Should kids have TVs in their rooms?

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Sep 6, 2012 2:55 PM
ernest_t_bass;1262957 wrote:Kids don't need a freaking TV in their room. Nice parenting.
Kids only really need food, water, clothing, room and board, education, and healthcare. Surely you didn't give your children anything beyond that.
Sep 6, 2012 2:55pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:01 PM
I had a tv in my room my whole life. As a kid I only really used it when I had friends over and we played video games on it. It was nice to have when I had friend over and my mom was cleaning. ( My mom was a stay at home mom). She could just tell us to go to my room and use the tv there so we didn't drive her nuts.
Sep 6, 2012 3:01pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:02 PM
se-alum;1263127 wrote:Kids only really need food, water, clothing, room and board, education, and healthcare. Surely you didn't give your children anything beyond that.
Actually. No.
Sep 6, 2012 3:02pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:09 PM
ernest_t_bass;1263132 wrote:Actually. No.
Man, you're so totally gonna get put in a crooked nursing home where ex-cons forcibly give you hourly enemas. Flesh enemas.
Sep 6, 2012 3:09pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:16 PM
I'd say the parenting fail would be on the strict, asshole dad that doesn't allow his child to have a TV. Which I'm sure later, he will try to clamp down on other things, which in turn will make the child rebel, and eventually put a shotgun to his head one night while the strict, asshole dad is asleep. :thumbup:
Sep 6, 2012 3:16pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:17 PM
GoChiefs;1263151 wrote:I'd say the parenting fail would be on the strict, asshole dad that doesn't allow his child to have a TV. Which I'm sure later, he will try to clamp down on other things, which in turn will make the child rebel, and eventually put a shotgun to his head one night while the strict, asshole dad is asleep. :thumbup:
Sep 6, 2012 3:17pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:17 PM
GoChiefs;1263151 wrote:I'd say the parenting fail would be on the strict, asshole dad that doesn't allow his child to have a TV. Which I'm sure later, he will try to clamp down on other things, which in turn will make the child rebel, and eventually put a shotgun to his head one night while the strict, asshole dad is asleep. :thumbup:
Sep 6, 2012 3:17pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:18 PM
ernest_t_bass;1263132 wrote:Actually. No.
So they got no toys, gaming systems, or anything of the sort?
Sep 6, 2012 3:18pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:22 PM
Did I miss something?
Sep 6, 2012 3:22pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:22 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1263159 wrote:Did I miss something?
Yes.
Sep 6, 2012 3:22pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:31 PM
se-alum;1263156 wrote:So they got no toys, gaming systems, or anything of the sort?
Actually, no.
Sep 6, 2012 3:31pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:34 PM
ernest_t_bass;1263168 wrote:Actually, no.
Not even a hoop and a stick? Why you gotta be so mean, Paw?
Sep 6, 2012 3:34pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:35 PM
Do you have kids?
Sep 6, 2012 3:35pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:36 PM
justincredible;1263170 wrote:Not even a hoop and a stick? Why you gotta be so mean, Paw?
Actually, no.
Sep 6, 2012 3:36pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:40 PM
Didn't have a tv in my room growing up and when the weather was nice i went outside. Was more into legos as a kid than video games.
Sep 6, 2012 3:40pm
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Sep 6, 2012 3:45 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1263174 wrote:Didn't have a tv in my room growing up and when the weather was nice i went outside. Was more into legos as a kid than video games.
My kid has a TV in his room and when the weather is nice, he goes outside. He's into legos and video games.
Sep 6, 2012 3:45pm
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Sep 6, 2012 4:05 PM
GoChiefs;1263177 wrote:My kid has a TV in his room and when the weather is nice, he goes outside. He's into legos and video games.

Yes, but you're a fat redneck.
Sep 6, 2012 4:05pm
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Sep 6, 2012 4:17 PM
I had a TV in my room. Me and my girlfriend would "watch TV" all the time in there. Actually we didnt watch TV...pretty much just banged.
Sep 6, 2012 4:17pm
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Sep 6, 2012 4:56 PM
GoChiefs;1263151 wrote:I'd say the parenting fail would be on the strict, asshole dad that doesn't allow his child to have a TV. Which I'm sure later, he will try to clamp down on other things, which in turn will make the child rebel, and eventually put a shotgun to his head one night while the strict, asshole dad is asleep. :thumbup:

U wot m8?
Sep 6, 2012 4:56pm
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Sep 6, 2012 4:58 PM
Had one TV in the house growing up. That said, the old man re-loaded his own shotgun shells, so there were always bags of gunpowder in the house.


We didn't watch a lot of TV.
Sep 6, 2012 4:58pm
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Sep 6, 2012 6:58 PM
how often do you have them go cut a switch?
Sep 6, 2012 6:58pm
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Sep 6, 2012 7:21 PM
mcburg93;1263171 wrote:Do you have kids?
Generally it's people without kids who know how kids should be raised best.
Sep 6, 2012 7:21pm
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Sep 6, 2012 10:25 PM
ernest_t_bass;1263200 wrote:Yes, but you're a fat redneck.

With a straight son.
Sep 6, 2012 10:25pm
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Sep 6, 2012 10:45 PM
FatHobbit;1263058 wrote:I had one in my room and I turned out ok.
justincredible;1263061 wrote:Same here.
I didn't and I turned out better.
Sep 6, 2012 10:45pm
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Sep 6, 2012 10:59 PM
I still have a TV in my room, but I'm not okay. I've got high blood pressure.
Sep 6, 2012 10:59pm