Life is too short for Comcast

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This last week end we visited my sister in law’s home.

She was complaining that their family no longer

eats at the table

has daily devotions

and, her hubbie will not do the yard work

In all three plus cases,

they could not get the kids out of their rooms

she could not get her husband out of the chair

Why?

They were watching shows via Comcast.

My response to all her complaints?

“Life is too short for Comcast”

Has anyone else, have problems taming the cable beast?
 
I didn’t grow up with cable and thus I’ve never had any issues with watching too much TV. When I was little, we and the neighborhood kids had to spend most of our time using our imaginations and playing outside if we wanted entertainment. :eek: Talk about childhood deprivation. 😛
 
Why were the kids able to watch cable in their rooms?

We grew up with a simple rule regarding media use in my home that I plan to carry on - no phones, internet, or TV in bedrooms. 🤷
 
I’m not sure this is really Comcast’s fault. It’s more her families inability to TURN it off. We have cable and still manage to eat together and spend time together because we only watch certain things and then turn the TV off.
 
Whitacre_Girl said:
Why were the kids able to watch cable in their rooms?

We grew up with a simple rule regarding media use in my home that I plan to carry on - no phones, internet, or TV in bedrooms. 🤷
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We have the same rule.

The problem in the OP is not Comcast.

I’d kick those kids in the rear end, and that husband too, for their own good.

A husband who won’t take care of the house and won’t get out of his chair has more problems than Comcast being present in the house.

-Tim-
 
Big_Dummy said:
This last week end we visited my sister in law’s home.

She was complaining that their family no longer

eats at the table

has daily devotions

and, her hubbie will not do the yard work

In all three plus cases,

they could not get the kids out of their rooms

she could not get her husband out of the chair

Why?

They were watching shows via Comcast.

My response to all her complaints?

“Life is too short for Comcast”

Has anyone else, have problems taming the cable beast?
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And then you told her to leave you alone so you could write about it on a forum and then search the internet for hours on end! 😃

In the technological age we live in, it is nearly impossible to separate ourselves from the constant influx of information from our TV’s, computers, and cell phones. It is hard to break the cycle of electronic dependence and spend time living our lives.

I don’t think “Life is too short for Comcast” is really the answer. Cable can be a great tool for news and information. It can also be a HUGE waste of time. It takes discernment and moderation to be able to decide when enough is enough.

My response would have been, “It’s time to be a wife and a parent.” She needs to call her family to action. My mom always made us eat dinner together. It made us a more connected family and gave us at least an hour a night of focused interaction.

I don’t believe yard work is the husband’s job. The whole family should spend a Friday afternoon or a Saturday morning in the yard working.

The main problem here isn’t TV. It’s a lack of family unity that has been going on for a looong time. If your sister in law were to take away TV, she would be shocked to find out that her family would replace that distraction with another one. She doesn’t need to take anything away from her family, she needs to make planned activities and then follow through with them with the whole family.
 
Whitacre_Girl said:
Why were the kids able to watch cable in their rooms?

We grew up with a simple rule regarding media use in my home that I plan to carry on - no phones, internet, or TV in bedrooms. 🤷
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Yes, it is parents who never learned to say No to the kids, and the Kids thinks they are in charge.
 
kmuestwin said:
And then you told her to leave you alone so you could write about it on a forum and then search the internet for hours on end! 😃
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lol

NOT a problem for me.

ah, my wife gets home at 8 PM and and shut down at 7:49 PM.
 
I refuse to pay for television. We only have super basic cable light (only local channels) because if I didn’t have it my internet bill would be higher. :rolleyes:

Since we had a power outage during the summer we have instituted “Blackout Sunday”. After we get home from 9:03am Mass, we do not turn on the tv or use computers, and cell phone texting and calling is at a very bare minimum (I won’t ignore people just because we have a blackout day). It’s been really nice! We read books, do puzzles, paint models, say the rosary, or take a nap. This past Sunday I had to do a bunch of laundry, but that was only because we had just returned from vacation. But it was still nice to be doing it in a very quiet house. I highly recommend it!! 👍

~Liza
 
We have cable, and I can’t figure out how they find so much to watch! There are a few shows I really like, but even those, if I miss one, I miss it. Not quite the end of the world. 😉
 
I’ve never had cable TV in my life. They’re going to put me in a museum soon.

But at $50 a month average (probably higher, but what do I know) for the 12 years we’ve been married, we’ve paid off our popup camper with money that otherwise would have gone to Comcast. In it, we’ve been to Glacier NP, Rocky Mountain NP, the Great Smokies NP, Land Between the Lakes and dozens of state parks in IL, IA, WI and MI.

Now which is really better, TV or a mobile vacation home? 🙂
 
manualman said:
I’ve never had cable TV in my life. They’re going to put me in a museum soon.

But at $50 a month average (probably higher, but what do I know) for the 12 years we’ve been married, we’ve paid off our popup camper with money that otherwise would have gone to Comcast. In it, we’ve been to Glacier NP, Rocky Mountain NP, the Great Smokies NP, Land Between the Lakes and dozens of state parks in IL, IA, WI and MI.

Now which is really better, TV or a mobile vacation home? 🙂
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You are one SMART COOKIE. 😃
 
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