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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure if I should even answer because our dinners were so dysfunctional... My family dinners were completely about my raging dad controlling everything and my mom walking on eggshells. She cooked well, but my dad criticized everything. We had to sit for extreme amounts of time listening to him. He believed in "only speak when spoken to", but you better know the right response or he'd holler or hit us with his utensil, then laugh and say grow up. I was late to my highschool grad because I couldn't even leave the table for it. He was physically abusive so you couldn't just get up when you wanted. My mom barely ate and criticized what/how much we ate. My dad ate food off our plates. Funny thing is my parents were well respected in our community. No one would have guessed how dysfunctional it was behind closed doors. My children have more relaxed meals. We eat as a family when it works around shift work, sports and other activities.[/quote]
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