I was chatting today with a lady who’s hair I have had the privilege of “doing” once a week for the past few years… I’m pretty fond of her & I look forward to seeing her every week. But anyway. Today we were talking about TV. She was laughing & telling me that she was married before she had ever bought one. She was telling me what life was like before TV. And I must admit, it sounded very nice. I asked her, “What did y’all do?” She replied, “Believe it or not…. we talked. We sat around the table and we talked to each other. We made plans with each other, & we talked. Nothing like it is now.”
I know this seems silly to blog about, but it made sense to me, & I found it very interesting. Now, instead of gathering around the table for a meal, lots of families gather around the TV. I was a little thing when my grandma went to be with Jesus, but up until I was 7 we spent every Sunday at her house. We most certainly did not spend it around the TV! She and her daughters prepared a meal, & we sat around the table…. talking. (Some of us got to sit at the card tables!) Afterwards, I remember the “grown ups” sitting on the porch and talking. They watched & talked while the kids played. (With makeup, dirt, sticks, footballs, basketballs, toys…) I like to reminisce about those days!
Lauren Said:
on January 19, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Yep, Kim those were the days! I remember being “Cool” enough to sit at the card tables! What I remember most,and was so much fun,was our play houses in the sand and trees! Yes,times were different back then,and I miss them,and believe it or not,it was a good month or so before Heath and I got our Dish setup bc it just took a while to get them out when someone could be there,so we found things to do to keep us entertained,without the tv…and granted,I still dont watch much of it,mostly sports,and we do love to watch them together,but we were just talking last night about how we dont watch that much of tv and that it is sometimes a waste,except for sports!
Joy Montejo Said:
on March 10, 2011 at 6:14 pm
It’s like that in Guatemala and I love it! We don’t have regular TV only videos, but they still get in the way of life.