TV viewing habits of a new mum - Real Mum story on MoM

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Before I got pregnant, my TV viewing habits would have been bad enough to scare most people with a weak stomach. Horrors, thrillers and crime shows were among my favourites. When my son was born, I was at a bit of a viewing crossroads. From a very young age the lights and colours of the TV fascinated him, so blood and gore was definitely out.

I began to look around for alternatives. With over 100 channels, I figured I would be able to find something I would enjoy that was ‘baby friendly’. Flicking through the channels originally upset me. I mean, Garfield never talked when I was a kid, and the Care Bears were puppets, not CG. I decided to give them a go anyway, as there is only so long you can watch documentaries on digging holes in the ground. To my surprise, and to my son’s delight, I have rediscovered my love of kids cartoons. Rather than see them as I did when I was younger, I now see the morals they are trying to instil in kids, and for that I admire them.

Although we don’t sit in front of the TV all day it is good to know that when we do, there will be something on we can both enjoy.

Posted by nicoleisback, 17th June 2013

9 Comments

- - mom113055 said
  - 19 Oct 2015
    1:00 pm
viewing habbits tv

- - mom81879 said
  - 19 Sep 2015
    7:52 am
I was surprised how much I got into the early morning TV shows when mine were babies, the shows I now describe as ‘crap.’ Lol. 2am with a baby who won’t settle, this crap became my friend, kept me sane and focussed. Now…..it’s crap again, it’s SO bad!!

- - mom113055 said
  - 23 Apr 2015
    4:27 pm
i like reading these stories

- - mom113055 said
  - 20 Apr 2015
    2:33 pm
good nice story

- - mom113055 said
  - 07 Apr 2015
    12:25 pm
top story to read

- - mom93821 said
  - 18 Jan 2015
    7:50 am
Adults do love to watch cartoons too!

- - mom93821 said
  - 17 Jan 2015
    5:42 pm
Cartoons can be a lot of good fun.

- - Missie said
  - 06 Nov 2014
    8:58 am
I get annoyed with the some of the cartoons my Mr11 likes to watch. They are nothing like Bugs and Tweety and such but I guess… The times, they are a changing. haha

- - mom57522 said
  - 04 Oct 2014
    3:15 pm
Can’t remember the last time I saw a looney tunes cartoon.