Comments on: I Will Not Take These Things For Granted

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:44:58 +0000

Before my daughter was born I was all “no TV till she’s 2″ or some bullshit. I watch Hulu all the time, I mean like most of the day all the time. She usually doesn’t pay any attention to it so I don’t worry too much. We also listen to music and play on the floor most of the time, but if music isn’t on hulu usually is.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:44:12 +0000

Also, still secretly lust after Glenn Phillips.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:32:51 +0000

Dude, you quoted Toad the Wet Sprocket. I luuuuurve them and man, that song? I get it. I GET IT.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:27:55 +0000

I am so glad to hear others confessing to the “tv on all day” thing. Ours is always on, but the kiddos don’t pay attention unti I put in Baby Einstein-then they’re mesmerized. I watch a lot of Gilmore Girls, which I figures HAS to increase their verbal skills, right?

By: jonniker

jonniker — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:32:48 +0000

R: Sam doesn’t even look at it. Part of me wonders if it’s because it IS always on, that it’s not a treat — it’s as much background noise as the dishwasher or the dryer. Maybe this is some kind of BRILLIANT SCHEME.

By: -R-

-R- — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:16:46 +0000

I don’t think it’s bad to have the TV on in the background as long as you’re not sitting there watching all day and ignoring your kid, which I know you’re not. We have the TV on a lot in our home, but he doesn’t pay any attention to it unless it’s a show about dogs. Then he points, yells, and dances around like a crazy person.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:27:23 +0000

Same here with the t.v. To make it worse, Saint Simon (SO HOT, U KNOW U WANT HIM!!!!) is the one who makes me feel bad about it, like I’m turning the kid’s brain into mush because I’m want to feel some connection to the grown-up, outside world–watching something totally innocuous and he never even looks at it unless he hears one of his favorite theme songs (Martha’s among them).

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:24:28 +0000

I decided it was time to start getting out of the house more when I could list a TV show to watch every hour of the day from 6 am to 11 pm. So we joined some activities and now I’m down to about 4 hours of TV while the bebeh is awake.
My problem is I seem to be physically incapable of being in the room with the television – which is also where the baby’s toys are – and not turning it on. I’ve tried the radio, watching stuff on my computer, listening to podcasts, and enjoying the silence, but none of that is OK. I NEED that background noise and sound and motion.
Since the bebeh is only 9 months and shows no interest in what’s actually on TV yet, I’m not worried. In a few months when he notices Jack Bauer kicking some terrorist ass and starts torturing his stuffed animals I may have to learn to live with it. I am not looking forward to that day.

By: Steph the WonderWorrier

Steph the WonderWorrier — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:05:12 +0000

Ew! Martha “Stripper” Stewart — Do Not Want.

…. I do the same thing with divorces and bloggers… I always try to look back and figure out when their hubs disappeared from their posts, etc… I also get excited if I find a new blog to read and there’s a new baby — I’ll look through the archives for some of the announcements/exciting moments in the pregnancy. Oh! For weddings or engagements too, I like to look up the post that announced the engagement. LOL. But! Blogs are written to be read, right? I’m sure people don’t mind us reading their archives!

I’d also keep the TV on if it was just me at home with a baby. Mostly because when I’m home alone now I need the TV to keep me company and stop me from worrying about axe murderers hiding in my basement (It’s LIKELY they are there, amirite?). So if it was just me and a baby? I’m sure the TV would need to be on to serve the same purpose. No judgement!

By: kirida

kirida — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:35:24 +0000

I really hope that Martha Stewart’s daughter and her friend really rip into that episode on their show Whatever Martha! Have you seen that? It’s a trip.

But divorce announcements? I get the same kind of curiousity clicking, even though I’m sure a lot of what led up to the divorce isn’t in the blog. It’s like I’m some crazed detective.

Also, I have the TV on for most of the day, too. My three-year-old didn’t care and now he shoos me away from the computer because my blogging cuts into his Curious George game time.