Kitchen

[Tissyanne]

Do you and/or your family eat your meals at the table or in front of the tv? I grew up eating every meal as a family at our dining room table. My family now continues that tradition. I am wondering what other families do at meal time.

[TootyJane]

When I was growing up we ate in front of the TV. When my dh and I got married we also ate in front of the TV. However, once we started having our children, we changed and have been eating at the kitchen table. We talked out about everybody's day, upcoming events, etc. Having done this both ways, eating with my family was truly the best decision for our family.

[Pook]

We eat in front of the tv. No need to be so formal. There is only the 2 of us and no children. If there were children I think we would have had our meals together at the table though.

[sunshine45]

we eat at the kitchen table and have the local and national news on while we are eating. if i am by myself then i will go and eat and watch tv in another room.

[luvdoodles]

We eat most of our meals at the kitchen table but we do have a smaller tv in the kitchen and we usually watch the news. When the kids were young we didn't put it on until we were done. If we ordered a pizza or something like that, we usually eat it in the family and watch a movie.

[circles]

growing up....mom...grandpa and my siblings ate at the kitchen table...dad, always, ate in the living room in front of the t.v....

when I married hubs and I ate at the kitchen table and continued to do so when we had children....

now...I am alone....I eat my meals in the kitchen with the tv on....I have one of those folding carts the q. sells...I eat my meals there...standing....by choice....

[ID2]

We always eat at the kitchen table. It's just my dh and me now but I still set the table with placemats, napkins, etc.... Love eating at a nicely set table!

[Desertdi]

My grandparents and parents ate at the kitchen table....dining room was for ""company"".....My late husband and I ate in our dining room.......mostly because the mess I had just made in the kitchen was kinda unappealing.............

[Mominohio]

We grew up eating at the kitchen or dining room table, and I carried on that tradition. Until recently when my husband's work schedule changed, we ate dinner every evening as a family, it was pretty much mandatory for me. Now he goes to work before son gets home from school, but I still serve all meals at the table.

Once in awhile, if there is a movie or something we want to watch and relax, we will eat in the family room while watching, but that might only happen once every couple of months.

After my dad passed away, and us kids left home, mom couldn't bring herself to eat at the table anymore. She said it just brought the tears to see all the empty chairs, and her there alone. I understand when alone, eating at the table may be hard with memories like that to make it seem so lonely.

[house cat]

When the kids were little, we insisted on every meal at the table, no t.v. We really stuck to that.

Now that they're grown, dh and I eat in front of the t.v. watching Jeopardy. It's a cherished tradition.