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Family Dinner
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:47 pm
When you were growing up, did your family have dinner as a group at a table? Or was it at different times, and people eating on the sofa?
If you're a parent or live with your family, do you make a point to have family dinner and discussions?
If you're a parent or live with your family, do you make a point to have family dinner and discussions?
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Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:51 pm to Afreaux
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When you were growing up, did your family have dinner as a group at a table? Or was it at different times, and people eating on the sofa?
when i was really young, we had dinner at the table together. by the time i was in elementary school, however, we had dinner in front of the TV. We ate dinner together/at the same time but in front of the TV.
This post was edited on 2/8/10 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:55 pm to Afreaux
We were not allowed to eat anywhere other than the dinner table.
And my Mom always tried to make a point for us all to have dinner together, and we did most of the time.
We still all get together have a family dinner once a week.
And my Mom always tried to make a point for us all to have dinner together, and we did most of the time.
We still all get together have a family dinner once a week.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:56 pm to Afreaux
It wasn't an every night deal, but we would all sit down and eat together some. I plan on making my kids all sit down and have dinner as they get older.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:58 pm to Eddie Vedder
I grew up in a 6 child family. Dinner time was very important, the phone didn't get answered, manners were expected, you had a dinner chore from 4 y/o on. We did the same thing for our 2 kids, my wife or I made a real dinner every night, it made them happy to invite friends over, which was encouraged. Now that we are empty nesters and the kids live far away, I miss those dinners.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 4:58 pm to Afreaux
Family dinner, and it would wait until all were present. That was the rule until high school events started causing conflicts. Then the person(s) with conflicts would just have to eat what was leftover.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:05 pm to Afreaux
quote:yes. until the kids 3 extra curriculars made this damn near impossible. we had dinner multiple times a week together and breakfast on saturdays (we couldnt spend the night on fridays or we had to be home early for breakfast).
When you were growing up, did your family have dinner as a group at a table?
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:14 pm to Afreaux
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When you were growing up, did your family have dinner as a group at a table?
Not during the week.
On week days my dad didn't get in from the oil fields till 7 pm and didn't eat till 8.
We ate at 5 if you can call it eating. My mom couldn't cook so we had a liver cheese sammich and a glass of milk.
On weekends my dad cooked. We had gumbo, jambalays, BBQ, etouffee, courtbullion, etc.
We essentially stored food for starvation during the next week.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:16 pm to Afreaux
I grew up in a family with 3 boys .. I was the oldest ... My mom cooked dinner and insisted we all stop and eat dinner together ... to this day we are still a close family and this is the major reason, IMO ..
This post was edited on 2/8/10 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:21 pm to TigahRag
We are trying to stick to it. It just seems more difficult than one would think.
Take tonight, I will not get the 12 year old home til about 7. Mom likes the young one to eat a tad earlier than 7:30, etc, etc.
This happens about 2-3 times a week.
I will tell you my children love it, and dont mind turning off the TV to spend some time as a family. Probably a good parenting lesson in there somewhere.
Take tonight, I will not get the 12 year old home til about 7. Mom likes the young one to eat a tad earlier than 7:30, etc, etc.
This happens about 2-3 times a week.
I will tell you my children love it, and dont mind turning off the TV to spend some time as a family. Probably a good parenting lesson in there somewhere.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:26 pm to Afreaux
always at the table together until my older siblings started driving/moving out then we started eating at separate times
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:27 pm to Salmon
growin up, we ate at the dinner table
now, as a parent, we eat at the dinner table
now, as a parent, we eat at the dinner table
Posted on 2/8/10 at 5:33 pm to Afreaux
It was always at the dinner table unless we were at the bay house, even then we mainly ate at the table unless we were doing something messy like boiled crabs or oysters.
As a parent, our family eats all together for lunch and dinner, the kids are allowed to eat breakfast on the weekends in the living room while watching cartoons.
As a parent, our family eats all together for lunch and dinner, the kids are allowed to eat breakfast on the weekends in the living room while watching cartoons.
This post was edited on 2/9/10 at 9:17 am
Posted on 2/8/10 at 6:45 pm to Afreaux
We ate at the table. My wife and I still do, but usually after my kids are in bed. It is too much of a hassle. I wish it weren't, but it is. Life is too fast.
Posted on 2/9/10 at 8:32 am to Afreaux
quote:Afreaux, I'm old. My family had dinner (supper) at a table, as a group.
When you were growing up, did your family have dinner as a group at a table? Or was it at different times, and people eating on the sofa?
If you're a parent or live with your family, do you make a point to have family dinner and discussions?
As a parent, I did not. And, I regret that.
Edited: I was a single parent. And, it was a failure on my part.
This post was edited on 2/9/10 at 8:34 am
Posted on 2/9/10 at 8:56 am to Afreaux
All the time growing up, Dad got off work @ 5, dinner was @5:30, this kept up until HS like most have mentioned. The wife and I are pretty good about making dinner almost every night. We usually sit at the table 3 or 4 nights a week, if not we move to the couch or somewhere. Basically whatever works the best to keep the kid in her chair and eating. The table is actually pretty good for that.
Posted on 2/9/10 at 8:59 am to chief420
Family dinner on majority of nights unless there were bball practices/games.
Posted on 2/9/10 at 11:10 am to lsumailman61
We had a family of seven and Monday through Thursday we sat down at the dinner table at 7 pm and had supper together. Phone was off the hook and door was locked. If friends came over they were told we were eating to come back later which they did. No TV ever. Father at the head of the table, Mother at the other end, the two left handed (myself and another sibling) were at opposite sides and ends of the table.
Table was always set with place mats and cloth ironed napkins. Food was always in serving bowls on the table. We never served from the pots or the stove.
Friday was your night to "catch as catch can."
Saturday mostly we went out to dinner or BBQ'ed, Sunday was dinner early afternoon with soup and sandwich or leftovers for supper.
And it was supper not dinner.
One set the table, one served, one cleared the table, one loaded the dishwasher, one took the garbage out, one unloaded the dishwasher.
Father home at 6 every evening, had a cocktail while changing into his khaki's and loafers and caught the 6 news. Always had a plate of sliced vegetables on the counter for before dinner snack. Dinner was two vegetables, meat, salad, bread and milk or ice tea. No cokes and very seldom dessert. Cookies or ice cream much later in the evening.
My mother did all of the cooking, sans BBQ and is a fabulous cook to this day. They are in their 80's now and just the two of them and the only thing that has changed is less people so naturally a little less food and the 7 PM kickoff has been pushed up to 5:30. I stopped in yesterday at this time and had dinner with them and it was: fresh spinach salad, yellow squash and onions cooked in butter and I'm sure bacon fat, roasted potatos and a fresh baked chicken. With sweet ice tea.
I set the table, cleared the table, loaded the dishwasher, let my belt out a notch, kissed them goodbye and went home. Nice to be able to do that on any given night.
We do the exact same at my home with the exception of all three of us cooking and cleaning.
Table was always set with place mats and cloth ironed napkins. Food was always in serving bowls on the table. We never served from the pots or the stove.
Friday was your night to "catch as catch can."
Saturday mostly we went out to dinner or BBQ'ed, Sunday was dinner early afternoon with soup and sandwich or leftovers for supper.
And it was supper not dinner.
One set the table, one served, one cleared the table, one loaded the dishwasher, one took the garbage out, one unloaded the dishwasher.
Father home at 6 every evening, had a cocktail while changing into his khaki's and loafers and caught the 6 news. Always had a plate of sliced vegetables on the counter for before dinner snack. Dinner was two vegetables, meat, salad, bread and milk or ice tea. No cokes and very seldom dessert. Cookies or ice cream much later in the evening.
My mother did all of the cooking, sans BBQ and is a fabulous cook to this day. They are in their 80's now and just the two of them and the only thing that has changed is less people so naturally a little less food and the 7 PM kickoff has been pushed up to 5:30. I stopped in yesterday at this time and had dinner with them and it was: fresh spinach salad, yellow squash and onions cooked in butter and I'm sure bacon fat, roasted potatos and a fresh baked chicken. With sweet ice tea.
I set the table, cleared the table, loaded the dishwasher, let my belt out a notch, kissed them goodbye and went home. Nice to be able to do that on any given night.
We do the exact same at my home with the exception of all three of us cooking and cleaning.
Posted on 2/9/10 at 4:51 pm to Martini
At least four nights a week at the dinner table. We each had an assigned spot. Since I was the smart arse child, I was assigned the spot next to my father's good "swating" hand.
My mom did all the cooking except grill work (which was usually Sundays).
Most Sunday nights we had a big family dinner (usually steak or ribs).
We were forced to talk about our day and tell my parents what went on at school.
The wife and I fully plan on this ritual to continue once the chillins come along.
My mom did all the cooking except grill work (which was usually Sundays).
Most Sunday nights we had a big family dinner (usually steak or ribs).
We were forced to talk about our day and tell my parents what went on at school.
The wife and I fully plan on this ritual to continue once the chillins come along.
This post was edited on 2/9/10 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 2/9/10 at 5:03 pm to Antonio Moss
This is so sweet to read. My parents worked pretty long hours so there ware no organized dinner plans. When I was little it seems like we ate at the same time, but never at the table. Once I got older we ate whenever and all spread out all over the living room/bedrooms.
Mom cooked most of the time until my sister and I were old enough to do some cooking ourselves.
Mom cooked most of the time until my sister and I were old enough to do some cooking ourselves.
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