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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Allowing reading at the dinner table to stave off boredom is supremely entitled and will not serve your children well. They should be able to either engage in conversation, or sit and eat while others talk, or be mindfully engaged in their own meal if they are solo. This really isnt any worse than devices. Its about attention span and allowing space for mindful participation, which no one wants to do ever in an family it seems.[/quote]

My parents let me read during dinner and I can do all of those things.[/quote]

I'm sure my best friend would say the same thing about herself as well. But it's total crap. It's to the point where I would rather not hang out with her. She comes over for a drink. We sit down for what I'm expecting to be girl talk/time. I listen to her, pay attention, respond. When it's my turn, she either cuts me off or stares and scrolls her phone. She is very successful professionally so I'm sure she thinks she is doing fine. But she is rude and it drives me insane. And yes, I do tell her all the time that I think it's rude and I don't want to hang out if she is going to keep doing that. Stay at home and scroll your phone.[/quote]
You sound like a pretty sh*tty friend to talk sh*t about your "best friend" on the internet. [/quote]

How am I talking shit when I tell her this EXACTLY right to her face? Did I strike a nerve?[/quote]
You are still talking sh*t about her. It doesnt matter if you think it's better that you say it to her face. What a bizarre assessment. You really consider this person your best friend, and then proceed to list all the ways you hate her? Yikes.

And really not sure what this has to do with children reading. This thread wasn't enough about you, so you had to make it? [/quote]

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