Always made sure that me and the Mrs. and the 4 little ones enjoyed dinner together at the table nightly. At least as much as possible with school and sports activities.... And NO phones at the table. LOL
We were almost freaks in our world raising children.
Almost always had family meal time.
Children’s friends were curious about it
Wife stayed home. I worked. We agreed on this.
Children’s friends found this curious
Cookies or something good on the counter after school. House smelled like bakery.
Girlfriend of son said this must be what Mrs. Clever’s house must be like.
Married only to each other now going on 42 years, not all easy.
Children said we are dinosaurs as most of their friends were on at least second parent units or single parent.
All done now, we still have family dinner but just two of us now. Still have prayer and visit without tv or any thing else going.
We should walk more but sit on the porch and watch the day go to sleep.
Meh
Family meal time is overrated...
Family range time OTOH - very important.
Interesting read, thanks.
We have four kids. All adults and pretty much on their own now. The last one still lives at home but is gone for the summer working at a Christian Camp.
One almost inviolable rule was family dinner. My wife doesn’t enjoy cooking much so our meals are generally rather simple but that’s when we all would talk. As a result, my kids are all Christian and conservative.
All of them got jobs as soon as they were able and fully support themselves. We’ll occasionally help out if needed with a car loan or something but we also expect to get paid back. Plus for the most part, they all get along with each other.
I believe that in conjunction with their Christian upbringing and home education, the family dinner is one of the main keys to may family’s strength.
Sunday was pot roast at our house. My Mom could put it in the oven and it was done when we got back from church.
My mom brought the tv into the kitchen at dinner time and told us to shutup while she watched her game shows.