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[quote=Anonymous]Why do some families think it's ok to just park themselves around the TV over holidays?  The TV was on the WHOLE TIME, and not only was it on the whole time, but most of the adults were around the TV, just staring at it and not talking.  And this wasn't football at all.  It was just random stuff.

I would understand if we saw each other all the time, sometimes people just want to veg, I get it.  But when we barely see our extended family (like 1 time per year), it really bothers me that they just use the TV for entertainment, they don't even try to talk to us, who they hardly see.  It just makes me sad.

We were invited to my MIL's house the weekend before Thanksgiving (they couldn't meet for Thanksgiving).  DH's sister and BIL and all of their kids were invited, too.  Attempts at engaging MIL and SIL in coversation were like this:

Me:  What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Them:  Just visiting so-and-so's house.  &lt;Then their faces turn back to the glow of the TV and they drop the conversation.&gt;

My kids surprised me and complained about it to me afterwards.  They were playing with their cousins, and every few minutes the cousins would stop and watch the TV, then need to be asked to play again.  And the teens -- forget about them, they just stayed on their Iphones or just talked amongst themselves.

Does this annoy anyone else?  Is this just "normal"?  When I was growing up, my parents never had the TV on around guests.

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