I heard this literally every day of my life as I was growing up, so it’s no wonder that it is deeply ingrained in my DNA. My brothers were nearly grown when I was born and we didn’t live in a neighborhood with other kids. And while Marcia Brady always had good advice and I loved singing along with Laurie Partridge, my parents saw how easy it was for me to sit alone, mesmerized by the tv and they weren’t having any of it. “Suzy, go outside and play!” and the TV got turned off.