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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would depend on why they wanted to read. [b]I remember being forced to sit at the table with my parents to "be a family" but then they spent the whole time talking about their work to each other and we weren't really allowed to say anything. And they took forever to finish. It was super boring and did not make us a better family. [/b]They probably would not have allowed me to read, but it never occurred to me to ask.[/quote] I experienced the bolded too. It was awful, and my mother seemed to be trying to live out some sort of Donna Reed fantasy. My dad would just drone on and on about his boring work. [/quote] This makes me wonder how our kids will reflect on our family dinners. They are usually part of the conversation or we play games like I Spy at dinner (they’re young), but occasionally if there’s a big thing at work it is largely a parent conversation about work. Or, more recently there’s a lot of talk about tile because we’re starting a renovation. Of course they’re bored during those conversations, but I figure it doesn’t hurt them to sit bored and polite at the table for 10-15 minutes. I wonder if that’s what they’ll remember about family dinner though. [/quote] I think it's important to engage your kids during dinner but also just as important for the kids to see how you and your husband talk to each other. They are learning valuable things (provided it's cordial). [/quote]
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