We got rid of the television a while back. Okay, we didn't get rid of whole tv but we did get rid of the cable/dish we had hooked up. So, essentially, we have a big screen that we occasionally watch movies on and also the kids play Wii on.
At first I thought I would really hate it. Even though we did not watch as much as the average household seemed to, we still did our fair share. Sometimes I would have it on as a filler. However, we turned it off and I have hardly missed it at all. The kids do not ask for it. We cut down on the amount of garbage filtered in to our home. I know the old saying that if you don't like what is on tv then don't watch the show. We tried that but even the commercials seemed to bring random foul words and sexual inuendo into our environment for 30 to 60 seconds at a time. Just long enough for us not to have time to change the channel. I am not a huge prude, but I think my kids get enough of that in their school and outside environment. I know I do working at the prison. It is nice to come home and not have that influence.
The other thing that I REALLY noticed is that I read..and enjoy..my scriptures more. Who knew?! A simple matter of turning off the tv could make such a big difference.
Try it, you might like it :)
