seriously, how much? 1 hr a day? 4 hrs a day? none?

i’ve slacked this summer in terms of jackson and his tv watching. i most definitely have, and as of right now, i’m still ok with that.

since jackson turned 3, his tv interests have changed. he’s in love with the disney channel now much more so than his former PBS go-to shows. i don’t think it’s so bad. sure the disney channel may now have a jacked-up-looking mickey mouse and way more computer generated shit than i certainly remember… but times change.

honestly, it’s made me happy to see jackson get excited about mickey mouse and all of the beautiful splendor that is disney. i still remember the first time i went to disney with my parents (i was 5) and my dad shouldered an enormous video camera the entire day to record my every moment in the magic kingdom.

remember VHS? i know! crazy pants!

with us moving back to florida in just 4 short weeks, i know paul and i will have trips to disney to consider in the near future.

and yeah, i suppose i’m justifying jackson’s tv watching in explaining my love of all things disney, and so that makes me wonder how the rest of your summers have gone in terms of tv watching.

we’ve traveled a lot this summer. A LOT. between trips with our family, house hunting, adventures around the baltimore/DC area before we leave here, we’ve been busy.

there has been more outside time (when it’s not 118 degrees out) whether it’s been in the pool, at the park, going to get an ice cream cone, feeding the ducks, which has been wonderful.

and when there is inside time (because it’s 118 degrees out) we do play-doh, puzzles, blocks, and plenty of activities that don’t involve the boob tube.

…but we also watch tv.

i suppose in the same way that i used to look forward to summer for the lazy-factor when i was a kid, i’m seeing that i’m ok with my own kid possibly feeling the same way (at least for now).

he’ll start preschool once we move and for 5 days a week will be in a structured environment that he hasn’t yet experienced. his 2 year old program last year was fantastic, but it was 3 days a week for only a few hours at a time, basically to socialize.

knowing that he’s embarking on his first taste of real school this year, what’s so wrong with a little extra tv this summer?

it’s not like i’m pumping him full of junk food and soda and zombie-fying him and giving him popsicles for breakfast so that i can have more time on the internet…

::side eyes::

is it bad that as i type this post, jake the pirate is on in the background? i don’t think so because i hear my son over the tv, yelling “ARRRRRG MATEY!” and i am reassured that he is enjoying himself, which makes me happy.

isn’t that what summer is about? an extra dose of happy? a little extra tv?

or not?

you tell me. how much tv has your kid(s) watched this summer?