We have not had cable in over three years.I was super worried that having any television would make me a lazy parent, so we got rid of it. We rent movies and thats it. I bought DH a new tv as a congratulations gift for his promotion. He begged me to turn the cable back on, and I agreed, with the stip that we would get DVR so it isn't on while our son is up. Gets installed tomorrow. I feel like I have made a HUGE mistake.