Dinner Time ...

[ViRedd]

I was just wondering if those who post here think that having family meals together is important. If so, why? If not, why not?

 

[Illegal Smile]

I was just wondering if those who post here think that having family meals together is important. If so, why? If not, why not?

I don't think there is anything about dinner per se, but spending time together is important and dinner seems like the last outpost of that.

 

[FlyLikeAnEagle]

Holy shit I've seen it all now but I'll play. Yea, family hour with dinner is great for everyone, gives us a break from trimming weed.

 

[medicineman]

I was just wondering if those who post here think that having family meals together is important. If so, why? If not, why not?

So, are you inviting me for dinner? If so, I'd better bring my taster along. My family has no lack of communication, what about yours?

 

[ViRedd]

So, are you inviting me for dinner? If so, I'd better bring my taster along. My family has no lack of communication, what about yours?

I made some chili the other day that would knock your socks off, Med ... but you're not worthy.

The reason I started the thread was because I was curious about the younger set that posts in the forum. Sitting down to a family dinner every night was something that was very prevalent back in the day. It established family cohesion and a real sense of belonging. I suspect that eating together as a family is rather passe today. What say you? Anyone??

 

[BigTitLvr]

I grew up with that same mentality. I'm early 30's now with a child and wife and make it a point that we eat together as a family. My wife feels the same way. Old fashion doesn't necessarily mean passe.

 

[medicineman]

We do have a dinner table, but it is only big enough for the grandchildren. Believe me, we communicate plenty in this house, some good and some not so good. That's what one gets when communicating with family. It would be nice if it was all cumbaya, but it aint. My grandaughters fight a lot, 8-10, I never thought girls were this tough, they are pretty tough alright. BTW, I would never trust an adversaries chili. I make some mean enchiladas, better than most mexican restaurants.

 

[Cheech Wizard]

My family growing up always sat down to eat together. Always. My fiance and I usually eat together and once we have children we definietly will all sit down together. I feel it is important.

 

[ChChoda]

I was just wondering if those who post here think that having family meals together is important. If so, why? If not, why not?

Oh yeah! That's the best way to eat good food. Let the wife cook, she's happy, we eat, I'm happy, she's happy... Life is good.

(I made beef and snow peas on white rice last night. Mmmmmmmm)

 

[RickWhite]

Not just important, but important in ways we don't even know. Though I suppose if a wise man were to think about it long enough, he could come up with a whole host of reasons.

His essay however, would no doubt be the subject of Left wing scrutiny who would insist on the need for studies and proof. Many people today, are not capable of wrapping their mind around issues such as these. It is as if there is an intuition; an insight into the abstract and intangible areas of life that some people have and others lack.

When I think of dinner time, I think of families relating to each other. I think of parents showing an interest in their children, in what is going on in the lives of their children, in hearing about their children's happiness or sorrow, their desires and their aspirations. It gives parents an opportunity to talk to their children so they may know what may require their attention and it gives children exposure to their primary role models. It also provides structure which is very important in a child's development and it promotes the notion that people and not things are what is truly important in life. I'm sure there are many things I am missing.

Knowledge of this type was once taken for granted. It was something that adults just knew - they might not be able to explain it, but they simply knew it by intuition. Children on the other hand had no such intuition - the very definition of being children. What we have now, are a lot of grown up children. They for some reason, never develop the intuition of generations of the past.

Instead, they dismiss out of hand every belief that came before them and every thing they themselves can not immediately explain and support with studies gleaned from the internet. Just as children of all generations have always seen family dinner time as nothing more than an unnecessary intrusion on their play time, so too does the modern Progressive.

 

[medicineman]

Not just important, but important in ways we don't even know. Though I suppose if a wise man were to think about it long enough, he could come up with a whole host of reasons.

His essay however, would no doubt be the subject of Left wing scrutiny who would insist on the need for studies and proof. Many people today, are not capable of wrapping their mind around issues such as these. It is as if there is an intuition; an insight into the abstract and intangible areas of life that some people have and others lack.

When I think of dinner time, I think of families relating to each other. I think of parents showing an interest in their children, in what is going on in the lives of their children, in hearing about their children's happiness or sorrow, their desires and their aspirations. It gives parents an opportunity to talk to their children so they may know what may require their attention and it gives children exposure to their primary role models. It also provides structure which is very important in a child's development and it promotes the notion that people and not things are what is truly important in life. I'm sure there are many things I am missing.

Knowledge of this type was once taken for granted. It was something that adults just knew - they might not be able to explain it, but they simply knew it by intuition. Children on the other hand had no such intuition - the very definition of being children. What we have now, are a lot of grown up children. They for some reason, never develop the intuition of generations of the past.

Instead, they dismiss out of hand every belief that came before them and every thing they themselves can not immediately explain and support with studies gleaned from the internet. Just as children of all generations have always seen family dinner time as nothing more than an unnecessary intrusion on their play time, so too does the modern Progressive.

I'm pretty sure in your "unbiased" mind, all these problems are somehow the fault of the lefties, eh? You are one warped dude.

 

[RickWhite]

We do have a dinner table, but it is only big enough for the grandchildren. Believe me, we communicate plenty in this house, some good and some not so good. That's what one gets when communicating with family. It would be nice if it was all cumbaya, but it aint. My grandaughters fight a lot, 8-10, I never thought girls were this tough, they are pretty tough alright. BTW, I would never trust an adversaries chili. I make some mean enchiladas, better than most mexican restaurants.

God forbid you would take the opportunity to teach your grand daughters the meaning of self restraint and respect for others - namely their elders. That would be horrible.

See folks, this is how lousy people are created. If you wonder why everyone is so rude, uncivil, spoiled and generally screw up in the head, here you go.

If we fought at the table in my house there would have been some ass kicking going on and it would have been dad doing it.

 

[FlyLikeAnEagle]

Not just important, but important in ways we don't even know. Though I suppose if a wise man were to think about it long enough, he could come up with a whole host of reasons.

His essay however, would no doubt be the subject of Left wing scrutiny who would insist on the need for studies and proof. Many people today, are not capable of wrapping their mind around issues such as these. It is as if there is an intuition; an insight into the abstract and intangible areas of life that some people have and others lack.

When I think of dinner time, I think of families relating to each other. I think of parents showing an interest in their children, in what is going on in the lives of their children, in hearing about their children's happiness or sorrow, their desires and their aspirations. It gives parents an opportunity to talk to their children so they may know what may require their attention and it gives children exposure to their primary role models. It also provides structure which is very important in a child's development and it promotes the notion that people and not things are what is truly important in life. I'm sure there are many things I am missing.

Knowledge of this type was once taken for granted. It was something that adults just knew - they might not be able to explain it, but they simply knew it by intuition. Children on the other hand had no such intuition - the very definition of being children. What we have now, are a lot of grown up children. They for some reason, never develop the intuition of generations of the past.

Instead, they dismiss out of hand every belief that came before them and every thing they themselves can not immediately explain and support with studies gleaned from the internet. Just as children of all generations have always seen family dinner time as nothing more than an unnecessary intrusion on their play time, so too does the modern Progressive.

Why dont you just come out and admit you would love to go back to 1955 where men could beat their wives and blacks couldnt eat in the same restaurants as whites? Or maybe you're still upset about the whole slave issue, who knows what your problem is.

 

[PadawanBater]

Not just important, but important in ways we don't even know. Though I suppose if a wise man were to think about it long enough, he could come up with a whole host of reasons.

His essay however, would no doubt be the subject of Left wing scrutiny who would insist on the need for studies and proof. Many people today, are not capable of wrapping their mind around issues such as these. It is as if there is an intuition; an insight into the abstract and intangible areas of life that some people have and others lack.

When I think of dinner time, I think of families relating to each other. I think of parents showing an interest in their children, in what is going on in the lives of their children, in hearing about their children's happiness or sorrow, their desires and their aspirations. It gives parents an opportunity to talk to their children so they may know what may require their attention and it gives children exposure to their primary role models. It also provides structure which is very important in a child's development and it promotes the notion that people and not things are what is truly important in life. I'm sure there are many things I am missing.

Knowledge of this type was once taken for granted. It was something that adults just knew - they might not be able to explain it, but they simply knew it by intuition. Children on the other hand had no such intuition - the very definition of being children. What we have now, are a lot of grown up children. They for some reason, never develop the intuition of generations of the past.

Instead, they dismiss out of hand every belief that came before them and every thing they themselves can not immediately explain and support with studies gleaned from the internet. Just as children of all generations have always seen family dinner time as nothing more than an unnecessary intrusion on their play time, so too does the modern Progressive.

PROVE IT!

 

[RickWhite]

Why dont you just come out and admit you would love to go back to 1955 where men could beat their wives and blacks couldnt eat in the same restaurants as whites? Or maybe you're still upset about the whole slave issue, who knows what your problem is.

Wow! What a truly disturbed take you have on the past. So evidently, everyone beat their wives in the 50s? And this is less common now you say?

Have you ever bothered to look at what the economy and the quality of life was like back then? Even Blacks, despite segregation, had a higher quality of life than they do today by far.

There was less crime, less misery of every kind and less poverty. In fact, we were better off in every key indicator of health and happiness.

Liberals have not brought people happiness. In fact, they have been nothing if not the architects of modern misery.

 

[MuyLocoNC]

Why dont you just come out and admit you would love to go back to 1955 where men could beat their wives and blacks couldnt eat in the same restaurants as whites? Or maybe you're still upset about the whole slave issue, who knows what your problem is.

Wow, you are one America-hating scumbag aren't you? You do realize there were some things going on in our past other than slavery, gender bias and racial disparity? Honor, integrity, personal responsibility, fidelity, family devotion and national pride... a few things that are quite obviously missing from the up and coming generation.

Wanna get a real sense of the quality of people that are this country's future? Get on XBOX LIVE sometime and listen to anyone under 25 yrs old, they are so stupid and belligerent it makes you want to weep. And they are not the exception, they're the rule.

 

[mexiblunt]

So when did it all turn bad? 25 year olds now obviously weren't taught this stuff by thier parents who would be what? 45ish.
If the 45 year olds didn't teach thier kids does that mean they were not taught this stuff? If not that puts in on the 45 of now's parents.

Just kinda trying to take this back to the root, I mean there were 15 year olds who were pharoh's.

Or did people just stop learning?

 

[PeachOibleBoiblePeach#1]

New Time we live in,,,The day's of "Leave it to Beaver",,and everything is solved at the dinner table are over for the most part. Today in order to make a decent living, The man and wife have to work. Me I'm gone all week trying to make a living, so no We do not sit at the dinner table everynight and discuss what's going on. The information age took hold and changed a lot of that, Not liberals or Republicans.
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We evolve and adapt to what's going on, instead of trying to go back to a time when secrets and truth were lied about by kids and parents.
People especially kids are not as nieve about what's going on in there lives,,,Like drugs,,sex,,gangs,,,etc as they were in the 50's they will be open what's going on in there lives if your a good parent and you can offer solutions and advice,
We do try and get family together now for holiday's and such, But not like back in the day now we are all grown up and Be honest and have fun.

 

[RickWhite]

So when did it all turn bad? 25 year olds now obviously weren't taught this stuff by thier parents who would be what? 45ish.
If the 45 year olds didn't teach thier kids does that mean they were not taught this stuff? If not that puts in on the 45 of now's parents.

Just kinda trying to take this back to the root, I mean there were 15 year olds who were pharoh's.

Or did people just stop learning?

It was largely the baby boomer generation and the Liberal thinkers of the 60s & 70s that were responsible for the destruction of our values. Unfortunately, they were successful enough to change the way most people think and force even those who know better to accept political correctness. Medicine man claims to be over 70 and sees no point in stopping his grand daughters from fighting at the dinner table. So, I guess age in not always an indication of decency and common sense. Plus, some bought into the Liberal sewer mentality and others did not.

 

[PeachOibleBoiblePeach#1]

It was largely the baby boomer generation and the Liberal thinkers of the 60s & 70s that were responsible for the destruction of our values. Unfortunately, they were successful enough to change the way most people think and force even those who know better to accept political correctness. Medicine man claims to be over 70 and sees no point in stopping his grand daughters from fighting at the dinner table. So, I guess age in not always an indication of decency and common sense. Plus, some bought into the Liberal sewer mentality and others did not.

That war was being waged since the beginning of time,,,It Peaked then. and changed things for the better get a grip and evolve instead of bitching about your misrable life