NatashainDFW Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Is something that refuses to exist in this house!!! My brain is on overload because I can't get a minute of quiet. The television comes on when the kids wake up and doesn't go off until dh goes to bed which at times if aster 3 am. GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just want the background noise turned off. Do you realize how hard it is to teach a child with the television going on in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Who turns it on? I have a 9, 16 and 20 yr old, and tv isn't turned on till the in school ones are done...period. Exactly...I'd be pulling out a cord somewhere or placing a parental code on it :D Granted we don't have cable and haven't for some time, but we still use hulu and netflix, but we are normally watching for a program or so. Then it's off to do something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashainDFW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Its DH turning it on or DS but then DH says let him turn it on. I can't convince him that the stupid thing doesn't need to be on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegP Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I would turn it off. You live there, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I would take scissors to the cord. That would make me insane. Honestly, if my hubby couldn't see my POV on that, it would be a serious issue around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Years ago, my mother used to advocate throwing a hammer through the screen. (Maybe there was something in that ... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashainDFW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yea I have tried to get my POV across but his response is "but I am bored" His parents are also people that leave the tv on 24/7 (literally it is always on) where as my parents turned it off on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegP Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Does he not work during the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashainDFW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 No he doesn't work as he is disabled. I work from home so we are together as a family pretty much 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustybug Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 My DH is like that too, so I get it. He will NEVER turn it off while he is home even if he isn't watching. There have been times when he's come home and I had the radio on and he still turned it on and insisted that it was okay to have BOTH things on at the same time.:glare: He even has to have it on to go to sleep. Thank goodness for sleep timers! Thankfully, he leaves for work around 2PM, but that's long past the time that I do schoolwork with the kids, so I know how distracting it can be. I haven't found a solution yet. I know that you can't just go tell a grown man he isn't allowed to watch tv and I don't get when people say "just turn it off." Anyway, I know that I wasn't very helpful, but I wanted to say that I totally understand where you are coming from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Maybe encourage him to find a hobby he enjoys? Or to at least watch on the computer with the headphones on? I'm so sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Grace Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Maybe encourage him to find a hobby he enjoys? Or to at least watch on the computer with the headphones on? I'm so sorry. Have you tried headphones? My dad is one of those who has the TV on all. the. time. He has those wireless headphones so he can sit anywhere in the room and get the signal on his headphones, but not drive my stepmom crazy (at least, not over *that* issue :lol:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Best of luck figuring this out. I have nothing to suggest, but I can sympathize. I can't stand having anything tv, radio, .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashainDFW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Have you tried headphones? My dad is one of those who has the TV on all. the. time. He has those wireless headphones so he can sit anywhere in the room and get the signal on his headphones, but not drive my stepmom crazy (at least, not over *that* issue :lol:). You know this may be my valentines gift to myself lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 No he doesn't work as he is disabled. I work from home so we are together as a family pretty much 24/7. Headphones keep us out of the divorce court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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