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Comment from Cassie
Time: April 4, 2008, 2:19 am

What a great idea! I’d like to participate and I think my husband will go for it too but better discuss it with him first. I’ll need help keeping the TV off with 2 adult children and a teenager in the house!

Comment from The Not Quite Crunchy Parent
Time: April 4, 2008, 3:26 am

This should be fun!

Comment from Diane
Time: April 4, 2008, 6:55 am

I’m pretty nervous about doing this this year. For one thing, I think my nearly four year old will be more resistive this year. Second, hubby is going to be away that week which means all entertaining falls on me. Third, I’m pretty addicted to my computer time. Ah, what the heck!

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Time: April 4, 2008, 8:54 am

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Comment from Christin
Time: April 4, 2008, 1:07 pm

Great idea! We actually don’t own a tv either - or any video game systems. Haven’t owned a tv in over a year. I think it’s very beneficial for the children and family as a whole. Of course every family has different needs and directions from the Lord, too! We know he spoke to us last year to give it up. Excellent challenge! Looking forward to hearing how it goes for those who participate. :)

Comment from Yarrow
Time: April 4, 2008, 3:50 pm

I’m in, we used to do this every year with my older daughters. Now I look forward to doing it with my younger one and my sons. Honestly, my hubby, will be the challenging one. I may need help getting the badge installed. I am no good at anything that is not in a cut & paste format. Thanks.

Comment from MatchMomma
Time: April 4, 2008, 5:17 pm

We’re all set! Thanks for doing this!
:0)

Comment from Bex
Time: April 5, 2008, 3:09 am

I’ve said we will turn off the computer too…I wonder…Xxx

Comment from Cadi
Time: April 5, 2008, 11:47 am

I’m joining, although I feel like I’m cheating. I don’t even own a TV! :-)

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Time: April 6, 2008, 11:01 pm

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Time: April 7, 2008, 4:04 am

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Time: April 7, 2008, 7:15 am

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Comment from Nicole
Time: April 7, 2008, 3:40 pm

I am definitely joining in. hubby and I were just talking about getting rid of our TV this past weekend. how do I get my image to link back to the site. I can not figure out how to do this.

Comment from Rachel
Time: April 7, 2008, 5:25 pm

great idea to motivate us to turn it off. Maybe next time we can go one step more and include all video games too.

Now, THAT… would be impressive!

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Time: April 8, 2008, 6:46 am

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Comment from Mom and Kiddo
Time: April 8, 2008, 5:41 pm

We’ll be joining in and see what happens!

Comment from Shannon
Time: April 9, 2008, 12:14 pm

We will be participating!

Comment from Bringing Up Daisy
Time: April 10, 2008, 6:55 am

I recently discovered your blog and have enjoyed exploring it. I would like to join in the challenge.

Comment from Alex
Time: April 12, 2008, 11:10 am

Thank you for putting this together! Looking forward to reading everyone’s comments after the challenge.

Comment from Maggie
Time: April 12, 2008, 11:10 am

Checking in!

Thanks so much for this challenge. We are all very excited to get underway. :)

Comment from Robert Kesten
Time: April 13, 2008, 4:46 am

Great contest. For those who worry about things to do when all the recreational screens in your life go dark, take a moment before April 21st and visit http://www.screentime.org for ideas of things you can do instead.
You should also know that we are setting up Media Impact Task Forces around the nation, and if you are interested in getting involved with others concerned about the impact of electronic media in our lives, this is a good opportunity to have a positive impact on your family and community.
Good luck!

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Time: April 13, 2008, 2:15 pm

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Time: April 13, 2008, 9:33 pm

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Time: April 15, 2008, 1:15 pm

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Time: April 15, 2008, 8:42 pm

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Comment from Carrie at NaturaMomsTalkRadio
Time: April 16, 2008, 7:21 am

Great challenge! Thanks for starting this.

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Time: April 16, 2008, 4:11 pm

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Comment from Megret
Time: April 16, 2008, 4:15 pm

We’re up for it! Stocking up on good ideas and activities now. Good luck, everyone! :0)

Comment from Ariel Tindolph
Time: April 16, 2008, 5:25 pm

This is a great website by Ellen Currey-Wilson, the author of “The Big Turnoff: Confessions of a TV-Addicted Mom Trying to Raise a TV-Free Kid.”

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Time: April 16, 2008, 8:24 pm

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Time: April 17, 2008, 4:20 am

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Comment from Dave Orsborn
Time: April 17, 2008, 4:51 am

Great site- look forward to meeting the challenge!

Comment from cloudscome
Time: April 17, 2008, 7:59 am

I am in for the second year in a row. Thanks for organizing us and posting all these great ideas of fun stuff to do. My intro/goal post is here.

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Time: April 18, 2008, 6:32 am

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Comment from Susan T.
Time: April 18, 2008, 11:54 am

We’re going to try it! Thanks for the blog challenge, which helped me commit to giving Turnoff Week a whirl.

Comment from asrai
Time: April 18, 2008, 12:02 pm

We’re in. Except Hubby, but we are rarely home at the same time right now so no problems there.

Comment from Owl and Pussycat
Time: April 18, 2008, 7:06 pm

Thanks for starting this. We don’t watch much TV but I think it will be a good earth day reminder of ways we could limit our electricity use. I think I’ll just unplug it!

Comment from Aimee
Time: April 19, 2008, 2:13 pm

very excited and nervous to do this! No TV for my 2 year old will prove to be a challenge and the even bigger challenge is keeping me away from all my web surfing and blog reading!

Comment from Jeanette
Time: April 19, 2008, 8:51 pm

We are joining in! It should be a great week. Maybe a little challenging at first but we will get through it! Thanks for hosting this!

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Time: April 20, 2008, 8:37 am

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Comment from Let’s Explore
Time: April 20, 2008, 3:58 pm

Finally got around to doing my post — we’re in! Giving up the morning TV is going to be the hardest for my girls, I think. It will be good for us to make some new morning routines! Thanks for setting this up and providing the motivation! :)

Comment from singandtwirl
Time: April 20, 2008, 4:06 pm

I’ve got an advantage: we haven’t watched TV in years! But you’re right about computer screentime!

Once the communications company called to ask why we had phone and internet service through them but not the cable. I said “Well probably because we don’t own a TV”. The silent moment was long and then he gasped and echoed: “You don’t have a TV? What do you do then?” My daughter was eavesdropping and she sang out loud enough for all to hear: “WE READ! WE READ!” I told him he should try it and he cleared his throat and said “Oh, I don’t think I could do that.”

Comment from Heatherw
Time: April 20, 2008, 5:06 pm

Better late than never!

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Comment from The Thrifty Blogger
Time: April 20, 2008, 11:16 pm

This is a great thing to do, and I hope a lot of people take part in it. Thanks for doing this! :)

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Time: April 21, 2008, 4:46 am

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Comment from Los Angelista
Time: April 21, 2008, 11:20 am

I’m giving this a try! It should be quite a challenge but I’m looking forward to it!

Comment from AlpineButterfly
Time: April 21, 2008, 3:52 pm

I’ll be playing along on my blog… I’ve got prizes & activities for others playing too.

http://alpinebutterfly.blogspot.com/

whoo hoo, to everyone giving it a go!!

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Time: April 21, 2008, 4:05 pm

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Comment from monet
Time: April 23, 2008, 2:00 pm

I didn’t realize this was TV turnoff week, we canceled cable and sold our TV a month ago, and haven’t looked back…don’t miss it, it’s easy. In fact we didn’t watch the week before we canceled, just to get an idea of what life would be like, and well didn’t miss it then either, however it’s much more tempting when it’s looking at you from all angles of the living room! I wrote about it on my blog:
http://everythingbutpickles.blogspot.com/2008/03/we-killed-our-television.html

Good luck!

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