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Dave Smith[_1_]

wrote:
>
> Where has the family dinner hour gone? There once was a time when we
> would all come home from a long day and sit down with our family for a
> nice home-cooked meal. In today's fast paced world, we need more
> bonding time with the family. One might say that in today's day where
> people pile way too much on the plate of life, that it is impossible
> to have a family dinner everyday. I disagree. Wouldn't you like to
> get back to the way it used to be?

Used to be? Other than the occasional evening when there are evening
activities we have always made time to sit down for a proper dinner. My
wife and I usually sit down and have a drink before dinner, usually with a
game or two of cribbage. That is a luxury that we are able to enjoy now
that we are retired, but even when we were both working we always made time
for dinner. I grew up in a home with three brothers. My mother always
served candle lit dinners.