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Too much T.V Husband


Question Posted Friday February 18 2005, 3:21 pm

How do you get your husband away from the t.v. and spend time with the children?

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vicki2k50 answered Tuesday February 22 2005, 10:27 pm:
Explain that you want to do something as a family. Get everyone to chip in with ideas even him and do it on the same night every week and call it family night. Like going to the cinema or just going for a walk. Playing board/card games is another good idea. Good Luck.

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Peachgirly answered Saturday February 19 2005, 5:45 pm:
unplug the television and get rid of the cord then have the kids jump and surround him yelling daddy! play with me! then you suggest that he should spend time with the children because they need him. or tell your husband how you feel about him spending too much time with the televison.or if itz really that bad break the television on purpose. Good luck!!!

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FlaWlessMonoLith answered Saturday February 19 2005, 3:00 pm:
tell ur kids to go bohter him verytime and while they r doing that leave the house pay ur kids 1 dollar to sit there and pester him so much everytime he is watching tv he have to stop and spend time with the kids lmao

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Made4Monkeez answered Saturday February 19 2005, 10:19 am:
well tell him how u feel

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PrEtTyKiTtY0428 answered Friday February 18 2005, 10:52 pm:
You should tell him that he needs to be spending more time with his children. If he heard it from your children, then maybe he would actually spend more time with them. Your kids are more important than t.v., so he should be able to spend more time with them. If he doesn't spend time with them, then he's not a very good parent. Just tell him that he's not being very good with his children, and that he should be setting a good example for them. He should be spending more time with them, and teaching them new things that they need to know. I hope I helped ya out! If not, I'm sorry. I tried! Good luck with that!

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Bananabuddy answered Friday February 18 2005, 8:50 pm:
first consult him of your concerns of not spending enough time with his kids and too much with the tv. make a point! if you find him still in front of the tv when his kids need him most, catch him while he's watching tv, stand in front of it, turn it off, and tell himm he needs to get out side and have a father-son relationship with his kids instead of a father-remote one with the tv.
tell an update,
Ur Bananabuddy

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Teza answered Friday February 18 2005, 7:54 pm:
call the cabel company or w/e u have and canel it l0l j/k talk to him bout it ! x0

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CraziForRey619 answered Friday February 18 2005, 7:14 pm:
Just talk to him about it. Say that it bugs you when he sits on his ass and watches T.V when he could be playing with your kids. Besta Luck

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chaos answered Friday February 18 2005, 4:57 pm:
Find a really cool class they can enjoy together like making kites or something. Or some other little hobby/art thing. Actually going to a game instead of watching it on the tube.

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aimeeluvzya answered Friday February 18 2005, 4:56 pm:
k u should unplug the t.v. then hide it! and tell him that his kidz need him!i live in a place where my dad only karez about a messy house and his chair and the t.v.! my mom is never around ne wayz to say ne thing so u should juss unplug the t.v. and hide it kuz it workz! lOl..hope i helped!

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jbdreamer answered Friday February 18 2005, 4:16 pm:
Make dinner, and sit together at the table. That way you will actually have to look at eachother and talk. Plan family outings away from the house.

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shake answered Friday February 18 2005, 4:11 pm:
Well the fact you picked out a slob of a husband its pretty hard to get em to do it in the first place. Let me guess your husband sits in front of the tube all day long with his fat stomach laying way outta his shirt and he sits there stuffing himself with beer. Tell him hes a slob and is neglecting his duties as a father, and more importantly, being in a family.

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Karen answered Friday February 18 2005, 4:00 pm:
To get your husband away from the TV and spend time with his children, take away the remote to the TV that he usually watches shows from, or unplug the chord to the TV from the electrical outlet. Threaten him by saying that he needs to spend more time with his children, and not with the TV, or you will get rid of the TV yourself. Doing this should help if it doesn't, you just need to talk to him and tell him how you feel. Hope I helped :)
-Karen

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xXxpinky615xXx answered Friday February 18 2005, 3:52 pm:
Take away the remote. If a man does nothing but sit infront of the TV, drink a beer and eat chips, you take away all the remotes in the house because he will REFUSE to walk to the TV and change it manually. If that doesn't work, take out the cable to the TV or just remove the TV all together. You should sit down and talk to him and tell him that he's spending too much time watching TV and not enough time with your kids. Tell him that they aren't just YOUR kids, their his too and they want to play with their daddy! That's the sign of a bad father... honestly. A man who won't spend any time with their kids? I'd give him a whooping. Try talking to him and then take it to the next step of taking away the remotes and whatnot.

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Link answered Friday February 18 2005, 3:37 pm:
Tell him you will get a hammer and throw it at the tv if he dosent spend time with the kids and if he dosent get up then get a hammer just to show him you are serious and he will probably get up real fast

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MFS answered Friday February 18 2005, 3:33 pm:
Unplug the TV, or have the kids attack him... really. It works.

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