tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post5094902106891454844..comments2011-10-08T21:28:13.267-04:00Comments on Giggles, Grins and Grades: To Unplug, Or Not To UnplugThe Giggles Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848633320838669635noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-181582141360048202008-10-31T23:23:00.000-04:002008-10-31T23:23:00.000-04:00Ever heard of PONG? Yeah. Ancient. Anyway, this...Ever heard of PONG? Yeah. Ancient. Anyway, this is a great post. It's important to know you can make it without, so I applaud you for doing it. Now you know. Embrace the best that technology has to offer, and balance it. Bravo!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by with BATW today!Tracy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750283241399825265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-80807715594154645752008-10-27T21:18:00.000-04:002008-10-27T21:18:00.000-04:00Mamasphere (isn't that changing soon???) - do what...Mamasphere (isn't that changing soon???) - do what works to keep your family happy and healthy...... too much some days, none at all other days.... it all works itself out :) I am glad my post helped you out :)<BR/><BR/>The Mom - We love family games here.... guess what kind of UNO we have???? Go on, guess..... give up? The Simpson's UNO LOL... our guilty pleasure too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090437998742458598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-91061594727360789012008-10-27T19:33:00.000-04:002008-10-27T19:33:00.000-04:00We've always had tv. Kiddo watches it when he wan...We've always had tv. Kiddo watches it when he wants but our lives don't revolve around it. When he does sit down to watch television, he watches the discovery channels or the nature channel. He's never really gotten into watching the same shows as other kids - even when other kids are here and I let them watch tv, kiddo will switch it off if he doesn't like the latest cartoon, much to the dismay of the other kiddos.<BR/><BR/>Now...can we talk Atari? Yeah, guess I'm just a bit older than you. Growing up on the farm with "poverty vision" (way before satellites other than those 10 foot monsters that cost upwards of $8 or 9 thou) we got CBC and snowy CTV...and played Atari. Our big game was "Pong". Actually, I think that was our only game...<BR/><BR/>But then, Mom would drive us once a week to the library and we'd read and read and read...when we were milking cows or feeding chickens or slopping pigs or the three of us kiddos were sitting around playing "Payday" or "Monopoly". There was little time for television but we sure got to hear about what we missed the next day from all the "town kids". And of course, the tv always worked as clear as a bell on Saturday for Hockey Night in Canada!!!<BR/><BR/>But even now, we spend many evenings playing games with Kiddo. We all love it - from Uno to Monoply...and honestly, we never miss an episode of the Simpsons here...it is our guilty pleasure...mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066520433094620240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-89091924778079624832008-10-27T18:28:00.000-04:002008-10-27T18:28:00.000-04:00This was fascinating to read, since most of the st...This was fascinating to read, since most of the stuff I come across is from the other side. I would love to get rid of our cable (out of sight, out of mind) but we love the DVR function too much. You helped me realize that what we do is working for our family, so it's okay to keep it as is.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog today!Laural Out Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752808766555503042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-84309748086962389482008-10-25T18:08:00.000-04:002008-10-25T18:08:00.000-04:00Wow. Someone else who is there and "knows"...my ki...Wow. Someone else who is there and "knows"...my kids too watch a good chunk of tv...but both girls also learned to read at 3 and are both science and math lovers! Thanks sooo much to tv for that, cause i have no love for math and science! and my hubby is a history guy...so it HAD to have come from tv! lol.<BR/>I think that this is just a new generation and things are bound to be different! TV is WAY different now then it was back then, there are awesome educational shows out there that are actually considered "cool" now! and i'm not afraid to let my kids veg out on the couch and absorb! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-50972935209974450262008-10-24T13:55:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:55:00.000-04:00technology is amazing isn't it? And I am with you...technology is amazing isn't it? And I am with you - wondering how much is too much sometimes, etc. Anyway - I think like you said, it's finding what works for you! We could all use a little balance! Thanks for stopping by from BATW!EmmaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-26241275989081457702008-10-24T12:46:00.000-04:002008-10-24T12:46:00.000-04:00Well said! Whatever works for your family. Great p...Well said! Whatever works for your family. Great post! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for making my BATW day so great!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302111888634922172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-51816180525245439382008-10-23T09:17:00.000-04:002008-10-23T09:17:00.000-04:00We love Zelda! We ended up getting a N64 second ha...We love Zelda! We ended up getting a N64 second hand... well actually hubby and I owned a video game store here in town for a couple of years (yes, no TV but we owned a Video Game Store LOL...but that is another post entirely!) and it came in used. Last I checked I had around 14 heart containers... it's a real "go back to" game. Woohoo! We have the new ones for the DS and Wii but I still love retro gaming too!The Giggles Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848633320838669635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-34327908616695607242008-10-23T08:49:00.000-04:002008-10-23T08:49:00.000-04:00You and I grew up alot alike. Only child, parents...You and I grew up alot alike. Only child, parents worked full time jobs that resulted in LOTS of overtime. I too tried to play games by myself, didn't work with me either. I never got a game system (my parents did believe in buying things like that) but I swear I became addicted when I "grew up".......lol. Cool and I spent many, many hours playing Nintendo. Zelda brought us closer together....lol. <BR/><BR/>I think there are different levels of "unplugged". I consider ourselves unplugged 75% of the time but there are some things we, as homescholers, just can't unplug from. <BR/><BR/>I have limitations our tv and electronic time and I think it is a nice mix. The kids are involved in outside activities and the electronics gives them some downtime at the end of a long day.<BR/><BR/>You have a thought provoking post...good job!Gerkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071515650751468980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-70827509635107183632008-10-23T08:41:00.000-04:002008-10-23T08:41:00.000-04:00Well said!!!I completely agree with you. We have...Well said!!!<BR/>I completely agree with you. <BR/>We have days were we will actually go DAYS without turning on the TV because we are just too busy. But then we have a rainy day were it's so nice to just kick back and watch some movies together.<BR/>And I can not tell you the hours I have spend playing the Lego games of the 360. the kids do there school work for me and I play there games with them.<BR/><BR/>I learned to finally not listen to the people out there that think they know best. I used to worry about it and how my kids were turn out. But actually I am so much happier not listening and just enjoying the short time we get with our kids.<BR/>SO good for you too:)<BR/>I may have to blog some about this also......Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147536837325972501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440628740399055048.post-12019129778708278742008-10-23T07:53:00.000-04:002008-10-23T07:53:00.000-04:00Our TV and vcr broke when we first moved into our ...Our TV and vcr broke when we first moved into our house(5yrs ago). We didn't have the money to replace them so we never did. We were given a tv last year at Halloween. We have now had tv for a year. I can tell the difference with my family. We have fallen back into watching tv every night. <BR/><BR/>My hubby and I were just talking about putting more restrictions on the electronics. <BR/><BR/>Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167974519458037488noreply@blogger.com