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Did you sit at the table as a family when you lived at home

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport

And do you still to this day. We do just being nosey .

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Yes and we still do in our house. And the kids have to ask to be excused from the table when they've finished.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes most evenings and every weekend.

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"Yes and we still do in our house. And the kids have to ask to be excused from the table when they've finished. "
lovely to hete

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Yes we still mainly sit at the table together. No phones or tablets allowed at meal times either!

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

I did as a kid. We don't have a dining table right now as we live in a flat it wouldn't work in but maybe when we move. When I have dinner at my other partner's place we have dinner at the table as his place is open plan so he has a table and chairs.

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

When younger yes but as its just me now, I tend not to x

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

We did. Ate breakfast alone. Dinner mid day and tea in the evening.

Only ever shifted dinner to late when I tried to be middle class.

Best meal ever though was a late supper.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

We did on Sundays when I was a child. Now I have my own family we sit around the table every night, it's one of the only times we are all together. It's so important to me, I hope my children do the same

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By *lutForYou69Woman
over a year ago

Bristol

Christmas dinner and roast dinners yeah

But it was only me and my mum and half the time we’d eat at different times so I’d either eat at my computer, in front of tv or in my room

Now it’s just me at home so I’ll eat in front of tv, same if I’m visiting my mum

But at my dad’s it’s always at the table

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By *ollycouple71Couple
over a year ago

manchester

Yes my dad made the table and chairs Every night when I lived at home Aww good old days x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did as a kid. Not so much these days.

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By *akie32Man
over a year ago

winchester

we always did growing up, my dad would make a point of being home from work in time, dont now tho, i think times have changed, and most people dont have a big enough house for a dining room, shame, but things change, its a very different world

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"Yes my dad made the table and chairs Every night when I lived at home Aww good old days x

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good on your dad

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By *affron40Woman
over a year ago

manchester

I did as a child. We did when the kids were young. Now I don’t even have a table.

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"we always did growing up, my dad would make a point of being home from work in time, dont now tho, i think times have changed, and most people dont have a big enough house for a dining room, shame, but things change, its a very different world"
it certainly is a different world my friend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No we never did when I was growing up but I always make an effort to do so now unless we are having a takeaway.

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Yes every meal time at home, And me and my kids sit to the table for all our meals.

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By *S2004Man
over a year ago

Bromsgrove

Every time we can. Life can get hectic but always prefer it

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"No we never did when I was growing up but I always make an effort to do so now unless we are having a takeaway. "
Something good about eating at the table

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes we do on Sundays, the family come to my house for lunch, all sit at the table aged 3 to 61 and no phones go into the dining room

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"Yes we do on Sundays, the family come to my house for lunch, all sit at the table aged 3 to 61 and no phones go into the dining room "
bet that is great

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Yes for breakfast and evening meals and at weekends when brothers and me lived at home. Now we usually meet up somewhere local for breakfast occasionally.

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By *ore4fundevonCouple
over a year ago

West Devon

We both did as kids with our respective families as we do now with our children.

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick

Yes and still do with the kids for the main meal of the day.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Yeah, always meals at the table when I was a kid. Not allowed down from the table until the plate was empty and you had been excused.

Now it’s just me but all meals are at the table. I don’t have a telly so no meals in front of that but I do sometimes have a paper at the table when I’m eating dinner.

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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham

Yes and yes.

I can see a vast difference in family styles where they don't have/use a dining table to eat.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

As a child always but now it is just me and I sit alone but not at a table.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

No we sat on the sofa

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Yes in shifts as were 5 kids and not a very big table x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes as a child it was family time, my mum and dad worked hard and that 30 mins was real family time talking and catching up on the day.. i suppose its one of the only cypriot traditions that have stayed part of us even still do now even if on my own.

Couldnt sit watching tv with dinner on my lap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes we did, and it’s something we still do. X

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Yes always and yes always.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Always did as a child & still do now. No phones at table & we wait for last person to finish no matter how much the dog wants to come in. Wouldn’t see the kids if this didn’t happen.

J x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yea we always sat down together when dad got home from work.

Mix or TV and table when I moved out but I do enjoy time around a table at dinner to catchup with no phones, TV or other distractions.

Phones at a table in the house or out for a meal with family/friends is a big no for me

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

We always sat at the table together to eat. Tea on your knee was an absolute no no!

I may not sit at the table but I always eat sitting at the breakfast bar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never lol coz it was just me and mum mostly. Only time was Christmas really. I did sometimes sit at the table at my grandparents house but again rarely because I wasn’t often there. If and when I have a family it’s something I’d like to happen though. Think it’s an old fashioned value which we’ve lost over time.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Yes always did, it was family time no matter whether tired from school or work. You stayed until everyone had finished or daily chat was done, then you asked permission to leave the table.

It continues to this day in my house and when we return to my parent’s houses

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By *929Man
over a year ago

newcastle

No always just sat in sitting room watching telly we never had a table most of growing up me Mam once out the blue got one and decided to try make us use it to eat our tea at but nobody listened

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope, we had a shop so we ate a different times to each other. Also ate in front of the TV

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

Used to, don't now purely because the table is used for college and school work and is set up permanently for learning

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Yes, always, every meal. Still do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the kids come home for a visit, we always sit at the table and have our "what news do you bring to the table" time! (When they were younger, it was a great way or them to open up and talk about their day! (Got so many school/best friend/lessons/personal problems sorted out that way!!) I miss it happening daily.

Husband and i only sit for evening meal now, if were eating together, which is a lovely bonus when it happens!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We did when the family was together when i was little, after family broke up when i got a little older it stopped, then after i hit my teens it was back to being at the table again until my mum had cancer then it was back to being in the living room/bedroom.

Tbh when it gets to my own place, have a dinner table and in a relationship again, itll be at the table, unless its something like finger food (burgers, nachos, torillas/burritos) which we would do on the sofa with something on netflix

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

It’s associated with lower levels of substance use in teenagers

Presumably because communication is key and that’s one time in the day you can have the whole family together

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By *entleman Blue EyesMan
over a year ago

Saffron Walden

Yes and still do with my two when they're with me. So important to be as a unit and have time to chat and discuss and to listen.

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

Always at the table and the television off till we’re eaten and had a chat together

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

We try to have Sunday dinner at the table as a family but work can get in the way feel it's important to sit down and eat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always at the table for dinner when growing up. Kitchen is too small for a table here, but do try sit down as family for evening meal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes always did. We have a sit around breakfast bar, so we all sit together for most meals. But we do try to make an effort for Sunday lunches at the main table.

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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago

Serendipity

Always did as a child at home and at both my grandparents too. We do as much as we can, sometimes my work patterns and university mean everyone is eating at a slightly different time.

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By *oubletroubleCouple
over a year ago

South West

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a new sofa and dining table and myself and my son sit at the dining table only so as not to get food on the new sofa, its nice though we chat and its much easier to eat our dinner

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"I have a new sofa and dining table and myself and my son sit at the dining table only so as not to get food on the new sofa, its nice though we chat and its much easier to eat our dinner "
Morning my friend exactly the same as us but you forget how good it is at the table

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)


"Yes and we still do in our house. And the kids have to ask to be excused from the table when they've finished. "

Yep this. Love having dinner together as a family. My parents do it and my siblings do it with their families too.

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By *hrough the looking gla55Couple
over a year ago

Epsom

I did as a kid and we do it with our kids now expect for pizza picnic Fridays when we sit on the floor. Sometimes if it’s the two of us we’d sit on the sofa x

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By *ilverjagMan
over a year ago

swansea

Always sat down at the table, my father was a ships captain, and a lovely man, but table manners and dining protocol were of the untmost importance to him. You didn't sit down to the table in our house either with a cap on, or without a shirt on. Old habits die hard, and I've been tarred with the same brush.

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport


"Always sat down at the table, my father was a ships captain, and a lovely man, but table manners and dining protocol were of the untmost importance to him. You didn't sit down to the table in our house either with a cap on, or without a shirt on. Old habits die hard, and I've been tarred with the same brush. "
good habits

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By *uicytits78Woman
over a year ago

gloucester

Yup, always at the table as a family. Still do at my parent's house. I live alone so it's usually on the sofa for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes when we were all at home we sat down at the table for every meal time. We still do when we are all together for easter, birthdays, christmas ect.

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Yes when the kids were younger we all ate together at the table

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I absolutely love it, all sitting chatting, the little ones talking about school , it’s really family time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always as a child and even now whenever I'm eating with my Mum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always and happily sit at the table to eat, especially to share time with people whilst disconnected with outside life.

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By *ill1966Man
over a year ago

Swindon

Best family time sitting together at a table, might take an effort to get the kids there but worth it.

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By *ilverjagMan
over a year ago

swansea


"Best family time sitting together at a table, might take an effort to get the kids there but worth it."

Couldn't agree with you more, I entertained eleven of us last night for a birthday celebration, whose ages ranged from ten year old to seventy five years old. Adults at one table, kids around another. It was quality time on the highest level.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we always ate at the table as a family, but me & mrs eat at the breakfast bar for our meals now that the kids have their own homes

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

We always ate at the table growing up, even if we weren't all together. It was never a consideration to eat anywhere else. Breakfast and lunch were at the kitchen table, dinner and special occasions were in the dining room.

My kids have always eaten at the table until very recently. I still do (unless K has made breakfast in bed).

C

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh yeah when I grew up we did

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh definitely, my mum was Italian and meal times as a family were non negotiable, we’d have to wait for everyone to finish or ask permission to leave the table

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Nope. We rarely ate together.

Me and my sister ate at a fold up table when we were children. Once I was old enough to cook for myself that's what was expected of me, I had to ask "please may I have the tomato soup" for example, but was told to choose wisely what I cooked as that would be it for the evening and I wasn't allowed anything else.

Only meal we all ate together at a table was Xmas day which is really shit. We had a spare reception room downstairs where we had the big table and ate Xmas dinner and it could have been so homely. Instead the room was used as a laundry dumping ground. Dirty clothes in colour pile on the floor, when they were clean you collected them off the table. Sometimes you'd wait weeks for them to get washed. I'd sneak my school uniform in the wash once the mother was in bed so I had clothes coz I was expected to wear the same shirt for a whole week.

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Yes and for a long time as a kid it was something I hated as both parents were the table manners police. Rather than enjoying eating together it was more of an ordeal, constant bollockings for holding my fork wrong or cutting something the wrong way or not having the meat closest to me on my plate etc.

As an adult I like that I have good table manners because a lot of people eat like absolute pigs, but I dreaded Sunday dinners as a kid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And do you still to this day. We do just being nosey . "

Yes. No.

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