#Microblog Monday 214: Family Snack

by Mel

10 comments

1 Lori Lavender Luz { 10.01.18 at 9:03 am }

We are able to eat dinner together most nights. But I think this is a great idea for stretches of time when that can’t reliable happen. Frequent connection is so important!

2 Lori Shandle-Fox { 10.01.18 at 10:20 am }

We really try because I know how important it is. We sometimes do really simple, fun things like quesadilla night or spaghetti night where there’s just one central food item and each person can put what they want on it for their own plate so there’s prep time together as well as the eating time. If we’re not eating the same things, I try to sit with the person at the table if they’re alone so we can talk one-on-one.

3 Symanntha Renn { 10.01.18 at 12:55 pm }

It is rare that we cannot all eat dinner together. But we always touch base before bedtime on those nights. We are lucky that my husband is a teacher with a steady schedule. I would also say that this is where being a mom of 1 child is a plus! People wonder why you would only want 1 child. One of the reasons is I don’t have to miss any of his games, and I can always be there for his events because I don’t have to ignore another child to do it, and I don’t have to keep track of who needs picked up when and I don’t have to make 3 dinners because my husband always says to just take care of our kid and he will pick himself up something on the way home. There are a lot of benefits to having 1 child, I just wanted to post that for any of you who might be struggling with that.

4 Cristy { 10.01.18 at 1:50 pm }

This. Is. Brilliant! Right now we are able to do family dinner, but it is getting later and later and I know it won’t be long before sitting down as a family won’t be possible. The idea of having some sort of together time is great, though.

Thanks for this!

5 Sharon { 10.01.18 at 4:19 pm }

Interesting. We only eat together as a family on weekends. During the week, my husband gives my sons their dinner before I am even home from work most nights because (1) they are hungry at that time, and (2) delaying dinner means delaying bedtime, which isn’t a good idea for several reasons. 🙂

6 Mali { 10.01.18 at 9:10 pm }

Even when there are only two of you, it helps to have the time to connect. This is a great idea.

7 loribeth { 10.01.18 at 9:15 pm }

Generally, yes. But then, there’s only the two of us, and we’re both retired, so our schedules are pretty similar. 🙂

8 Jess { 10.01.18 at 9:17 pm }

I love this idea, great for all the crazy schedules that happen with activities and sports and work. Bryce and I almost always eat together. Sometimes it’s a lot later than I’d like for my early mornings, but it’s important that we sit at the table and eat together to connect. I could see how that would be very difficult with many schedules to contend with!

9 Charlotte { 10.01.18 at 9:54 pm }

We try and be consistent with eating together. We mostly do eat together, but with my oldest working sometimes she isn’t here to eat with us. Sometimes I will take that time to go run errands while everyone else eats so I don’t have to be out late after bedtimes, but if that’s the case we will all have a snack or dessert together later, so we do kind of so this.

10 a { 10.02.18 at 1:37 pm }

Sometimes during the week, we’ll eat together. Always on the weekends. But I usually get home in between snack times , so most of my workdays do not include a family dinner. OTOH – those two are ALWAYS eating, so we can all sit down together if we so desire.