How often do you eat dinner as a family all together?

United States
May 1, 2010 5:23pm CST
When I was growing up, it was normal for the whole family to all eat dinner at the same time at a dining table together. Now it seems that many families don't eat together and when they do, it's in front of the Tv. What does your family do when it's dinner time?
8 responses
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
1 May 10
it was the same with me. when i was a kid, we used to have dinner together. i remember i had to call my brothers and sisters somewhere around to gather them around the table. then we talked about anything. it was fun. nowadays, it is difficult to have meal together because of many distractions. TV primarily is the greatest distraction i think for having meals together. it is hard to turn it off when kids will not eat if they can not watch.
• United States
2 May 10
Today, kids watch way too much TV. Its sad, really. I can watch TV whenever I want, but I dant care to.
• India
8 May 10
When its dinner time we all eat together sitting in dining table. we all sit together and eat watching T.V or news. Eating together with family is good.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
4 May 10
We sit at the table and eat together. Most every night.
• Philippines
2 May 10
When i was still with my family, we have dinner together. No one will eat unless we're all complete. That'd been one of the house rules. My parents were strict so we had to follow the rules.
• India
2 May 10
I love to eat dinner with the family but I am away from my home from last 5 years and it happens only when I am visiting my native place during vacation. I am staying with my 3 brothers which is like a family, most of the time we eat dinner tigether but now a days I am away from them as well so its all alone me or there are many people eating dinner with me at the hotel. Lookign forward to eat dinner with the family soon.
• United States
2 May 10
When I was younger my parents and I ate at the dinner table together, then as I got older we started eating dinner together watching tv. When I get even older, like in highschool, we still ate together, but I wasnt home alot in time for dinner, so on the nights I came home later than usual I would usually eat dinner in the living room while we all watched tv, even though they already had their dinner. My parents still eat together every night, and even though i've moved out, I still know when Dinner time is and from time to time i'll go visit just to have dinner with them. It's nice to eat as a famliy, no matter where its taken place.
• Australia
1 May 10
I cant remember the last time when my whole family sat down in our dining room and ate a meal together. In my house everyone just eats what they want when they want. We dont have family meals anymore. We used to more when I was younger since I couldnt cook for myself but since I have been we havent been eating together. I dont mind though I like to be able to just go eat when I want and where I want instead of those family meals.
@arunvenu (273)
• India
2 May 10
Most of the time my family dines together. My mother takes the dinner to the dining table and i just call up my dad and he will come in moments and we will dine together . This is a usual and regular routine of out family. Some times if i have some favourite tv shows i would just go to the tv, otherwise we always dine together