My family gave away our TV before our cross-country move. It's been 5 years, and we still haven't replaced it.

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Jennifer Nied

• When my family moved cross-country, we opted to leave our TV behind — and then never replaced it.
• We realized that we liked living and raising our 4-year-old daughter without a television.
• Now, we spend more time than ever reading and exploring the outdoors.

On a recent trip, my daughter and I were tossing her stuffed animal around the hotel room. The toy spun around near the ceiling and came to rest on the corner of the TV, high above our heads.