Traditions at the dinner table

What's your usual for family meal?

  • Regular seats

    Votes: 11 61.1%

  • Grace before meal

    Votes: 5 27.8%

  • No TV

    Votes: 2 11.1%

  • No Phone

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    18
Hello Reba!

Grace at dinner was said in CT??? Thanks for letting me know that it does exists. :)
 
We do eat at the table wherever we feel like. We don't have tv on cuz it is in another room. On some occasion we'll have tv on such as football during Thanksgiving. :)

We just sit down and dive in without grace but on some occasion like holiday gatherings, yes we do that - short, simple, and sweet.
 
HoneyShot said:
Grace after meals here. :)

We eat together at the dining table, no TV during mealtime, that's family time.
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Exactly!!! I rather spend my time with my family than watch on TV.
 
ravensteve1961 said:
Liebling thats socialism! You should eat in front of TV.How youre gonna keep up with news and current events? I bet 90% of america had a TV in the dinning room during the cuban missle crises.Because you never kinow when all the sudden those russians decided to fire the missles.
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:ugh:

We have plenty news on TV in different times. We know our time when we want to watch the news... :;

I rather to spend my time to have converstion with news with my family in kitchen or dinning than sit with eating and staring on the TV. :barf:

We don't have TV for our bedrooms but 1st and 2nd living room. Why should TV important to you than spend your time with your family?
 
kuifje75 said:
When I was growing up, I would sit down at the dining table with my family all the time. We all had our regular seats. Dad would sit closest to the door. Mum would sit on the opposite side from dad. My sister and I would sit on one side, with me being next to dad.

We always had to have milk with our meals when we were growing up. No exceptions. We were forced to eat our dinner, and to finish our milk. Whenever we finished dinner, we would clap our hands as to applaud each other for finishing the meal in full. Funny memories I have!

Right now, my SO and I usually sit at the kitchen island counter to eat dinner, which has stools and all. Sometimes my SO leaves the TV on, but I rarely watch TV anyhow. I like to talk at the dinner table though, and we sometimes do that.
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True, I remember the same thing when I was a little girl. My siblings and I were forced to eat our dinner by our Dad. Dad is happy and praise us for finish our dinner with biscuits or custard.

We visited my Dad in England of 2000. He cooked the dinner for us once. I was surprised that Dad said to my boys, "can leave it if you dont want to eat". I was like :eek: because he did to us different than he did with my boys... I was helped my Dad to wish dishes. He was like :confused: when I laughed at him and remind him. He also laughed, too and realized that it's wrong to force to eat when you don't like.

I only cook the dinner what my boys like but I told them to respect if we choose what we like for Saturday & Sunday. No problem...
 
Liebling:-))) said:
... My siblings and I were forced to eat our dinner by our Dad. . . I was surprised that Dad said to my boys, "can leave it if you dont want to eat". I was like :eek: because he did to us different than he did with my boys....
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Ha, ha, that is the privilege of grandparents. We can be strict with our own kids but spoil our grandkids. :)
 
I'd rather have my children and hubby must together family dinner time...*Always*

Even Breakfast and Lunch, your choice..

Reason To spend family time as such: Family talk, news and other stuff news wha..ever..
 
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