Comments on: How TV Commercials Can Affect Our Time and Hearts http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/ Reflections, stories, and thoughts from us. Exciting! Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Musings of the Dings » Christians in an Entertainment Culture http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/comment-page-1/#comment-8323 Musings of the Dings » Christians in an Entertainment Culture Sat, 26 May 2007 00:36:55 +0000 http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/#comment-8323 [...] Lois recently posted on how television watching can have a massive negative effect on our hearts and our time.  I think it’s not too much to say that not only television watching, but web surfing, video game playing, music listening, movie viewing, and other prominent activities in our entertainment culture are similar black holes, when not done with constraint and careful moderation. [...]

]]> By: Tim http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/comment-page-1/#comment-8311 Tim Wed, 23 May 2007 17:18:44 +0000 http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/#comment-8311 We did not set out to abandon our TV when Chase was born 14 months ago, and we were watching TV more when he was a little baby. But more and more we're seeing TV from the child's eyes and consequently we're staying away from our TV more and more. This month we'll be removing the TV from the living room because it was such a waste of space when we don't even watch it too much. We did not set out to abandon our TV when Chase was born 14 months ago, and we were watching TV more when he was a little baby. But more and more we’re seeing TV from the child’s eyes and consequently we’re staying away from our TV more and more. This month we’ll be removing the TV from the living room because it was such a waste of space when we don’t even watch it too much.

]]> By: Tina http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/comment-page-1/#comment-8309 Tina Wed, 23 May 2007 12:33:03 +0000 http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/#comment-8309 I am in total agreement with you here. We have a TV, but no cable connection, so it is only here for occasional videos. Great post. I am in total agreement with you here. We have a TV, but no cable connection, so it is only here for occasional videos. Great post.

]]> By: Leslie http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/comment-page-1/#comment-8306 Leslie Wed, 23 May 2007 02:39:39 +0000 http://dinghome.net/2007/05/22/how-tv-commercials-can-affect-our-time-and-hearts/#comment-8306 This is so funny! We do not subscribe to cable at our home, either. Our kids watch television when they are visiting their grandparents, though. The first time we allowed them to watch a particular program one evening, they gasped and were so confused every single time the show was interrupted for commercials. It was very funny! One thing I really appreciate about not having tv is that my kids don't know about all "that stuff" that they are supposed to want, therefore, they are pretty content with what they are given. This is so funny! We do not subscribe to cable at our home, either. Our kids watch television when they are visiting their grandparents, though. The first time we allowed them to watch a particular program one evening, they gasped and were so confused every single time the show was interrupted for commercials. It was very funny!

One thing I really appreciate about not having tv is that my kids don’t know about all “that stuff” that they are supposed to want, therefore, they are pretty content with what they are given.

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