TV dinners vs eating at table

[Gryff]

Laughing at this now DS2 andDs3 no,3 lives in the main part of our house
Came in tonight both been out before dawn to get folks power back in n after last night storm showered and actomatically sat at the kitchen island as we were about to eat dinner delayed 20 mins till more salad made extra garlic bread in the oven and more pasta in the pot to cook
No 3 partner had a major health issue review today so was in bed as was there toddler she’d collected from us
yep I’ve got he mountain of dirty sweaty washing 97 towels from them to deal with
They were both exhausted to be honest
DS MIL picked him up as he said I’m not driving I’m too tired

[Universal VR]

Some comments on this thread have reminded me of when I was a child. We too had to ask to leave the table and it would go like this... Me (or one of my siblings) “Please may I leave the table?”. Dad..”Well, you can’t take it with you”. He thought he was being soooo funny!

[cybermum]

DH is old fashioned Italian , always at the table which I love.
Friday night or Saturday night take out movie night is sofa .

[Jakey Neverland]

Always at the table and we always eat together.

[BarryandCaron]

Usually at the table for us. As a child I can remember asking to leave the table. I also remember my Grandad (Army Captain) insisting I told him ‘dinner is served’ 😱

[JAF]

Our kitchen is large enough for a table but we prefer to eat in our separate dining room and we never eat TV dinners in our lounge.

[Tracey2019]

If i could fit a wee table in my living room id love to have table dinners but ive no space

[florida girl]

Our kitchen table is the hub of our house we always sit there for our meals, drinks.

[CrochetFreak]

Originally Posted by FamilyGWales

Try and eat at the table as much as possible. If for whatever reason the kids aren't eating with us they still tend to join us for dinner. No electronics at the table.

I am a bit old fashioned in that I like a separate dining room, kids don't start eating until the hosts do, knife and fork at half six to show you are finished, 20 past eight to show you are available to offers or still going, and yes, we all ask to get down from the table, and nobody leaves until the last person has finished eating unless in extremis.

Youngest DD has done the eating equivalent of filibustering. Made one course of vegetables last aaaages so nobody could get down. There was revenge the following day with a double helping of sprouts 😁

Takeaway pizza on the lounge carpets with fingers though

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[Pumpkin Pie]

Originally Posted by BarryandCaron

Usually at the table for us. As a child I can remember asking to leave the table. I also remember my Grandad (Army Captain) insisting I told him ‘dinner is served’ 😱

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I remember eating a meal at my grandads. He was of the generation children had to eat what was put in front of them whether they liked it or not. I hated boiled potatoes as a young child but he insisted I eat them so I bit into what was then a cold potato and was promptly sick all over the place. I think I was maybe 4 years old. Serves him right!