Daddy and the TV Guide
Daddy marked the shows we could watch in the TV Guide Magazine
A weekly treat was to see what he selected, although it was much the same
It didn’t occur to me then, as it does now, that he only selected evening shows
Otherwise, unless mother turned on the TV-rarely-we had other things to do
Chores accomplished, we would be out the door in the summer playing games outside
Rainy days meant creating ideas inside and now I know why Daddy marked TV Guide
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Not marking what to watch during the day meant one should be creative during the day. I like how your father monitored TV viewing.
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You had a very smart Daddy.
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Wise man, daddy! Television can be an incredible consumer of one’s creativity. Doesn’t take effort to watch yet it’s affect can be insidiously debilitating.
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So much better to make your own entertainment. Mind you, when I was small, TV didn’t start broadcasting until mid-afternoon.
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It may be why I was never a cartoons person. I could only tolerate a few. They were more violent and racist back then. I may get into the new ones, but I haven’t tried. I did like Peanuts shows and Archie comic books.
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I hadn’t thought of that Lisa, but I’m the same with cartoons.
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Genius psychology by your dad!
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He was a social worker type for a reason.
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❤🤗
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That was actually pretty bright of your dad. We left the house as soon as we could and stayed out until it was getting dark. We played games like kick the can. Kids are not big on playing outside anymore. Sounds like we did much the same things. 🤗 hugs, Joni
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