Anonymous wrote:If you think starbucks is less of an evil corporation than mcD's, you're kidding yourself.

Two kids, 2 & 4.
Tv: >2 hours per day, dvr'd PBS shows or DVDs
fast food: once every week or so but it's rarely mcdonald's, 90% of the time chick fil a.

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Anonymous wrote:well at least you are doing yoga and having sex. I have a whole new mental picture of you now.

Are you even 30 years old???

I'm a guy, what do you expect? and yes, over 30. now I am picturing some foxy and limber tiger mom .... oh well.

Anonymous wrote:We occasionally watch videos over the internet, but Jesus, when I go back to watching commercial television, what stuns me is the commercials: I mean the frequency and the abject stupidity.

You watch that stuff and it's like, Just how fucking dumb is your average American, anyway? And they're unrelenting. What is there 15 min of commercials during your average TV show? I've got no patience for that stuff anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:i find it immature that people are calling mcdonald's gross. haha. reminds me of my sister when she turned vegetarian and called all meat gross.

mcdonalds is an acquired taste. some people like it... my husband grew up eating it and likes it. i personally don't eat much from there.

i do remember getting a look from another mom while at the park with my toddler son. he was eating his happy meal. we don't eat at mcdonald's all the time, but we will occasionally pick it up before heading to the park. i really didn't appreciate the look!!

Fine. I won't say that McDonald's is gross. However, I will point out that McDonald's hamburgers do not disintegrate after 12 years, a fact that I find a bit... suspect.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/09/12-year-old-mcdonalds-hamburger-still-looking-good.html

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Anonymous wrote:One more time...

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I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite. So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it. My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households. Trust me, they're making up for lost time now. I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.

You know, the funny thing is, this assumes that TV and fast food are two universal constants that no child can resist. In our family, we don't "make TV and fast food taboo" any more than we make duck pin bowling and quilting taboo. It's just not something we're all that into. My kid likes to help me cook actual food. She likes to make art, music, read, or write stories with me. Crazy over-the-top sugary cereal isn't taboo either--she can buy it with her allowance if she wants to. Just usually doesn't.

Well, there is a reason McDonalds serves billions and people watch way too much TV. It must suck people in somehow. The analogy to duck pin bowling and quilting doesn't make much sense to me. Duck pin bowling and quilting aren't around every corner. They are not completely pervasive in our society. But here's hoping your kids (and mine) are immune to this stuff and make good choices.

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Anonymous wrote:One more time...

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Anonymous wrote:
I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite. So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it. My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households. Trust me, they're making up for lost time now. I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.

You know, the funny thing is, this assumes that TV and fast food are two universal constants that no child can resist. In our family, we don't "make TV and fast food taboo" any more than we make duck pin bowling and quilting taboo. It's just not something we're all that into. My kid likes to help me cook actual food. She likes to make art, music, read, or write stories with me. Crazy over-the-top sugary cereal isn't taboo either--she can buy it with her allowance if she wants to. Just usually doesn't.

Well, there is a reason McDonalds serves billions and people watch way too much TV. It must suck people in somehow. The analogy to duck pin bowling and quilting doesn't make much sense to me. Duck pin bowling and quilting aren't around every corner. They are not completely pervasive in our society. But here's hoping your kids (and mine) are immune to this stuff and make good choices.

Anonymous wrote:One more time...

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Anonymous wrote:
I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite. So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it. My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households. Trust me, they're making up for lost time now. I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.

You know, the funny thing is, this assumes that TV and fast food are two universal constants that no child can resist. In our family, we don't "make TV and fast food taboo" any more than we make duck pin bowling and quilting taboo. It's just not something we're all that into. My kid likes to help me cook actual food. She likes to make art, music, read, or write stories with me. Crazy over-the-top sugary cereal isn't taboo either--she can buy it with her allowance if she wants to. Just usually doesn't.

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Anonymous wrote:well at least you are doing yoga and having sex. I have a whole new mental picture of you now.

Are you even 30 years old???

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:well at least you are doing yoga and having sex. I have a whole new mental picture of you now.

Are you even 30 years old???

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Anonymous wrote:
I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite. So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it. My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households. Trust me, they're making up for lost time now. I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.

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Anonymous wrote:
I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite. So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it. My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households. Trust me, they're making up for lost time now. I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.

You know, the funny thing is, this assumes that TV and fast food are two universal constants that no child can resist. In our family, we don't "make TV and fast food taboo" any more than we make duck pin bowling and quilting taboo. It's just not something we're all that into. My kid likes to help me cook actual food. She likes to make art, music, read, or write stories with me. Crazy over-the-top sugary cereal isn't taboo either--she can buy it with her allowance if she wants to. Just usually doesn't.