How often does your family have dinner together?

[Chazmatazz269]

Thanksgiving is approaching in the US and, for some of us, it’s a rare occasion to sit down at a table and enjoy a meal with family and friends. That used to be the norm and now it seems so rare. I haven’t had a family dinner in over six years. I have enjoyed special occasion dinners with friends, but that too has been at least a few years. I get to enjoy that so rarely that it actually feels awkward.
How often do you have a family dinner where everyone sits at a table, breaks bread and shares about their day, week, month or year?

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6 mo

Family & friends

[midnightmoon05]

Daily.
it’s a must for us.

Growing up, my older sister and I took turn making dinner while caring for our little sister and working part time in a supermarket after school.
by 8pm dinner must be ready, little sister done with her bath and mom home, we all sit, eat together, no TV. Talk. Help. Homework. 11pm bedtime.

now, with my kids. We eat dinner together daily.
weekends. We eat breakfast, lunch, dinner fogether. We don’t own any TV. No cell phones/comouters on dinner table. We talk about multiple subjects.
I do most of the listening… and guidance.

eatig together with no distractions/tv/tech… is a must in our home.

[douride2]

MY family is getting smaller all the time. All I have near me these days is a brother & a couple of nephews. Still we get together at least 3-4 times a year.

[AviatorTom]

Not that often. It's just my wife and me. Our kids are scattered around the country, except for her son, who's not far away.

I haven't been to a big family dinner in years. Holidays are usually dinner with me, my wife, and her son and family.

[AviatorTom]

Thanks for MHO

[FreyaRed]

I'm the only woman in house (despite we aren't living together). I have an aging sunshine daddy and a carnivorous glutton brother. All 3-4 days I toss a few pounds of roasted meat or a big bird on the table and my gentlemen start to behave like neanderthals. I make salads and side dishes but mostly for myself

[Agape93]

We don't. Haven't seen them in years.

[Raydergman26]

All the time

[blackeagle007]

Yes mostly