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Those of you with children, do you have family dinner time?
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:04 pm
I grew up in a household in which we came to the table at nearly the same time each day to eat dinner as a family, and you were expected to be there. We talked about our days, what was going on at school, and enjoyed time together.
I admit I have not carried that into my own family today. Our evenings are spent playing on phones, transporting kids to soccer or dance or ball, watching tv, working in the yard and talking in passing. My kids grab stuff as they get hungry and rarely do we all sit down together unless we go out to eat.
Do you still eat as a family in the evenings? Is this a thing of the past?
I admit I have not carried that into my own family today. Our evenings are spent playing on phones, transporting kids to soccer or dance or ball, watching tv, working in the yard and talking in passing. My kids grab stuff as they get hungry and rarely do we all sit down together unless we go out to eat.
Do you still eat as a family in the evenings? Is this a thing of the past?
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Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:06 pm to toosleaux
I just take the mcdonalds big Mac meals to their rooms so they can eat without interrupting their fortnite game.
This post was edited on 4/5/18 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:06 pm to toosleaux
maybe 2-3x a week at most.
4 kids ranging from 3yo to 20 so they aren't all together very often and when they are we try to get them all to the table.
4 kids ranging from 3yo to 20 so they aren't all together very often and when they are we try to get them all to the table.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:06 pm to toosleaux
Same here growing up. At dinner, everyone was at the table eating and talking. Don't have a child now, but it would be the same.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:06 pm to toosleaux
I would if I had a family. But the single dad thing we kind of just eat while we do homework and stuff like that. Not many sit down meals with the kids. Not proper ones at least
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:07 pm to brucevilanch
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I just take the mcdonalds big Mac meals to their rooms so they can eat interrupting their fortnite game.
never heard of this game until last week when my 16yo daughter mentioned it and i have to dynamite her out of her room most days.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:07 pm to toosleaux
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This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:08 pm to toosleaux
Most nights, yes. The favorite part of my day is sitting down with my wife and 2 year old daughter and watching my daughter hold our hands and close her eyes when we say grace. 
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:10 pm to toosleaux
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Those of you with children,
Is this the thread where the posters without children come to post about how to parent?
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:10 pm to toosleaux
Family dinner is how we start our evenings. When I get home from the office the wifecand kids are setting the table for our dinner. The only exceptions are nights when we have softball or my son is at track or football practice.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:11 pm to tgrbaitn08
That's what I did.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:11 pm to toosleaux
My children sit at my feet and watch me eat.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:13 pm to Darth_Vader
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The only exceptions are nights when we have softball or my son is at track or football practice.
So like 4 out of 5 weeknights
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:16 pm to toosleaux
We eat together as a family as much as possible.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:16 pm to toosleaux
We do. We make it a priority
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:17 pm to toosleaux
When I was younger we always ate as a family and so did my wife. We don’t have kids, but we sit and have dinner every night at 7. I’d imagine when we do have kids we’ll keep doing the same thing. I have strong feelings against kids with tablets/phones at dinner. My brother’s stepson is the worst because of it.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:17 pm to toosleaux
Yes.
This is something that I have stressed.
We have all sit down at the table to dinner every night. No phones or TV or anything is allowed.
And we all go around the table and discuss our day.
This is something that I find to be very important and stress to my wife if/when we slip up on occasion.
This is something that I have stressed.
We have all sit down at the table to dinner every night. No phones or TV or anything is allowed.
And we all go around the table and discuss our day.
This is something that I find to be very important and stress to my wife if/when we slip up on occasion.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:17 pm to CAD703X
quote:This. My kids are in their early teenage years. A lot going on, and we don't really make organized meals as much anymore.
maybe 2-3x a week at most.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:17 pm to toosleaux
Probably 3-4 days per week we make them come eat and talk to us without distraction. But it's still always a battle.
ETA: I should clarify that the "battle" is 50% them and their electronics, and 50% me scrounging up the energy to actually cook the family meal.
ETA: I should clarify that the "battle" is 50% them and their electronics, and 50% me scrounging up the energy to actually cook the family meal.
This post was edited on 4/5/18 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 4/5/18 at 12:18 pm to toosleaux
We eat as a family every chance we get. Only times we don't are when I'm working too late to eat together.
If I get a job that has me home by 5pm, we'll eat together every night unless there's something scheduled. I don't think we'll ever be the kind of family that just eats separately because we're busy around the house doing different things.
If I get a job that has me home by 5pm, we'll eat together every night unless there's something scheduled. I don't think we'll ever be the kind of family that just eats separately because we're busy around the house doing different things.
This post was edited on 4/5/18 at 12:20 pm
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