Welcome guys, this is a lifestyle vlog channel where I get the blessing to bring you into my life as a florist, interior designer, and student finishing up her last bit of senior year. I love Jesus with my whole heart, and I hope through each lifestyle vlog of you get glimpses of the Jesus love for you and feel more and more excited to bring Jesus into your own life.
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I never knew some families didn't eat dinner together every night until I was in middle school, went to my friends house for a sleep over for the first time and I asked when dinner would be ready 😅 and she said "well we can go check the freezer I don't know what I want yet" and I was like huh 🫣 your mom doesnt make it? And she said her mom already ate before I got there and they always find their own dinner 😂 I was baffled tbh... we are still friends and even to this day, and I still can't wrap my head around that... her husband and children now eat that way, too. They all eat whenever they feel like it and never together unless its a big bbq or holiday
The more time I spend on the internet, the more I realize my childhood was very abnormal. I always thought eating dinner together as a family is normal.
Growing up, my family didn't eat together and I always found it weird when I ate dinner at my American friends' houses-- Why do I have to talk when I'm just trying to eat? Are American families usually this silent at dinner together? No one spoke so it didn't really feel like any sort of connection was made at meal time. We also had opposing schedules, with my mom working long hours and sometimes so late into the night it would be several days before I'd see her because I'd leave for school when she would be sleeping and when I'd get back she'd leave for work again. I eat with my fiance every time we're together now and it is a nice bonding time, but I will admit I still sometimes view eating together as a family as odd as I can have good quality conversation *after* I eat my food.
In my experience eating together as a family was the only time of day that EVERYONE in the household made time to sit and really speak to each other without distractions like the phones or TV or whatever they do... despite living in the same home, people get so busy in the American lifestyle that we don't really speak to our families much throughout the day, so setting aside some time for that is essential when you love your family and dinner time is an easy choice because everyone's gotta eat 😊
Why do this boring copy pasta from pinterest that so many have done, when you could just come up with something on the fly that nobody else has done that will create a lasting and beautifully original memory?
I’m flashing back to an Oprah show where a financial advisor discovered a family each ate fast food in their own rooms and had them cook at home and eat together off actual dishes. When they did follow ups, it, along with overall budgeting, made such a huge difference in bringing the family together
I honestly think eating with my partner would be smt that would make or break the relationship, even when i had a long distance partner we would have dinner over face time
I grew up with the family eating together every night at the table. Looking back it was so wholesome and good for everyone. As an adult my husband and i often like to have our food in seperate rooms at the same time so we can watch our own shows lol. We should probably eat together, especially if we want to start a family one day.
How can you have the vision for a photo you saw on Pinterest? That’s called copying, nothing wrong with admitting that instead of coming up with some creative bs lol
We have a 4 year old and 4 year olds are restless, so it’s hard to get her to sit at the table for more than 15 minutes. Sometimes I feel a little silly going through the trouble of making meals from scratch and setting the table, but I know one day it’ll be worth it. Sometimes, especially as teenagers, family dinners were the only time my parents and I got to sit and talk all day. I think they’re incredibly important.
I am such a nazi...maybe once a week a let it slide but that still gets to me.... I had so many friends that didnt eat together and I thought it was so weird
I tried my best to do family meals at the dinner table with my kids growing up as much as i possibly could as a single mom who had multiple jobs at a time. I would say i managed to get us all there together about 3-5x a week. Now my kids are grown and when I make a dinner for all of us now they demand we all sit together at a table together no electronics/tv/phones. I’m so glad they want to keep that traditional way of family dinner even as teenagers and young adults! ❤❤❤
Why do you have to go to a therapist to find out about eating together? Thats so odd to me. We eat together for every meal. I have supper on the table when my husband walks through the door. We would never do it another way. I even eat breakfast and lunch with all 6 of my kids every day.
Despite my mom being a single mother with eight kids, she raised us understanding the importance of sitting down for dinner every night together. This is something I have established with my husband and kids now and it truly makes such a big difference not only in our relationship with my husband, but also with my children. It is such a great time for familial connection.
