Do you eat dinner as a family?

[powellrj]

yes, we usually eat dinner together every night.

 

[WDWLVR]

It is just DH and I but yes we usually eat together every night. The exception is if one of us if working late.

 

[cgcw]

Dinner together is a high priority in our family too. Even if it's carry out, we sit dine together. When one of us is not here, it feels odd.

 

[Annette_VA]

Always

 

[sk!mom]

Yes, every night for 24.5 years. Now that our oldest is 19 and has a part time job, he isn't always home and we miss him probably more at those dinners than any other time. It is our chance to all sit in the same room with no distractions and just talk. We have enjoyed some of our best family discussions over dinner.

 

[shortbun]

We eat together every night. I can't imagine what I'll do when
the day comes that DS doesn't want to. Right now, he loves
it. Our dinners can be a bit irreverent.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

I usually feed the 3 ds and myself since DH works late alot. But now ds 16 works late on mwf till 8 pm so he misses it and I miss him! But he does get a great plate of food to heat up.

 

[Lars624]

we do

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Used to but dh gets home too darn late. Me and the kids eat and dh eats when he gets home. Sometimes he eats with us.

 

[mbw12]

We try too as much as we possibly can. Having us all around the table at the same time is important for me, and this includes lunch. However, since both my husband and I work, lunch is only once or twice a week where we are all together. For dinner, it is usually all of us, except for when my husband (a police officer) is on night work OR when my son is playing a sport and has practice.
Growing up, we always ate together as a family and I am trying to instill that in my kids, but unfortuantley , it doesn't always work out that way!
Bobbi

 

[leahannpen]

We try to. There is myself, DH and DS-3. DH works late alot, and is out of town alot, so it's hard, but we usually try. When DS isn't home, DS and I will, alot of times, eat together too. I think it's important, so I hope we can continue this.