TV and TV shows

I went without watching all day up to this point, and I've had the day off work today. It is interesting to go without watching TV. It made me think of taking care of my baby boy more and interacting with him more. I went to the grocery store. I think there exists some national NO TV week or day. If not, maybe there should be one. I generally do not watch TV any day of the week, excepting the 5:00 or 6:00 o'clock news every other day. When I do watch more popular shows, there seems to be immorally suggestive situations even if it is only being talked about. Then I remind myself why I don't watch TV very much. There are shows that I do enjoy watching. I enjoy watching an NBA basketball game once in awhile or even Little House on the Prairie every now and then. I like home improvement shows and especially abc's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. These are the kinds of shows that inspire and educate. I like to watch old black and white movies on one of those cable channels just to laugh at the "special" effects and the horrible acting. Funny stuff appeals to me as long as it avoids resorting to crudeness and immoral suggestion. I've seen a fairly broad range of TV shows in my life. I heard a man once when I was a clerk at a grocery store say, "I used to watch TV all the time. Then, I realized I wasted 20 years of my life." That was so profound to hear that from someone looking back over their life. I would suggest to me as well as others to be selective about what, when, how long, and with whom to watch television. I would also suggest that TV is not watched during special family times with the parents and children, such as dinner time, breakfast time, lunch time, study time. One of my favorite activities when extended family comes over about my age (I'm in my 30's) is to play a card or board game or just to talk, eat popcorn and laugh together. I am promoting more interactive activities that build relationships rather than watching the relationships in TV shows. I am not preaching to go without TV for the rest of all time or watching a movie together once in a while. I'm suggesting that we invest more time in people and less time in things (like TV shows).