Food and Traditions

In my family, like most, all holidays are mostly centered around food. I can't think of a time when my relatives have gotten together and there hasn't been at least dessert. The thing that has changed in my family is we don’t take the time to eat dinner as much with each other. When I was younger we all at least ate dinner together at the dinner table. My mom cooked dinner and as soon as my dad got home from work it was dinner time. No matter what part of a video game you were at or if your favorite TV show was on, it was dinner time end of story.

Now my family rarely eats dinner together. We are all older and have other priorities such as jobs, school, and boyfriends or girlfriends. My parents however, are always home for dinner and eat at the same time every night. I think it's a generational thing. My siblings and I will grab something to eat on our way out the door, and just eat in the car. Although sometimes times doesn’t allow, I do think it's important to have family dinners together. It gives a chance for your family to catch up with each other, especially since we are all so busy with work, school, and other activities. Now every Sunday my family always has breakfast. It might not be a gourmet meal every weekend, but we still all sit down with one another. This way if we missed dinner time most of the week, we can visit with each other before another busy week starts.