He Thinks the T.V. is Destroying Him — An Update
I blogged a little bit ago about my son and the television. For those of you who have been wondering how we were doing on this front, I thought that I would share an update. After a few rough days (about a week) I am happy to say that we are pretty much back to normal. Elijah has not asked for his t.v. nor has be complained about anything regarding television. He has started to watch t.v. with us again if we are watching something that he’s interested in (Mythbusters, Anthony Bourdain, How It’s Made, Ninja Warrior, etc.) and he and I have watched a few movies together.
The other evening I was doing laundry. Since our laundry is in the basement, I tend to watch t.v. down in the finished part of the basement (our ‘den’) while waiting for loads to finish and whatnot. Elijah was down there asking me questions about this and that and asked me what I was doing. I asked him if he wanted to help me find something to watch on t.v. and he simply replied that he was too busy with other stuff!
I don’t think we really have an issue anymore and I fully believe that this momentary inner struggle with personal limits and experiementing with moderation is over. I asked Elijah if he wanted his t.v. back in his room and he wasn’t interested in it now.
Our ‘new obsession’ is online games! We spend at least a couple hours a day playing really awesome online games. I will have to post some links to some of our favorite online games and game sites.
