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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My FIL has the TV on all the time, even when no one is watching anything.  It actually drives me crazy--the way the TV is positioned, it's visible from the kitchen, the dining room, and the living room, so there's nowhere to go to get away from it.  I don't mind watching a show or a movie together, but just having it on all the time bugs me.

I agree that suggesting a walk or a game in another room or another activity to get away from it is a good idea.  [/quote]

I do this too:  I suggest a walk.  Or I move into another room where there are people doing other things:  playing cards, talking (surprise surprise!), reading, etc.  Or, if all else fails, and everybody is just staring at the tube like lobotomized nincompoops, I'll go get whatever book I am in the middle of; or grab a deck of cards and start playing solitaire - both while keeping 1/2 an eye and attn. on things that are going on in the room. . .[/quote]

(But, sometimes, I feel this puts pressure on the hosts, eg my MIL, who notices that I am not 100% thrilled with the 24-hr. tv-a-thon, and then she is like, 'Oh, ou don't like doing this?  and it makes her feel bad)[/quote]

I wouldn't feel bad.  You [i]aren't[/i] thrilled with watching TV every moment, and you quietly found another source of entertainment that doesn't distract those who do want to watch TV.  If she really felt bad about that, she would make an effort to introduce other activities.  If she doesn't, then your course of action is polite and appropriate.[/quote]

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