I am an old fashioned girl in many ways! For example, my husband and I do not have a tv in our bedroom, we never have and probably never will. I don’t think I will allow my kids to have a tv in their room either. I just figure the bedroom is for doing more important things – like sleeping.
My husband is away for business, and I am kind of feeling like I wish I could watch a little tv (the Olympics) in my room all snuggled up in my bed at night. I have never really had this desire before. I like watching tv in the living room with my family, but since I am alone, I think I would like it in my room better.
Do you have a tv in your bedroom? Am I living like 50 years ago?!?
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we don’t have a tv in our room either. we did at one time when we were first married and we both brought tv’s to our new apartment, but when we moved we put in the extra bedroom. Now we are tv free. sometimes we bring the laptop in and watch a movie in bed though.
We’ve had a tv in our bedroom since about 1989. We both enjoy watching tv in bed, and since my husband and I like different types of programs, it gives the option of both of us watching what we want, with one of us in the bedroom. It’s also nice to see the news and weather first thing in the morning without getting up.
We’re the same way. No TV in the bedroom, but sometimes we do bring in a laptop & watch a movie or something. Since they do have Olympics coverage online, that might work for you if you have a laptop.
We don’t have a TV in our bedroom either. I actually read an article one time that talked about how having a TV in your room can actually affect your sleep – something about the ambiance of the room.
That’s not why we don’t have one though, it’s just because we don’t actually watch a whole lot of TV and we do it as a family.
Tonight I am actually on my own and can completely relate to you. While I am not an olympics buff, a good movie snuggled in bed would be nice. *sigh*
No, we don’t have a TV in any of our bedrooms – except our guest room. While I won’t say “never”, I don’t think this will be changing anytime soon. We already do independent things throughout the day, I’d hate to start going to our rooms alone to watch TV. It doesn’t really mesh with our family philosophy.
I always had a little tv in my room when I was a kid/teen but never as an adult. I’m sure hubby would like one in our bedroom but I’m the captain here!
Sometimes we watch a bit of tv in bed in hotel rooms when we travel & I can never get comfy. I guess it just isn’t my thing, I’ve only ever brought my laptop upstairs when we have houseguests (to escape) & even then I usually read instead.
We’ve only had a phone in our room for the past 8 months or so but the ringer is always turned off.
My “bedroom” is the living room so yes there is a tv , but I had a tv in my bedroom before too. My daughter also has a tv in her room. My Boys did have one , but I decided they were watching too much tv and when I went to unplug the cable from the back I fried it some how
I’ve had a tv in my room for as long as I can remember- since I was a small child. DF and I tried sleeping with the tv off for awhile to see if it would help our son sleep better (he sleeps in a co-sleeper next to me) but it really didn’t make a difference (he actually slept worse) and we couldn’t last long either lol.
We’re the types that always have the tv on, just for background noise. Not a great habit but one that’s hard to break and one that we honestly have no desire to.
When I was pregnant I said my LO wouldn’t watch any tv until he was 2. He’s amost 6 months and LOVES the tv. I hate it, and don’t let him watch it if I can help it, but it’s nearly impossible when we’re in the living room. I will not let him have a tv in his room until he’s a teenager. DF doesn’t really agree, as he wanted a tv put in now for his own use while he was in there but I put my foot down on that really fast lol.
Guess I’m behind the times with you. I do not have a TV in my bedroom. I figure I can watch it in the living room if I have a desire to watch something.
We do not have a TV in our bedroom either. Call us fuddy duddy’s if you like, but like you said, the bedroom is for more important things.
John and I actually have 2 tvs in our bedroom. One is for VHS movies and the flat screen is for DVDs. We don’t have cable so all we watch is movies.
We no longer have a tv in our room. We did up until Davis was born and both the girls had one as well. We have removed them all and honestly don’t miss them one little bit. I really think it gives more family time instead of everyone being in a separate room. The only time I do miss not having one is if DH is away on business and I am here alone, but that doesn’t happen to often.
We do not have a TV in our bedroom either. Our children will not either.
I’m with you. We don’t have a TV in the bedroom, just one in the living room with only about 10 channels. I try to make our bedroom a sanctuary for sleeping (and other things *wink*). I don’t intend on putting a TV in our son’s room either. We’re not big into television anyway, and I hope that my son finds other ways to entertain himself. Though I admit, there are some times when it would be nice to snuggle under the covers and watch a movie.
yup, tv in the bedroom. but dont usualy watch it unless i want to watch something different from what is on in the living room. or if i am sick i stay in bed and watch tv while dosing off.
-Misty
We don’t have a tv in our bedroom either, neither do the kids (13 and 4 yrs old)! My mom told me that it was her worst mistake– she never seen us kids once it went in. I’m with you on this one; with so much stimulation available for kids: electronic games, tv, stereo’s… they don’t need televisions in their room!
No TV in this bedroom either. Never was. I’m 60, so don’t think I’ll change my mind anytime soon. lol
No bedroom tv here, either. We recently had to have a box installed for our cable so we could get the local PBS station, and the service guy asked where our other tv’s were…when I told him we only had one tv and he was looking at it, he was astounded. He asked me twice to be sure – guess he didn’t believe that in this day and age a household could only have one tv.
I’d actually be happy to not have tv at all, but my husband likes to watch the news and the news talk shows. And my boys like to watch some of the PBS shows before bed, but we limit what and how much they can watch (they are 3 and 1).
I do its a very tiny one, I have done it for years and now the room would seem empty without, although I do use it hardly ever. I got in the habbit years & years ago when my husband was out on naval cruises and I found it more quite to watch in there as not to wake my baby girl then. So now its more of just an item I exspect to be there from habit. But it is nice if you want to turn it on briefly to catch the days weather update or such. I don’t like a big TV in a room though, It would always be small ones, I recently won a tiny white TV/AM ?FM radio AC/DC TV from my bank where I started an account and I do like to use it in my room, just perfect for a small out of the way corner spot. You might want to try that if you decide to put one in your room. I like the fact that its AC/DC because when the power is off I still have a radio to rely on.
Growing up, I never had a tv in my bedroom. I still don’t, and neither do my kids! We have a tv in our living room, and one in the garage… that is it! I love it because I don’t think we watch tv as much as other families do- only about 3-4 hours a week. We are busy doing active things instead!
My husband and I have never had a tv in our room for all the above reasons. My kids (3 and 6) don’t either. I think that having too many tvs in a house (even if they’re not in bedrooms) can encourage the family to socialize with one another less. If my kids want to watch a show they have to agree on which one they’re going to watch instead of each one going off to different tvs to watch separately. It teaches them compromise and then they enjoy the time spent together in a shared activity. Afterwards they often draw the characters from the show they just watched or copy scenes/songs from the show together. I normally am in the room when the kids are watching tv too so I can be involved in the conversations that follow. My husband and I do the same thing as the kids — we compromise and watch the same thing together.
PS: You can always snuggle up on the couch with big blankets and your favourite pillow and let yourself fall asleep there once in a blue moon!
We used to have a TV in our bedroom..but when we moved to our current house 5 years ago, we chose not to put one in there. Sometimes we’ll bring my laptop in here to play a game together or watch a movie. We also don’t allow tv’s (or computers) in our kids rooms. They don’t need to shut themselves in their rooms all the time. Plus, we want to keep an eye on what they’re watching or doing on the computer. Although, they don’t have much choice on the TV since we don’t have satellite or cable either.
We do have a TV in our room but it’s not hooked up to cable or anything. It is solely for the purpose of watching movies that once or twice a month where you just want to snuggle in bed & watch something.
We’ve talked about having a bedroom TV, but I really don’t see the point – I am so nearsighted that I either take my glasses off to sleep and can’t see more than a blur, or watch and fall asleep with my glasses still on.
We will occasionally bring a laptop in and watch one of our favorite shows on Hulu, or a DVD.
We never had a tv in our room either. One in the livingroom is enough, and it’s rarely on at that. We may do a little reading before bed. Our kids won’t have tvs in their rooms either. I think it’s strange how some people need to be entertained all the time, in every room, when there’s so many other things to do to expand your mind, and use your creativity. Tv shuts your brain off.
Yes we have a TV in our room, but I truly wish we didn’t. I hate it, hubby loves it.
We do have a TV in our bedroom and we both like it there. My parents always had one growing up so I never questioned having one. We cuddle and watch TV for a little while before going to sleep. However, we do not plan to let our daughter (now 20 mo) have a TV for a long time (like until she’s in high school, at least). I didn’t have one in my room until I was in high school and college.
We have a T.V. in our bedroom, but our daughter does not and will not have one in her room exclusively because I believe T.V. time is a supervised, family activity or you should be doing something else
I don’t want my daughter holed up in her room alone watching goodness knows what! Mainly, we watch that T.V. together on weekends or when one of us is sick and we really don’t want to leave the bed.
We used to… but not any more. I agree that once in a while it’s nice to snuggle in bed and watch as my husband travels a lot too, but obvioulsy it lead to everyone in their own room and no family time. So now they are in the living room and family room and 2 are enough.
Hey Lynette,
My parents never had one/still don’t and us kids never had one…we didn’t have cable back then either. But when I married my husband I married his habit….he can’t sleep w/o the tv ON. How annoying?? very much so! I wake up a lot in middle of the night and turn it off but like pulling a plug on a lifeline he springs up and turns it back on..with a little snarl. I would have one anyhow b/c at 7:30 we put the kids to bed and we watch tv upstairs in our room. Its like 2 different worlds the upstairs and the downstairs.
Hey Everyone,,, Thanks so much for your comments. I guess I am not the only one without a tv. We had this conversation at work a few weeks ago, and I was pretty much an anomaly. Glad to know that my fellow Mommy bloggers are mostly on the same page
Thanks again,
Lynette
xo
We don’t have a t.v. in our room. I really like that we have t.v.s located in other places in our house.
We don’t have a TV in any of the bedrooms… for which I’m grateful. However, I can see how having a laptop or something in the room would be nice… especially if you have no one to talk to while lying in bed.
We don’t have one in our room. My 2 oldest kids have one in theirs though. It’s only allowed on at certain times and they actually rarely have it on, their choice. They usually watch TV in the living room with me.
It’s mostly to break up arguments when wants to watch a girly show and the other wants to watch a boy show. Compromise is great, but sometimes mom just wants some shhhhhhhhh. LOL
like sleeping?
We do have a TV in our room.
I have always hated having them in my room, but when Dave and I moved in together the pleaded with me.
It is hard to get used to, I do love that I can find the “romantic music stations” and turn that one when I want some quiet time with Dave. It creates a great ambiance in the room