Bridget E Coffman

> From: Pam Hartley <pamhartley@...>
> Subject: Why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings...

> There's a self-righteousness about hating TV (or dairy or caffeine)
that I
> confess used to make me irritable (or maybe that was the caffeine <g>).
I am
> lucky to have outgrown that reaction (unschooling cured me -- the
> self-righteousness of everyone who thinks and thought I was nuts acted
as a
> psychiatric immersion).
>
> Now, that self-righteousness almost amuses me, because the picture
people
> paint of television is that smart people either a) Don't watch it or
b) Only
> watch mentally stimulating, tasteful programming.

Unfortunately I see that same self-rightiousness rearing it's head in the
"let them watch whatever they want" camp. Yeah, I think too many people
restrict their children's TV unnecessarily. I also think there are kids
and ocassion for which a little restriction is called for. The problems
come when you try to make blanket statments about what EVERYBODY should
be doing.
I've been blasted here for restricting my son's TV watching when it was
actually doing harm. Yet, I hear it from other sources that I watch too
much TV and I let my kids watch too much TV. I guess I should take
solace in that adage about "if you are pissing off both sides, you must
be getting something right."

>
> Pam, who should also just come right out of the closet and admit to
> liking romance novels.
>
>

EEEWWWWW . . . I'd rather read the dictionary . . . but whatever floats
your boat!

Bridget

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