Grey's Anatomy...

So there I am watching Grey's Anatomy on my ipad.

(This was last year)

I like the show.

No I don't think Grey's Anatomy is a good show to be watching.

Yes, I think it is a waste of precious time.

And yet.....

I watch Grey's Anatomy.

I'm not perfect, but I am working on it.

Anyway there I am watching some sort of drama unfold when:

Suddenly the show stops and up pops:

Out of the Country

You appear to be outside the United 

States or its territories.  Due to 

international rights agreements, we

only offer this video to viewers

located within the United States and

its territories.

OK

Whoa!

Well first of all I was in my bedroom.

My bedroom is located in Utah.

Pretty sure that is still considered the United States and its territories.

Isn't it?

Maybe it was a sign,

Lol.

A sign that even technology isn't perfect.

;D

Wait, what happened?

During the day I don't watch my, as Bear calls them, "Mommy shows".

During the day my kids watch PBS, you know, Sesame street, Arther, Martha speaks, Electric company.... I don't usually watch these shows with them as I am usually busy doing other things, laundry, dishes, reading, writing.... Anyway every now and then part of a show will capture my attention.

For example the other day on Electric company, some of the characters are stuck somewhere in outer space..... I know I don't have time to sit down and watch to see what happens, so I do the next best thing,

I say,

"So what is going to happen Bear?"

"How are they going to get out?"

He'll tell me, and then my curiosity appeased, I will go on with my work.

Thank goodness he is paying attention and has already seen the episode a half dozen times,

other wise where would I be....

;D

TV

These are the warning signs:
-when they wake-up in the morning the first thing they ask is to watch TV.
-when we eat breakfast they ask me to please keep the TV on.
-when I turn off the TV to say the blessing on the food they all but have an emotional breakdown
-when I turn off the TV because I say "Enough!!!" they say "ok" only to beg me minutes later to turn it on.
-when they are watching TV they go into a trance and there is no getting through to them.
-when I don't turn it on they start to negotiate "we can watch one of your shows Mom, just turn the TV on".

Really they want to have it on so badly they are willing to let me watch one of my boring Mommy shows!

I really hate to admit it but my children are totally and completely addicted to TV. It must stop, it really must stop now! I know I brought this upon us I am willing to admit to that. So now I can stop it, right? Oh it is so much easier said than done isn't it? :(
It all started with me being pregnant with Sissy Fenix, I was so sick and tired all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and moan all day. With two rowdy boys I knew that would never happen because for entertainment they liked to jump on me. So I did what anyone in my position would do, I said, "Hey guys how about if we watch some shows?!"
So we did for 9 months we watched shows.
I kept telling myself that once the baby came we would stop watching so much TV. And now seven months after my baby came we are still watching TV!
Its become easier to have the TV babysit them while I tend to this and that.
But at what price?
At what price :(