Supper Time

When I was growing up my family sat down for supper every night.  Most mornings we even had breakfast together.  This was a time where we talked and discussed the days events.

It's also a place where we learned a lot of lessons.

•  If you do not like what is fixed, then fix it yourself or don't eat.  
• Don't put more on your plate then you can eat (eyes being bigger then your stomach) 
• It's rude to talk with your mouth full of food. 
• Don't play with your food, eat it or put your plate up. 

This is a time when you put your own plate in the sink and that of others that were finished. You also did the dishes if you were not the cook. 

Lots of good times spent around the dinner table in my house.  My dad and I still have the same table that we ate on for years. It serves us well and still is a place where we talk about events of the day. Share ideas and thoughts with each other.  

Out in the country where I grew up we have limited stations on the TV and no video games to play.  We plays with marbles, legos, G.I. Joes, Tonka trucks and just anything outside. So there were no cell phones at the table, no talking about what someone posted.  We talked about ourselves, our lives, what we are doing or want to do with our lives.  The focus was on our family, not others.  

There are numerous papers and studies that show, kids and teens who have dinner with their family on a regular basis are more likely to just be good kids. Less drugs, less alcohol, and better relationships with their parents.  

I know that when I was growing up that some nights we did not get to have that time to eat together since we were doing events or school function.

If you do not have time to have that family meal, at least 3 times a week.  Then maybe you need to cut something out and make the time.  Just my thoughts and observations.