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myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394) 5 years ago

the table or in the living room in front of the tv??? My husband and I were talking the other day and we said we have no idea why we have a dining room table we never sit at it (maybe we should replace it with a small pool table and then we cold cover it with wood if we have family over for dinner)...lol. Our kitchen is too small to have table and chairs so it's the only one we have, but we always eat in the living room and watch a movie or the news while we eat.. what do you do?

 

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rosie_123 (3858) response was accepted on 3/14/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. rosie_123 (3858)   5 years ago

Pretty much the same as you two! Our dining room table only gets used when I cook a big lunch on Christmas Day, and if I have my Dad over for the weekend, because he is of the generation that doesn't approve of eating off trays in front of the TV. But if it's just the two of us we curl up on the sofa, and watch the News, or the sport!


myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394)  5 years ago

thats why if we got a pool table- and a nice piece of wood we could cover it to double as a table for company...lol..might work!

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2. myLot reputation of 89/100. Angelwhispers (4603)   5 years ago

My kitchen also is too small for a table and chairs but has a big breakfast bar instead, and from the bar the view opens into the living room where we have a 32 inch TV and of course we gather around the bar in a way that we can see the TV. I know its horrible and my mother is screaming at me this very minute from her resting place because that is not how we were raised. LMAO But we are all kinda TV freaks with very special shows we like to watch so there it is. But now in our defense alot of conversation goes on around the bar too.

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myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394)  5 years ago

we love watching tv too- we tape some shows that are on late so we can watch them at dinner time, it's good cause then we avoid commercials...lol... but we can also pause and talk about it then turn it back on. you're right it is bad, but why not enjoy yourself and do what you want - life is too short!

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. LittleMel (7633)   5 years ago

that sounds like our situation. We have a small house and the kitchen is quite small and the dining room is average size. we only eat in the living room since the cat always bugs us if we eat in the diningroom since she sleeps there too.

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4. myLot reputation of 87/100. michelledarcy (4379)   5 years ago

I do prefer to eat my meals at my desk in front of the TV but if the kids are eating too then we all eat at the table. Well that isn't strcktly true, in the mornings they eat a tthe table and I eat at the worktop while I'm making the lunches.

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. retardedrugrat (3665)   5 years ago

We all eat together at the table for Sunday Lunch. It was what my mother did with us as kids.

During the week, we'd eat when we got home from School and then my parents ate later. But without fail, every Sunday, we all sat together for a full Sunday Roast.

So now I find myself doing the same thing. The kids eat when they get in from School, and they do their homework at the table whilst I cook for myself and my partner. We eat in the living room after the kids have gone to bed.

Likewise, if we have friends over for dinner, we all eat at the table - including the kids. I feel its important to teach them how to sit at the table and what the do's and don't are. The earlier they're taught the better.


myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394)  5 years ago

if i had kids i would do the same thing- it's good for them to learn early on.

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. stephcjh (27638)   5 years ago

We usually eat supper in front of the television and I pretty much hate it. I can't stand the television as it is anyway. Sometimes we will eat at the table if I can talk my husband into doing it. He likes to watch television while he is eating and he says the chairs at the dining room table hurts his back when he sits on them. I think it is nice every once in a while to sit at the table and eat and relax and talk. Maybe, light a candle or two also.


myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394)  5 years ago

yes we do eat there on special occasions and when we have company otherwise we are usually glued to the boob tube.

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7. myLot reputation of 99/100. villageanne (5891)   5 years ago

We always eat at the table. When I was growing up, we always had meals as a family. When I got married, I kept that tradition. Even when our childrend were born. Now that our children are grown, married and on their own. We still eat at the table. It is just a great place to talk and enjoy the meal together.

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23375)   5 years ago

I sit in the Living room in front of the Tv and eat. I do not have a Dinning Table and Chairs. I will get a small one eventually but there is no rush because when my Daughter comes to visit we eat in the Living Room to lol. We always have even when I was living at Home we did it.

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. tad1fan (1532)   5 years ago

Same as you,we always eat after the kids to make sure they have enough so once they are done,we grab our plates and head to the tv....I mean the living room

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10. myLot reputation of 70/100. dianel (4586)   5 years ago

My hubby and I always eat in the living room on tv tables and watch tv. Its something we have always done. When the kids were at home that was different. Its just so much more relaxing than sitting at the kitchen table.

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