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Life without TV in sitting room
Thitifini
#1 Posted : Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:41:47 PM
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Hey guys,

Been thinking...if a family removed the TV from the sitting room, how would life be? Say you tuck the thing to a far away 'tv room' away from the main room (for occassional news).

I find it so disruptive to family bonding....

Your ideas.....(don't tell me to experiment now as I'm yet to move to a house with such many rooms)..

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Sansa
#2 Posted : Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:51:24 PM
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Doable! You soon forget about it and involve yourself in many other activities.
Mseto binti
#3 Posted : Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:59:03 PM
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Thitifini wrote:
Hey guys,

Been thinking...if a family removed the TV from the sitting room, how would life be? Say you tuck the thing to a far away 'tv room' away from the main room (for occassional news).

I find it so disruptive to family bonding....

Your ideas.....(don't tell me to experiment now as I'm yet to move to a house with such many rooms)..


Very possible...10yrs without one... they got used to it....u won't miss it imagine💯
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Thitifini
#4 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 1:49:06 AM
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Sansa wrote:
Doable! You soon forget about it and involve yourself in many other activities.


Ata don't want other activities. Just using time when the whole family iko nyumbani we kukaa and bond - or activities leading to family bonds.

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Thitifini
#5 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 1:51:11 AM
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Mseto binti wrote:
Thitifini wrote:
Hey guys,

Been thinking...if a family removed the TV from the sitting room, how would life be? Say you tuck the thing to a far away 'tv room' away from the main room (for occassional news).

I find it so disruptive to family bonding....

Your ideas.....(don't tell me to experiment now as I'm yet to move to a house with such many rooms)..


Very possible...10yrs without one... they got used to it....u won't miss it imagine💯


10 years!Applause Applause Applause Applause

In your opinion, has it improved family's quality of life/time?

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quicksand
#6 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 10:31:22 AM
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Thitifini wrote:
Hey guys,

Been thinking...if a family removed the TV from the sitting room, how would life be? Say you tuck the thing to a far away 'tv room' away from the main room (for occassional news).

I find it so disruptive to family bonding....

Your ideas.....(don't tell me to experiment now as I'm yet to move to a house with such many rooms)..


Can I presume your kids are in their preteens? When they reach teen age, they will always be in the tv room. They will prefer to be in the tv room, and it will be fights to get them to join the rest of the family.
But it doesn't necessary have to be the case, just saying it could be a byproduct of this particular cause of action. If the tv is in the main room you can always order it to be off during certain hours, and you are there to enforce it.
One of the reasons I am against this is because it puts the tv on a pedestal, something that is unusual and to be indulged rarely,.squared off in another area..it will achieve the notoriety of stealing the car, or sneaking off to go dancing in the night. I think it should remain accessible, in a common place, but controlled and with rules, just like any other distractions in life...

To deviate a little bit ...one of the things I tell myself is I will teach boys about alcohol. That's right, at age 18, after high school, it will be down to the pub, buying his very first (hopefully) beer. And with the beer will come a lesson (or lessons) on how a man should handle beer. My personal opinion is that it is vital to do this, and kids should learn from their parents, and not the internet or media. They will make better decisions if you have laid some foundation
Julie
#7 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 2:54:16 PM
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Totally agree with quicksand.
I was introduced to alcohol by my Dad in similar fashion.
There was not much excitement when my age mates got their freedom to indulge...
hardwood
#8 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 3:04:04 PM
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You should not impose your choices on other family members. If you do not want to watch tv that's your problem, not a family problem. Don't blame the TV for your failure to work on family relationships.
Fullykenyan
#9 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 3:24:37 PM
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The most stupid thing visiting a kenyan Family, is that a visit is not a visit, but a tv waching session. We have a hobby room. Anybody, who wants to watch TV can go there
muganda
#10 Posted : Friday, November 10, 2017 3:42:16 PM
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Thitifini wrote:
Hey guys,

Been thinking...if a family removed the TV from the sitting room, how would life be? Say you tuck the thing to a far away 'tv room' away from the main room (for occassional news).

I find it so disruptive to family bonding....

Your ideas.....(don't tell me to experiment now as I'm yet to move to a house with such many rooms)..


Commendable. Perhaps you should start with a test phase:
Life without mobile phone in the bedroom smile
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