On the social front, he is socializing, but he's somewhat culturally out of touch with his peers which means he sometimes can't join in very well. He doesn't watch the same TV shows, he doesn't have any Nintendo stuff, he doesn't have any toys tied into that sort of stuff. We're kinda considering maybe opening up with TV options at the least so he has stuff to talk about with the other kids.
When I was in Jr. High, my dad decided we watched too much TV, so certain nights were No TV Nights. I remember feeling left out of discussions at school as a result of that. In fact, that's the worst thing I remember about No TV Nights....
No TV Nights
Growing up, my sisters and I were not allowed to watch TV after dinner without permission. I remember feeling left out at the time, but looking back I don't feel like I missed much.
I remember one conversation:
"Did you watch [such and such]?"
"No."
"Did you watch [this other show]?"
"No."
"Did you watch [some other show]?"
"No."
"Well, what
did
you watch?"
With the subtext of "...you non-TV-watching freak."
They don't get to watch TV after dinner. That's time for games or reading. Of course, when they watch TV has no impact since everything is watched off recordings.
On the social front, he is socializing, but he's somewhat culturally out of touch with his peers which means he sometimes can't join in very well. He doesn't watch the same TV shows, he doesn't have any Nintendo stuff, he doesn't have any toys tied into that sort of stuff.
Doesn't this just mean he'll grow up to be a Buffista?
(I was totally that kid in school. We didn't have cable, so I missed out on almost everything my generation was watching. I was the kid watching Small Wonder while my classmates were all talking about MTV.)
For me, the worst thing was that evening chores interfered with my watching
Battlestar Galactica.
So there were a bunch of episodes that I only saw part of.
Stupid calves and cows, always needing to be fed and bedded....
Mostly, I think he just doesn't know other stuff exists. For them, shows just show up on a list, they don't really have the concept of watching a channel.
Stupid calves and cows, always needing to be fed and bedded....
You should have put a TV in the barn so they'd be hooked on the show too.
Doesn't this just mean he'll grow up to be a Buffista?
If he's not interested that's fine, but I feel like we really haven't given him the option to check out more things.
certain nights were No TV Nights
We weren't allowed to watch TV on school nights, though I believe that was relaxed for Cosby Show and Different World. I remember being left out of the many conversations involving Growing Pains, but yeah... not a big deal.
