Back in the day, my family used to watch TV shows together.  Especially the prime time shows…Three’s Company, Wonder Woman, The Jeffersons, Love Boat, Seinfeld, Friends.  All five of us, parents and three girls would gather around the sofa and laugh and laugh.  Even my super serious and super cranky Dad!  Saturday mornings were sacred for us kids.  We watched shows like the Justice League, Buck Rogers, Scooby Doo…on Saturday mornings eating our Cocoa Puffs.

Nowadays, my kids watch YouTube, DVR TV shows and binge watch Netflix.  It is such a different world.  They are in constant virtual contact with their friends via group texts, FaceTime and social media.  Everything they watch is ready and available and they don’t need to wait.  I used to program our VCR for my favorite shows and MTV video premieres.  I get it.  But there are so many shows out there, that it is impossible to keep up with all of them.  Some of my friends are addicted to Bravo, some to HBO and others to Netflix.

Luckily for us, my kids both recently discovered Stranger Things and The Office.  So now, all four of us have a show that we can watch together (we fast forward the inappropriate teenager parts for my 10 yr old with Stranger Things).  There is common ground and content that can work for the whole family.  It takes a little bit of research and a lot of patience.