The Modern Day Couch

How do You Use Your Sofa?

In my household, the sofa is used for a plethora of different things. With all the different ways it is used, it's no wonder why there is a bit of wear and tear on the poor thing. While I know that there are probably many people who only use their couch to sit on, I also figure there are quite a few people like me and my family. 

The Myriad Sofa Uses

One of the primary ways we use the couch is as a place to sit, of course. However, while I do enjoy having a family meal while we are all seated at the dinner table, the living room tends to become the dining room, more often than not. Of course, with all the eating going on, stains and additional wear and tear come hand in hand with enjoying dinner and a movie at the same time. 

While it may be more of a weekend thing, the couch also gets used as a bed for naps. I can come in from mowing or from grocery shopping to find someone snoozing while they try to recover from staying up too late the night before. Inevitably, a squabble will break out seeing as one child is taking up the lion's share of the prime real estate in front of the TV. Why they don't just go take a nap in their room, I will never understand. 

One of my older children has begun to lay out across the sofa as she talks about the pressing problems of her social life. I will sit in a nearby armchair and listen as the teenage issues are laid out in front of me. It's my pleasure to listen and give advice. I can only hope that I am helpful since being a teenager now is so different than when I was younger. I guess, in a way, the sofa has become a lot like a therapist's couch. 

Last but not least, my younger children and their friends use it as a plaything. From pillow forts to safe places to stand when the floor becomes lava, I can find the sofa stripped of the cushions as a game is played. Normally, I walk in like an ogre and break up the game because that's where I draw the line. Maybe that's mean, but I figure they can go pretend that the grass is lava. 

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