Comments on: Life With No TV: Why We Gave Up Television

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:30:58 +0000

In reply to Tanya. That's a common one, too!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:58:30 +0000

My MIL's comment: "Why would you want to do THAT?" Still makes me laugh!

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:25:08 +0000

In reply to Donna Gephart. I've never heard of Kingsolver's essay. Thanks, I'm going to look it up!

By: Donna Gephart

Donna Gephart — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:36:50 +0000

Great essay! Barbara Kingsolver wrote one called "The One-Eyed Monster" about all the things her kids were doing instead of watching TV. I'd love to go TV-free in our house, but hubby wants it for the sports. Fortunately, our kids find lots of other activities to engage their minds and hearts. Nothing beat cuddling together with a good book when the kids were little.

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:02 +0000

In reply to Marybeth. Good luck!

By: Marybeth

Marybeth — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:29:13 +0000

I know what you mean by the crankiness after a show. Especially if it's longer than 30 minutes! And the aggression- I have been seeing that more often lately. I am seriously considering screen-free summer. Leapsters, tv, computers. Thanks for the push!!!

By: sustainablemum

sustainablemum — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:49:14 +0000

I have never lived with a TV, I grew up without one and we don't have one in our family home. Weirdly people don't notice when they come to my house just that something looks different. We do watch the occasional movie, documentary or DVD as we have a projector and screen we do this about once or twice a week at most and always as a family. It annoys me that people feel that they should remark as I feel like I have to defend my choice when, as you say, I would not comment on those that choose to have one.

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:25:20 +0000

In reply to PragmaticMom. Yehh, my kids aren't old enough to have phones, yet so don't quite know how I'll be handling that.

By: PragmaticMom

PragmaticMom — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:34:27 +0000

I can give up TV more easily than my kids though it's not so much the TV they watch but the screens. And now the texting. I wish we were better at being screen free!

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:09:52 +0000

In reply to Holly. The snide remarks always confuse me. I never make snide remarks about people who watch TV, plus why does anyone care if we don't have a tv!