Ok….I admit it. I’ve completely ruined my children with screen time.

I’ve used these tablets as babysitters

I’ve let them watch endless amounts of movies, youtube videos and netflix shows. I’ve chosen to let them engross themselves in the flashy electronics over spending quality time together. They are mean, ungrateful and downright hateful. There’s name calling, teasing, yelling….the whole 9. There’s crying, whining, back talking and don’t get me started on the fighting.

I think I’ve had about all I can take.

When they can’t have the tablets….they cry

When the tablets die….they cry

When the tablets are not working….they cry

When we are going somewhere where they can not take their tablets….yep, you guessed it.

And I’m not talking about gentle tears rolling down the cheek.

I’m talking full on meltdown, hyperventilating kind of cry.

From the time they wake up to the time they fall asleep (literally)they are on these dreadful things.

And I can’t blame anyone but myself. I gave them the darn things. I allowed these endless hours of screen time to carry on. I feel dreadful when I hand them over. Knowing the negative side effects they’re causing. Everytime I try to grasp their attention as they glare into that 6×8 inch screen. I’m met with silence.

They don’t listen.

They don’t respect me.

I’m tired of yelling and arguing.

I’m tired of feeling miserable, and I’m almost positive these tablets are the cause. I’m going to be honest, I have not been able to bite the bullet yet because let’s face it. Those tablets give me a break. I don’t have to entertain them or as much as I’m ashamed to say it, communicate. Sometimes I don’t want to talk or play. I just want to sit in silence, listen to my music and scroll through facebook….

But is that really what I want?

Do I want to live that way?

In silence…..scrolling through Facebook

When I think about my own bad habits I have to say…I’m just as addicted to my phone as they are to those tablets.

I’m just as addicted to the quiet breaks I get while they play on tablets as they are addicted to playing on tablets…maybe even more…

Well…I can say I don’t sob when their batteries die but still

So what is it that I want?

Well I can’t quite answer that yet…but I do know that whatever it is, these tablets are not included

So yep…WE ARE DONE.

No more tablets in this house. 

Over and Out.