Apr

25

Shocking development




Something happened at my house that rarely  never happens. We turned off the TV! It was a struggle, you know how hard it is to give up quality Cartoon Network reruns, but after much discussion I was able to force convince my sons to turn it off for a short time.

After several minutes of griping, my youngest grabbed a book, oldest settled in with his iPod, and my husband worked on a crossword puzzle.

What did I do? I basked in the quiet, the stillness. There were a few instances where the sound of my oldest sons breathing extremely agitated his brother, which is certainly understandable, so we had a few outbursts of “be quiet”, but after that, it was lovely. I really just laid there and soaked it in, my little family. My little quiet family.

I want more evenings like that. I don’t watch much television, so I admit it’s easier for me to give it up. But we’re going to work toward electronic free nights, or maybe start with an electronic free hour and work up to longer periods of time. It’s like giving up caffeine, best not to try cold turkey. But I think we can do this.

 

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