I know people fall asleep watching the tube. My husband was the biggest offender of this in our home.
One day, I came home from work and saw him sleeping on the couch. The TV was on and he was in full snore. The remote was lying next to him. I muted it and he kept on snoring. The minute I turned off the TV, he woke up and demanded to know why I turned off the TV. I just looked at him and reminded him that he was sleeping. He protested that he wasn't sleeping, but "resting his eyes."
I walked out of the room to start dinner and he wanted the TV back on. I put the remote on the counter and told him he could get up and get it. I also let him know that snoring wasn't a part of resting his eyes, but sleeping was.
I know many people who go to sleep with the TV on: my mom just admitted the other day that she does this. I was shocked. The woman who yelled at us, as children, about wasting electricity, keeping the lights on, and the heating bill. How ironic that I was now carrying on her legacy now that I was a mom.
Watching TV stimulates the brain and makes one stay awake longer. I know parents who have TVs in their children's rooms. Not me. Not only don't they have a TV in their room, they will never have a phone or computer there either. When they do have these things in their room, they will most likely have their own place and a job.
Keep the TV off and get a good night's sleep.
Posted By: Marsha Jones
Saturday, January 9th 2010 at 10:30PM
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