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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I just moved into one house together.  We are a blended family he brings teenagers (ages 2) and 18) and I have two younger (11 and 12).  One thing that is important to me is that we have a place to watch movies and my son has an area to play his video games from time to time.  My husband is adamantly against any televisions in the home, or st least as a focal point of a room.  He says that his older children didn’t have those things available when they were younger and believes it is all damaging to a child’s growth (which I see as extreme).  To be clear, we do agree on set limits around screen time so we are talking about 1 hour max per day (unless it’s a movie of course).

This is new, because in his last home before we blended he did have a television in his living room, so to me this new thing seems hypocritical.  My household items have not yet arrived to our new home but he has placed his things around the home without asking me.  He says when he works with me I come across critical (usually because I have another idea or suggest one of my items in that space).

I am trying to be reasonable but also would like to keep some consistency for what I used to do with the kids.  I have already changed many things.. what we eat, what I buy and spend money on to make harmony.  Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions? We have considered a projector but that does not allow video console hookups and requires a dark room.  
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