The dining table
By saphrina
@saphrina (31551)
South Africa
January 16, 2010 1:51am CST
How many of us still sit, as a family, at the dining table? I do not have one, but me and my hub, have our dinner outside in the garden. It is nice and quite, and it is the most peacefull time to enjoy our dinner and spend that few precious moments together. Do you allow your kids to watch tv, while having dinner? I know of a lot of families who have dinner in front of the telly, but for some reason it feel so unpersonal. Dinner is not only about the food, it is having that few quality moments and minutes with your family. Or am i wrong?
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6 responses
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
16 Jan 10
HI saphrina,
You are absolutely right
. It is really possible to make the eating time as a special one. In fact, all are getting together at the time of eating so it is a bonding moment too. It is true that at many homes people are eating different times or may be at work place in day times. Only at dinner time everybody can be together, so it will be really nice to sit and eat in one time without watching the TV. Watching TV at the time of eating has its own disadvantages. Everybody will concentrate on TV and we are missing our special bonding moments. In our home, we can only eat together at dinner and we are enjoying the same with our kids.
You are absolutely right. It is really possible to make the eating time as a special one. In fact, all are getting together at the time of eating so it is a bonding moment too. It is true that at many homes people are eating different times or may be at work place in day times. Only at dinner time everybody can be together, so it will be really nice to sit and eat in one time without watching the TV. Watching TV at the time of eating has its own disadvantages. Everybody will concentrate on TV and we are missing our special bonding moments. In our home, we can only eat together at dinner and we are enjoying the same with our kids. 1 person likes this
@chi2nasrin (1101)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 10
Hello saphrina,
I agree with you. I have a dining table but since I am living alone, I don't use it when I am eating. I eat in front of my TV or laptop. It's just that when I eat at my table, it reminds me of my family.
Back home, we usually sit on the floor eating because there's 7 head in my sister's house including her 3 sons. It is easier eating that way when the kids can't sit still.
The importance of a dining table, it binds the family together....
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
17 Dec 12
Hi
I agree while living alone we don't like to eat at the table we like it while watching Tv or near the computer. when family gathers we usually sit on the floor for eating.
@chriszh22 (432)
• China
16 Jan 10
I totally agree with you, I also feel having dinner together with the whole family is so warm and touching, that's a enjoyable time and memory in my life. Love is the most important.
@aminul842700 (861)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
24 Feb 13
Hi Saphrina, I have never thought like this. But idea is fantastic. Very nice to take dinner in the garden. Yes, sometimes I and my two sons take our foods, during watching tv. Have a very nice day.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
17 Dec 12
Hi
Though we have a dinning table we don't use them mostly. well sometimes we do watch Tv while have dinner but sometimes don't like to. It depends on the interest at that time.
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
17 Dec 12
Hi sweetie, how are you doing? You made me think. Earlier we have our food in front of television. In recent days there is more power problem in our place and we used to have our food without even power and in front of candles. We enjoyed it a lot. Sometimes the problem is no one talk while eating and the discussions are rare. Hope it will change.
Take Care
