Since the addition of a tablet and and smart phone, adding to the laptop and a PC in our house, every room has turned into an internet/tv room.
Two years ago I cast our tv to the downstairs. It has been a wonderful change. I did not like the temptation and accessibility. The move has been a good one. Our lower level is our family room/play room. Our upper level is our main living area.
But, with the invasion of more and more internet ready devices, that temptation has returned, but in the form of internet, rather than television.
On retreat, when asking God for direction for our family, the one prompting I got was to cast these devices to our lower level as well. With the support of my husband, we will try to keep all laptops, tablets, etc downstairs in the designated "glowing screens" section of our house. I feel it is especially important to eliminate these from our bedroom. I never wanted tv in our bedroom...and virtually every night bed+netflix was calling to me or hubby. Often we were falling asleep after several hours online, apart from one another.
Really...my house was a place of selfishness. I wanted to have my time in the morning for coffee and internet. Often that time would stretch into two hours. When my children were seeking food, drink or their mama...it would become a source of frustration.
It is going to be a week before our life and schedule get back to normal. I am looking foward to this change to bring more moments of peace to our home.
1 comment:
Not really what I wanted to read. We spend hours at night in bed watching our own Netflix shows on our phones with headphones.
When we got married 11 years ago we promised that we would NEVER put a TV in the bedroom. It is amazing how I never made the connection that this is pretty much what we have done since we got iphones.
I am scared to change. It is not even about wanting my husband to stop watching. It is really ME! I love this time to veg. Terrible!!
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