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My parents never let us have a television except for around Christmas. My dad would buy a cheap TV set and we’d watch holiday movies but after Christmas it went
by rcurry 5y ago
My parents never let us have a television except for around Christmas. My dad would buy a cheap TV set and we’d watch holiday movies but after Christmas it went in the trash. We amused ourselves by playing Star Wars in the yard with hockey sticks for light sabers. I’ve fought Darth Vader (my brother) more times than I care to remember and sure got a lot of bruises in the process.
- MichaelMoser123 5y agofascinating; do you have a family of your own? Did you try to emulate this approach? If yes then what were your results?
- MagicWishMonkey 5y agoYour dad would spend hundreds of dollars on a TV set every year and then throw it in the trash after a couple of weeks??? That sounds insane.
- Talanes 5y agoWhen did a "cheap TV" cost hundreds of dollars? Seems more likely it was something closer to an 80 dollar thrift store TV that returned to the thrift store in January.
- rcurry 5y agoYeah he was a scientist and a total madman. He thought TV was unhealthy and made us read books instead. I ended up working at an investment bank. He did teach me to how to brew beer though, so his Phd wasn’t a total loss for us kids.
- QuibbleQuota 5y agoBut why break his standards at Christmas time?
- whythre 5y agoBecause exceptions don’t form habits? I don’t get my kids presents constantly, but I will on Christmas. There is also a pretty clear difference between watching miracle on 34th street vs whatever schlock happens to be on.
- rcurry 5y agoThis.
- rcurry 5y agoI dunno, I guess because he was my Dad, and that’s good enough for me.