it is a no-fault state, BUT it can be used for "leverage" and as a bargaining tool IF stbxh was going to get nasty and dig in for a fight. He has done neither so there has been no reason to do anything with those transcripts -- although my lawyer has a set of them, as do I.
Drama queen much? The rebuttals you got were NOT from "all the wohms"; there were SAHMs who also think your decision about TV (no, Virginia, no EVERY single one of your parenting decision) are ill-advised. Just like there arre WOHMs who don't see the issue with it.
If your argument ever did have a valid point, you blew it with this little piece of over-dramatized, self-indulgent uber-whine.
"And because I am so close to my children, and especially because I love them all so very dearly, if I can knowingly spare them disappointment, you better believe I do so. "
I agree with you. I don't make decisions only and solely and primarily, even, to avoid fights with and disappointments to
Now how do you figure that? Maybe she did read all the studies and decide that she WANTED to raise a child who has a higher than average chance of turning out passive, obese and desensitized to violence and cruelty and whatever other adverse effects that they're talking about? I mean, you wouldn't THINK so, but she's claiming it was a conscious decision on her part. Maybe it was.
So in your opinion, if a child watches a minute of TV a day, they are doomed to be passive, obese and desensitised??? What If I told you I decided to limit my daughters TV to 5 minutes, or to not at all, am I suddenly a better parent or more educated??
Do your children watch any TV? If so , then why are they not at risk?
You've got this holier than thou attitude going about TV, which would only work if you removed all TVs from your house. I posted before that it wasn't necessarily the TV that was bad, but all the horrible shows that they put on it. Is reading those moronic Sweet Valley High books, or whatever they have for young adults today, better than watching childrens discovery channel?
Answer me that one.
You are judging me because my DD watches a little bit of TV. And I'm sure I'm the only one in the world arent i? And just because I made a decision does not mean I am not educated. I do not want my child sitting in front of the TV all day and she is NOT doomed to be like that because you said so.
I just realized that you are one person, and although I'm sure some others may agree with you, I dont need to justify my choice to you, because according to your opinion, if a baby/toddler watches a minute of TV they are doomed to be fat, lazy slobs. I know my child will grow up ok. And I dont need to continue this argument with you.
Well, first of all, I wasn't talking about someone watching TV a minute a day. I was talking about a woman who admits that she and her family watch TV three hours a day, and that their dinner takes place around a television.
Secondly, you are posing a false dichotomy. If my child were choosing between reading moronic books and watching moronic TV, I would choose moronic books because of the minimally more brain cells engaged in interpreting print over image. If the only choice available was moronic books versus "educational" TV, I suppose I'd choose whichever the child was likelier to tire of first so he or she would be so bored/disgusted by the empty calories that he or she would decide to do something more worthwhile with her/his time.
For the last time (I hope), I am *not* judging you. If you want to put your child in front of the TV for an hour a day or five minutes a day or three hours a day, feel free. I might think your choice is not such a good one, but as you've pointed out, what could that possibly matter to you?
Do my kids watch TV? Sure. Not at home, but they see it at friends homes, or when we're on vacation and check into a hotel or motel with a gazillion channels....they enjoy the occasional Sponge Bob or Simpsons (older one only!) episode as much as the next kid during those special "treat" times. Kinda like junk food. It's fun once in awhile, and not so good when it's a steady diet or the only calories a kid consumes. If you are happy with the amount of mind candy your daughter is ingesting, then you are certainly free to disregard any evidence that says it's too much or too soon; and you are in no way bound to be influenced by the opinions of strangers over the internet.
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To serve supper on tv trays in front of the tv.
We watch more than an hour. We don't watch it all the time.
Hey, when you rarely go places, you just love to watch tv in your down time from the busy times around the house & yard.
You owe no apology to anyone for doing what is right in your family.
Paige
I shouldn't need someone else to justify my choices, but I do feel better.
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Erica
eileen
If your argument ever did have a valid point, you blew it with this little piece of over-dramatized, self-indulgent uber-whine.
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
"And because I am so close to my children, and especially because I love them all so very dearly, if I can knowingly spare them disappointment, you better believe I do so. "
I agree with you. I don't make decisions only and solely and primarily, even, to avoid fights with and disappointments to
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Do your children watch any TV? If so , then why are they not at risk?
You've got this holier than thou attitude going about TV, which would only work if you removed all TVs from your house. I posted before that it wasn't necessarily the TV that was bad, but all the horrible shows that they put on it. Is reading those moronic Sweet Valley High books, or whatever they have for young adults today, better than watching childrens discovery channel?
Answer me that one.
You are judging me because my DD watches a little bit of TV. And I'm sure I'm the only one in the world arent i? And just because I made a decision does not mean I am not educated. I do not want my child sitting in front of the TV all day and she is NOT doomed to be like that because you said so.
Edited 9/14/2004 12:45 pm ET ET by sunkistmom22
Secondly, you are posing a false dichotomy. If my child were choosing between reading moronic books and watching moronic TV, I would choose moronic books because of the minimally more brain cells engaged in interpreting print over image. If the only choice available was moronic books versus "educational" TV, I suppose I'd choose whichever the child was likelier to tire of first so he or she would be so bored/disgusted by the empty calories that he or she would decide to do something more worthwhile with her/his time.
For the last time (I hope), I am *not* judging you. If you want to put your child in front of the TV for an hour a day or five minutes a day or three hours a day, feel free. I might think your choice is not such a good one, but as you've pointed out, what could that possibly matter to you?
Do my kids watch TV? Sure. Not at home, but they see it at friends homes, or when we're on vacation and check into a hotel or motel with a gazillion channels....they enjoy the occasional Sponge Bob or Simpsons (older one only!) episode as much as the next kid during those special "treat" times. Kinda like junk food. It's fun once in awhile, and not so good when it's a steady diet or the only calories a kid consumes. If you are happy with the amount of mind candy your daughter is ingesting, then you are certainly free to disregard any evidence that says it's too much or too soon; and you are in no way bound to be influenced by the opinions of strangers over the internet.
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