Family Dinner

As a mother of 2, I really enjoy having family dinner every night. That is the time that we spend time together. We talked about all the activities we had done during the day.

Family dinner is not just about the foods that are prepared on the table but it also the time for bonding to each other. Sometime, my son and my husband like to have the television on, but I prefer to have it off. With that we create more active conversations. We may have a little bit music on as the background, creating more cozy dinner time. My husband and I always try not to bring up any negative things on dinner table. We always talk about the good story, the good things that my children have been done during the day. We thought the bad thing such as if the kids had been doing silly all day that could be talked after dinner. Why? because I don't like the bad feeling or language ruin the good family time and the rest of the night. So far, we pretty good with it.

I suppose each family have their own way to serve their dinner. In our family, we prefer to serve a dish or two that all members will enjoy. I do not cook a special dish for each person (fyi. my family do not have any food allergic reactions). We believe by sharing the same menu we teach the children to share what we have. It is also save time for me as a cook. Instead of speding time long in the kitchen to cook too many dishes, I rather to spend time more on the table enjoying the meal and the conversation with my children and my husband. I do sometimes cook more than one dish, but still all the foods are the foods that all family members enjoy. I feel so happy when I see them enjoying the family dinner. I feel like my efforts all day have been paid.