If you know me well enough, or have lived with me, then you may very well know, I am a TV junkie. It's not by love, but mostly laziness. I don't even realize that I'm doing it. I've been known to watch 4 different thing on TV - at the same time. I used to pride myself in it.
Back in the day when video stores were the only way to get movies in the house, I could walk into a store with my friends, and literally tell them what 90% of the movies on the shelves were about. I'd seen everything. No matter how bad. Most of the movies I'd seen multiple times. (How depressing it is to think about the time I lost because of this addicition.) I guess the one thing gleened from all of this watching is that it gave me thousands of ideas for stories, movies, etc. However, I've never capitalized on that, because, you guessed it, I'm too busy watching TV to put it down on paper.
My point is this. I do NOT want my kids growing up with this habit. And I think I can be successful at keeping them away from it. How? By sheer force. And it leads me to other vexing issues that I realize are short-comings of mine. Patience - I have none. Temper - I can get absolutely steamed at nothing. All of these things, I realize as problems of mine, and I surely don't want my children to learn it through me.
I therefore vow to make these things just part of the past. I plan on teaching them that waiting can be good. That not making snap judgments of peoples qwirky behavior who may impede the greater masses, shows class and dignity. That being rational in high pressure situations is a gift.
I say all of this knowing that best laid plans...well, you know. I was taught the correct things, some of them stuck, some didn't. I realize my view on the world is very much skewed from the norm, and I don't intend to change that about me or my child. Besides, the more I push in one direction, surely the bigger the boomerang effect will be.
One thing I'm sure to beat into their heads though is this, MTV is bad and questioning everything, besides my own word, is good.
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HI Jon boy
Yes TV is a big addiction.You will be surprised how much more fun she will be then the tv though. When she's awake you will probably enjoy entertaining her. Then you will want some time with Put and before you know it you will be only watching the normal amount about 2 hours a day.
post some pics of pud's belly!
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