"How much of my life had I wasted being indoctrinated with messages of discontent that could only be salved by buying things I didn't want and rarely needed? How much of my potential had been squandered watching fictitious depictions of people living life rather than me actually living my own life?"- Breadand money.com 1995 was the year I stopped my TV addiciton. 12 years of my life I have been free. When my now husband and I moved in together 3 years later I let him know, as I now let my kids know "if you want television, live elsewhere". MORE...
Richard and Mary Morris
I don't doubt that most people love their children dearly and would stand against an army of darkness in their defense, but then there's that troubling reluctance to read and understand what's in a box of cereal. Parents, what's going on? We've got a funny way of looking at things when it comes to kids and food. There's no question that the children of my generation had it tough. We walked miles to school - in the snow - even in Summer and were burdened with back breaking chores like taking out the trash and washing dishes with our bare hands. The ultimate sign of our Oliver Twist existence was personified by the laborious trek we were forced to endure, from the sofa and all the way across the room to change the channel on our black and white televisions. "Oh the humanity." MORE...
