Family Traditions that DH wants to use in our house. | Step Talk

Marriage is all about blending traditions right?
Well, there's one tradition from the in-laws home that I
just will NOT blend into my home. I thought we had this
one put to bed years ago.

Out of the blue tonight, DH asks if we can, get this:
Put a TV in the dining room so that we can bring in
one of his 'family traditions' into our family.

Uh, hell to the NAH! I do NOT put TVs in my dining room
so that my kids will zone out like zombies watching the
boob tube during family dinners! Are you KIDDING ME!

Just because that's how FIL did it, and allows SS10 to
do so while he is on vacation, does not mean that DH's
nostalgia is gonna suddenly soften my heart.

I just said No.

What I wanted to say: How about we work up to actually
teaching SS10 some serious table manners so that we can
work UP TO having family meals again? Let's get past that
HURDLE before you start wanting a TV in every single room.

I am not a fan of the boob tube. I don't watch alot of TV
and I limit the amount of time my kids watch it. They need
to play with friends, do something besides sit on their
hinies and zone out like zombies.

SIGH. Not winning this one DH. Oh no, not winning this one.

Source: http://www.steptalk.org/node/77090

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