Posts Tagged ‘TV Free’

  • 17 Mar

    Posted by
    Jillian Frank


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    Success!

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    Day 1 of Operation TV Free: Success! I think we just might be able to do this (if the nice weather holds up…).

  • 17 Mar

    Posted by
    Jillian Frank


    Category

    TV Free

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    We don’t own a television. We had one when we lived in PA, but we didn’t have cable or even basic, so most of what we watched we streamed online (usually on hulu). When we made the decision to move to Chicago, we also decided that we were going to sell our TV. Neither Josh nor I want Jude to spend his days watching cartoons. Plus, if there was a television show we wanted to watch, we could likely watch it online, and if we wanted to watch a movie, we could use our laptop’s DVD player.

    All was going well. Then, Jude and I got sick. He was miserable and cranky; I was tired and on edge. I went over to YouTube and found some short VeggieTales videos to watch. That’s when the addiction began, and honestly, it has only escalated since then. First it was 5-minute music video clips, then it was 30-minute shows. Next it was the 45-minute movie the Lord of the Beans. Now Jude regularly requests the 1 hour and 20 minute VeggieTales movie Jonah. It makes me sad. I know it’s not good for him and that I’m taking the easy way out.

    So, I’m done.

    Today, as soon as I hit ‘publish’ on this post, the laptop is getting hidden away in my closet. I’ll bring it back out tonight when Jude goes to sleep, but until then, it has to remain out of sight. It’s going to be 70freakingdegrees outside today. We don’t need to waste our time inside watching a movie for the eleventy-billionth time. It’s simply unnecessary.

    So, wish me luck, people of the internets. Hopefully Jude and I will be able to kick the TV habit more easily than I was (un)able to kick my coffee addiction. Cross your fingers.