I've often thought that the layout of a house directly dictates the type of activities that occur within the home. People most often take this for granted. Articles have been written on how having a large kitchen, central to the layout of the house, might be making people fatter with the concentration being on eating while in the kitchen! Yes, makes logical sense. I get that.
The last layout of our house, although the house was large, was an open floorplan which seemed to have everything gravitating around the kitchen and living room. What was the focal point of the living room? The television! My husband hung a huge flatscreen tv over the fireplace. I would have preferred it be in the side cabinet with doors that shut to keep it obscured, but he is most definitely a tv aficionado. My kids seemed to congregate in front of the television at any given time of day.
This, as I am thrilled to report, is not happening in the RV! Yes, there are two tv's in our new "home", one in the living area and one in the bedroom. But my kids have shown zero interest! As soon as we get home from school, they break out the soccer ball, the basketball, and head to the grassy area by our RV to immediately play with friends. I don't even have to ask them to do it! Yippee!!
Every responsible parent wants more activity in their kid's lives, and less stagnation. And I am not "against television" as my husband puts it. (Although I think "reality shows" are one of America's biggest waste of time.) I am excited and relieved at this unexpected and immediate shift in my children's behavior.
I can function from almost anywhere inside the RV and watch them play with their friends, as we have many windows in here. Or I can actually take the time to pull out a portable folding chair and sit down to take in this wonderful turn of events.
Score 1 for the RV way of life!
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