Most likely, you’ve done dinner like this before.
Sitting in front of the tv while eating dinner and barely talking.
We do dinner like this a lot.
Lately I’ve been thinking, though.
“What if we did dinner like we used to?”
You know.
What if we turned off the tv and actually sat at the dinner table.
Hold hands and say grace.
Talk about the day.
Those are some of my fondest memories growing up.
Everyone around the dinner table.
What if I really focused on this part of the day?
Really be THERE, not somewhere else.
I’d probably find out something new.
Just a thought.
And a challenge for myself.
And maybe for you.
So, how do you usually do dinner?
Dinner time is often the only time our family still comes completely together. We talk, we laugh, we share, we challenge. It’s good. We have never been intentional about it. It’s just what we do, but now that our kids are teens it feels important to be very intentional about it. Your comment about it being one of your fondest memories spoke to me.nYup we got to keep doing this. We are busy…who isn’t? But it’s important.
very cool
I confess. My family and I are the ones that sit in front of the tv, with a perfectly functioning dinner table collecting dust, in the dining room.
🙂
My family growing up always did dinner togetheru2026 one of the few moments in the day where that happened. My wife was the same way growing up.nu00a0nSou2026 we naturally do the same thing. We’re not huge TV folks to begin with, so we cherish that time to just talk to each other and our kids.
awesome
Even though its just my wife and I, I’m proud to say that we usually sit at the table and talk. Sometimes we leave the Tv on, but we usually have each others’ attention. It was the way I was brought up to….guess I’m lucky to have been able to carry it over.
very cool
Growing up I always ate dinner in front of the TV. Probably why I was fat (studies show that you eat more while watching TV).nnWhen I got married my wife had always eaten at the table with the family. I adopted her tradition and I am very thankful for that. There are times (during baseball) we will have a game on, but for the most part we eat together as a family at the table. I love it (except for being kicked continuously under the table).
didn’t know that (what you said in the first part).
Growing up it was in front of the tv.nMy husband and I have tried to keep it at the table.nWe can see the tv from our table now so we have combined the two.nThis may or may not be good idea.
that’s what we do sometimes. combine the two