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The only issue I have is when I get caught off guard, which happens often on network TV as they try and push the envelope as much as possible.
I have finally had to set rules as to what channels can be watched (customizable remote--great invention for kids).
Then, I got caught off guard by Nickelodeon.
I have young children who think talking about farting is funny and appropriate. In an effort to teach manners, I tell them that what they are saying isn't polite. Then what happens, Nick goes into a three minute tirade/spoof into farting, which practically negates any improvements I may have made with my kids.
There was a time when the whole family could sit and watch shows together in the evening. I look back fondly at the "special" night when I could eat my dinner on a TV tray and watch a network show in the evening with my parents.
Cosby Show?
Murder She Wrote?
Family Ties?
Dukes of Hazard?
Fall Guy?
TJ Hooker?
SWAT? (yeah, my dad is a cop, so cop shows where o.k. in our house)
etc., etc., etc. (sure they are corny now, but they were shows the entire family could watch, together, without worrying about content).
Can I do this now with my kids? Not that I am aware of. I enjoy several network shows, but there isn't one that I would let me kids watch.
In our house, movies are slowly taking over TV stations as I can be more sure of the content.
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