The Volume of the TV - Part 2

Mom's favorite television show is "Grey's Anatomy". She is a H.U.G.E. McDreamy fan! Each Thursday night, she ensures that dinner is finished and all the dishes are done early so that she can sit down and enjoy an hour of television "guilt free". It's really fun to see her so excited about something, no matter what it is.

Last night, we watched the two hour season finale of "Grey's Anatomy". It was marked "Viewer Discretion Advised", so I knew it was going to be interesting. Within the first few moments, we saw that the show was going to be filled with violence and suspense. Mom was on the edge of her seat as different characters had encounters with the gunman and escaped, got shot, and lived or died.

I could tell that Mom was really straining to hear what was being said. She kept asking me questions like "What was that?" or "What did he say?". Knowing that this is Mom's favorite show, I turned up the volume to just shy of loud. The questions stopped, but when I asked a question of Mom like "Can you believe that x just said that?", Mom gave me a puzzled look. So I turned up the volume. Now we were at loud.

The show was nearing it's climax and there were a couple of whispered or softer-voiced conversations. I asked Mom if she could hear. She said "Yes, but it's hard for me to catch everything when they are whispering". The moment of truth was upon me. This is Mom's favorite show. It is the season finale. There was only 20 or so minutes left. What would I do?

Well, in the scheme of things, it's only 20 minutes out of my lifetime. My heart could pound like I was in a surround sound movie theater for the next 20 minutes with no permanent damage, right? My headache would not reach migraine proportions in 20 minutes, would it? Of course I'd be fine.

So, I turned up the volume to REALLY loud. And enjoyed the rest of the show with Mom.

And this morning, I was glad that I had made the right decision. Mom couldn't stop talking about what happened on "Grey's Anatomy" last night. And she actually heard all that was said. ;-)