Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Television (was Teen room advice request)

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

Thanks, Patty. That was the kind of response I was looking for. Full TV use
and the consequences. Do you think the teens sleepovers are a direct
consequence of the TV being in there? Are some people very upset, or is it
just a matter of some concern? There are people here who would get very
upset over that.

Has anyone had a commonhouse TV that was abused or overused? Taken out as a
result?
--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

tamgoddess [at] home.com
http://members.home.net/southsideparkcohousing

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> At Tierra Nueva, Central CA Coast, we have a large screen tv in the room
> which was originally programmed as the "Music Room" when we had musicians
> in the group.....8 years later when we finally moved in there was only
> one person who had dreams of being a musician, and no actual musicians
> needing practice space.  So we put a donated big screen and couches and
> pillows in the room and it is one of the most populated rooms in the
> common house.  AND we have cable.  Scandalous, eh?
>
> And yes, we do big parties for the oscars, super bowl, anything dealing
> with Barbra Striesand, basketball and baseball.  Also, many video
> events..and a faithful West Wing contingent every Wednesday night.
>
> Our latest issue revolving around the room is that our teens end up
> sleeping there overnight with their friends.  Or just their friends
> ("Strangers in the Common House", sung to the tune of Strangers in the
> Night).  Some of our older folk don't like to see kids sleeping on
> couches without bedding or sleeping bags, and they don't like walking
> into the room and being surprised by sprawling bodies.  Talks continue.
>
> Families who restrict TV in their homes had some qualms about the
> availability of cable TV in the common house, but it seems that they are
> dealing with it by talking to their kids, extending the same level of
> supervision that they have at home to common house activities.  It seems
> to work fine.
>
> I have never understood the stigma of having a TV in the common house or
> in my own home.    I think the real work is in the selective use.
>
> coheartedly,
> Patty Mara Gourley

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