Here’s an idea for something to give up. My perfectionist obsession with certain TV shows. Specifically, my need to watch each and every episode of every show, ever, until the end of its run. Here are the shows that I can claim 100% attendance.
The Simpsons
The Cleveland Show
Family Guy
American Dad
South Park
The Office
Wilfred
Louie
Lost
With the exception of American Dad (the greatest of all animations, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, with the obvious exception of golden-age Simpsons) I’ve grown bored and tired of them. Watching them is now a duty, and a chore, for the most part.
They’re not terrible, well apart from recent Family Guy episodes, but all of them are past their best. A better man than me would have given in years ago.
But I feel I have to see them all to the end.
Writing this out loud makes me realise how silly it is. Stop a TV show if you don’t find it funny or entertaining any more. It’s not loyalty to a family member, or a church. No one is harmed, only yourself in the ever decreasing amount of enjoyment you gain from it.
That’s why I stopped drinking.
I am not a prisoner of my character. I can change.
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