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A few years ago, I went all cord-cutter for a while, so just Netflix over the Xbox. I finally caved and got cable back. My daughter, who was around five at the
by cwyers 12y ago
A few years ago, I went all cord-cutter for a while, so just Netflix over the Xbox. I finally caved and got cable back. My daughter, who was around five at the time, was watching some Nick show she hadn't seen before (I think it was Ni Hao Kai-Lan) the first day we got cable back. When it was over, my daughter looked at me and said, "I liked that, I wanna watch another episode!" I had to explain to her that with cable, you didn't get to choose what you watched like Netflix, you just picked a channel and whatever they were showing was what you got. I don't ever think I have felt as old as I did in that moment.
- lsaferite 12y agoWhat made you cave and get cable TV again? Do you regret the decision? I ask because we have been cable cutters for years now and my 4 year old basically has no idea what commercials are or how broadcast television works. I think of my childhood watching Saturday morning cartoons and I sometimes miss that experience with my kids.
- cwyers 12y agoLive sports, mainly. I don't regret it, per se (although I no longer watch live sports on cable, ironically, MLB.tv is more than adequate for my needs now). But we're still predominantly Netflix, with some Amazon Prime Instant mixed in here and there. In an ala carte world I think we could get by with just Cartoon Network and HBO, with our current viewing habits, and honestly I think we could do without those without much pain (would just have to buy Game of Thrones elsewhere).