish we could just pick what channel...I hear you. I wish we could just pick what channels to pay for too. You always get all these ones you don't want with the one that you do. <br /><br />My son keeps wanting a TV in his bedroom. Not going to happen.<br /><br />We have Netflix, but apparently it has far fewer choices in Canada. I don't think we have the Amazon option either. Sounds like you have some good options.<br /><br />My parents like to watch the news too. I can't stand it. Too depressing! JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-74011899150261736672012-08-18T09:34:21.898-04:002012-08-18T09:34:21.898-04:00Hi Lauren. That sounds like a good plan, picking s...Hi Lauren. That sounds like a good plan, picking shows online. Because you are right, once the TV goes on "in the background" it kind of stays on. Unless we fight to turn it off. I think I probably watched a lot of TV as a kid too, but we played outside more than my kids do.JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-14523146421912554972012-08-18T04:39:32.918-04:002012-08-18T04:39:32.918-04:00I don't have any children but if I did I would...I don't have any children but if I did I would not want them watching TV so much if at all. I remember reading in one of Rachel Ashwell's earlier books that she did not have a TV in her house at all because she did not want them becoming addicted to watching it as they were growing up. I don't know if her house is still TV free. <br /><br />I have two televisions. One on the first floor in my first parlor room and one upstairs in another living room. I don't watch any of them. I have it for when company comes to visit. My Mom loves her news programs. I pay only for the very basic package that Direct TV has which is $29.99. I wish we can just pick the channels we want and just pay for that. In that case I would only have about 5 channels Once in a blue moon I will watch a program on HGTV or the Food channel, but I have not done that in months. I am big on NOT having a TV in anyone's bedroom.<br /><br />The internet has contributed greatly to how I watch programs. I have a widescreen laptop so I stream movies all the time via Netflix. Netflix offers some TV shows as well. I pay $14.99 for unlimited streaming. Not everything on Netflix is available for streaming though and I no longer have their through the mail DVD service. I also watch movies via Amazon dot com. $79 a year to be a Prime member is worth it IMHO. It is way cheaper than paying for cable and you also get free second day shipping if you order anything from Amazon. I also have a free Hulu account. Since I have Netflix and Amazon Prime I don't need to upgrade my Hulu account. I have not checked out Vudu. There are quite a few other online options for viewing programs and I like it because it is so much cheaper than cable. I pay for basic cable only because I want my Mom to be able to watch her news programs when she visits. Otherwise I would not have it and the TV's would probably not exist in my home. At some point I will probably let Netflix go and just have Amazon Prime or vice versa. <br /><br /> Collar City Brownstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263975908686070121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-85462860489201770302012-08-17T22:57:38.785-04:002012-08-17T22:57:38.785-04:00We decided to pitch the TV about 9 years ago and r...We decided to pitch the TV about 9 years ago and really haven't missed it since you can watch so much online now. But now that we have kids, it is nice to not have the option to have it on in the background all the time. I'd say our kids watch about 30 minutes a day, but it is very highly regulated (since we have to choose a specific show online rather than just turning on the TV to whatever is on). <br /><br />But I agree with you on the sarcasm front. Some of the shows my almost-5-year-old wants to watch (because he hears about them from friends) are ridiculous. <br /><br />Good for you for limiting this with your kids, especially during the summer when it would be so easy to just let them watch hours on end (unfortunately, I remember doing this as a kid in the summer!). Lauren Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358496490976869347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-61770385319870479372012-08-17T10:54:49.908-04:002012-08-17T10:54:49.908-04:00You are so right, Jessica!You are so right, Jessica!JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-47023341651475549992012-08-17T10:45:40.481-04:002012-08-17T10:45:40.481-04:00yes i have gone through periods of tv and none and...yes i have gone through periods of tv and none and i know that having cable definitely makes you less productive! but i agree i think everything in life is a balance and you seem to be trying to find an in between area which i think is best, you should still be able to enjoy things you enjoy without feeling guilty<br /><br />-Jessica<br />http://www.jumpintopuddles.comJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348926867706679230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-15016480670767460712012-08-17T09:40:27.478-04:002012-08-17T09:40:27.478-04:00Sounds like a good balance Ruthie. My son definite...Sounds like a good balance Ruthie. My son definitely gets sucked in by the TV too. My daughter will put it on, but do other things like colouring at the same time. She is not quite so focused on the screen. JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-28464551918581397762012-08-17T09:33:54.673-04:002012-08-17T09:33:54.673-04:00We all love tv here, so I have to be vigilant abou...We all love tv here, so I have to be vigilant about it. I think it's fine to turn on here and there, but goodness, it can suck my son in like none other. I tend to let him watch more during the week when I'm cooking, or trying to get his sister down for a nap. But on the weekends we shut it off altogether. Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030289955645949644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-37921714228852631022012-08-16T23:56:53.497-04:002012-08-16T23:56:53.497-04:00I think he did enjoy his day. I know what you mean...I think he did enjoy his day. I know what you mean with the exhaustion. If I try to read at night, I just fall asleep!JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-57639658526649423512012-08-16T21:42:51.796-04:002012-08-16T21:42:51.796-04:00Sounds like he ended up enjoying it! We watch TV a...Sounds like he ended up enjoying it! We watch TV at night when we're too exhausted to do anything else. None for the kid just yet but we did watch Ratatouille the other day when I was exhausted. He doesn't really have the attention span for it :)Mama Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17489450713167896817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-47601959980111245912012-08-16T21:06:03.282-04:002012-08-16T21:06:03.282-04:00We seem to have so much in common. It's funny,...We seem to have so much in common. It's funny, I almost wrote in my post how much I liked it when they watched shows like Arthur. That was one of my faves too.<br /><br />Also, I even considered doing a post about the "hurt basket" idea, I liked it so much. I never finished mine though. ;)<br /><br />What you say about the overweight father is so true. It's the same with seniors on TV. They are really not respected and appreciated. Also, vegetarians are always crazy people. My husband and I hate that!JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-6500063156620492202012-08-16T20:59:18.642-04:002012-08-16T20:59:18.642-04:00There are so many options for watching "TV&qu...There are so many options for watching "TV" now aren't there? I agree that monitoring is a good idea. My son really wants to watch things that are meant for older folks, but we try to stick to age-appropriate stuff.JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-17639084158134269322012-08-16T18:59:29.857-04:002012-08-16T18:59:29.857-04:00I don't like tv much either but I admit the ki...I don't like tv much either but I admit the kids watch a fair bit of it. They watch a fair bit of educational stuff and that's fine with me, particularly as my son is fairly visual and learns more that way. But they sometimes watch standard kids tv and it is just so bad. You're right about shows with sarcasm! I hate that, and there are shows my children love where the overweight father is portrayed as a bumbling fool with a big tummy who has to exercise and lose weight.<br /><br />The only show I have a soft spot for is Arthur. They deal with very real social issues and the parents aren't sappy and unrealistic like the ones on Franklin (apart from the sappy parents, Franklin is okay IMO).<br /><br />I have Mitten Strings for God and although some of the content and her tone annoyed me, she said a few things that struck a chord with me. I particularly like the 'hurt basket' idea (band aids, etc) and keep meaning to tidy mine up.<br /><br />Our tv once broke and we didn't replace if for 3 months. It was great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-18539377526115226332012-08-16T18:11:55.558-04:002012-08-16T18:11:55.558-04:00We watch all our TV online {we have a computer hoo...We watch all our TV online {we have a computer hooked up to the a television}. I like it, in as much as we have to decide what to watch, instead of flipping through the channels and watching whatever we land on. And, on the plus side, we can monitor what the kids are watching without actually monitoring what they are watching {if that makes sense} which has come in very handy with teenagers! <br />Don't feel guilty about letting them watch television, seriously. It is not nearly the big bad guy that a lot of folks make it out to be! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845655119160315582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-46296298047588008842012-08-16T14:03:31.842-04:002012-08-16T14:03:31.842-04:00I remember those days, Trish. My husband and I wou...I remember those days, Trish. My husband and I would eat our dinner while watching Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy. It becomes more of a concern when the kids come along and you feel obligated to provide them with more enriching experiences. ;) <br /><br />So exciting that you have your first little one coming!<br /><br />I admit, even when my kids were babies, I sometimes had the Baby Einstein shows on. I used to love those. <br /><br />I kind of miss being able to watch what I want to watch. Or read what I want to read... :)JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132521194361824092.post-13956471703311437962012-08-16T13:57:31.408-04:002012-08-16T13:57:31.408-04:00We don't have kids yet (there's one in the...We don't have kids yet (there's one in the oven!) but we do tend to watch a lot of TV together. Even if we're not truly watching it, it's often on in the background as we do things around the house. That's definitely not the way I want it to be with kids. I want them to understand that TV is fine, but there's more to our life at home than what we can find to watch. <br /><br />It used to be I'd turn it on as soon as I got home from work, but now I grab my computer (where my to-do list is) and take it into a room without a TV and get started. Sometimes I read or research recipes or clean or get a head start on dinner or go play with the dog in the backyard. I still turn the TV on later, but it feels good knowing it didn't OWN me from the moment I walked in the house. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927254789251383430noreply@blogger.com