I haven’t carried cable since my breakup three
years ago and the ex-boyfriend had insisted we needed it, and I pretty much had
stopped watching anything on the stations about a year… no even longer… before
that relationship ended and I moved onto my own place, cable free.
I no longer remember when I ceased watching as much
TV as I once did. Don’t get me wrong, I
always enjoyed it up until a handful of years ago; the best cartoons to me were
when I was growing up in the eighties and nineties, and I reminisce about them
as I get older. I don’t know why, but somewhere along the way I lost interest,
and even when I see the shows that is on these days my brain and eyes just don’t
feel a connection. If I do develop a
liking for a show it is because I decided to give it a try via rental at the
local libraries on a movie night at home and perhaps I invest in the DVD
collection, but most times I rent it, watch it, and then return it. The rare times my television is on it is
usually for a film in the old VHS or a DVD player, or, to play a video game.
Otherwise the TV stays off.
I have explained in previous blogs my preference
for spending time with loved ones, investing in my hobbies of creating through
art, picture taking and writing, or reading books I am intrigued by, walking
and hiking, researching, or playing video games. In case anyone wonders (as most people in my
personal life do) this is what I do with my personal time besides working.
Someone could say I am using the internet so I am
able to watch shows online. But I don’t. Also, when I am writing online or using the
internet for anything it is because I am some other place that is not my home (like
right now I am using it at my Mom’s while I am visiting) and even then I am not
watching shows online. Internet is for
messaging and posting my blogs these days and that’s about it.
The hilarious thing is that everyone who makes this
an issue of this even when I explain what I do with my time. And, they all have the same thing to say, or
rather, their argumentative-like comments are all similar though coming from
many different types of people associated with me; and it hasn’t changed in the
whole period of time that I lost my strong liking for the television that I
once had:
They try to convince me to get cable and tune in by
telling me about their favourite shows, and commercials (yes I said
commercials)
Attempt to persuade me by implying there might be
something wrong with me, like it’s a disease to not watch TV. Or worse, I have
actually been asked what is wrong with me!
Even after I explain what else I do for fun they
still will ask, “What do you do?” Almost as if the list above of what I do with
my personal life went through their ears but didn’t register. As if they don’t hear anything about a TV in
the conversation therefore counts as if I have nothing interesting going on and
by asking the question over again it is going to change me.
I write this not to be negative about anyone who
enjoys TV and have shows that they like that makes them happy to watch. This is more for those who maybe have a hard time comprehending those of us who don't watch much television, and, hopefully for those of us who don’t have cable or watch
much TV to be understood a little more.
~Ange.
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