Family Dinner Around The Table

When I was growing up I remember Dad being very busy - and he was! Running an organisation employing nearly 2000 staff is very demanding. However, in all his busyness I remember him coming to watch me play rugby on Saturday mornings, enjoying family holidays every year, and having dinner together. Each night having dinner together were noisy with a family of six. We didn't always behave nor did we always listen to each other (cause we often talked over each other, having fun, etc). But we were together, for that one hour, each night without the television on. As we Moyes kids became teenagers we would emerge from our separate rooms, had dinner together, washed up (well, kinda washed up), then back into our rooms, and dad going back out to meetings. But we did come together as a family each night around the dinner table. Today, family life is more fragmented with competing demands - sporting practises, smartphones, and different working hours. In your busyness, make it a priority to have meals together with all electronic gadgets off, and enjoy being a family (or couple).