Riverfront Headmistress Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 She told me to always have dinner as a family because important conversations always happen there. She lied. All "important" conversations happen with me in the bathroom and kids on the other side of the door with conversations that "can't wait." :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 :lol: Yep. Same story here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensummervillian Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 That's hilarious and true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I totally agree, especially if I am in the middle of reading a good book in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Or at bedtime. When you have a pint of Starbucks ice cream just waiting for you in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 And if it doesn't happen then, it happens in that hour after they are supposed to have gone to bed. While we eat at the same time as one another for meals, we actually don't eat meals together very often - we spend nearly every other minute of the day together, so meals include reading a book or watching the news or a movie (okay, so the movie would be together meal time, I guess ;)). I think the eat as a family rule comes from mom and dad working all day and kids in school and activities all the time so they can all catch up at the end of the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Or right in the middle of the most exciting scene of your movie that you are watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 She lied. :001_huh: :lol: Maybe it was more like wishful thinking. I know it is for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 And if it doesn't happen then, it happens in that hour after they are supposed to have gone to bed. While we eat at the same time as one another for meals, we actually don't eat meals together very often - we spend nearly every other minute of the day together, so meals include reading a book or watching the news or a movie (okay, so the movie would be together meal time, I guess ;)). I think the eat as a family rule comes from mom and dad working all day and kids in school and activities all the time so they can all catch up at the end of the day? When I was a teen, all important conversations took place after 11 pm while sitting on my parents' bed. Fortunately, they were wise enough to let this take place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 There's no place to hide in my house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 She told me to always have dinner as a family because important conversations always happen there. She lied. All "important" conversations happen with me in the bathroom and kids on the other side of the door with conversations that "can't wait." :001_huh: :lol: Yeah, I've always said one of the biggest differences between being a 'mom' and being a 'professional working person' is that your office co-workers don't chase you down into the bathroom. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 She told me to always have dinner as a family because important conversations always happen there. She lied. All "important" conversations happen with me in the bathroom and kids on the other side of the door with conversations that "can't wait." :001_huh: Hey, at least they are on the other side of the door. Mine aren't. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 LOL So true! Not to mention that by dinner time I really want them all to shut their mouths for 10 minutes--especially with food in it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 LOL So true! Not to mention that by dinner time I really want them all to shut their mouths for 10 minutes--especially with food in it. ;) Hahahahahaha!!! LOVE it!! so true..... My kids are always needing to talk when I am on the phone or reading. Yesterday I was on the phone with my sister and my six year old came in and raised his hand... to tell me his brother was not doing his math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I used to slip notes under the bathroom door, with a pen...to mark 'yes' or 'no'. Hey, Mom told me not to talk to her while she was in there...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 She told me to always have dinner as a family because important conversations always happen there. She lied. All "important" conversations happen with me in the bathroom and kids on the other side of the door with conversations that "can't wait." :001_huh: :lol: We used to call those family meetings growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christielee7278 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hey, at least they are on the other side of the door. Mine aren't. :glare: Neither are mine. :glare::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Ours take place in the bathroom, the car, and at bedtime. Never once at the dinner table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delighted3 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 but my kids always seem to have urgent things to say to me while I am in shower.:glare: Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 LOL! I'm right there with ya! In fact, the only conversation we usually have at the dinner table is my 5 year old complaining that she doens't like what we are having and doesn't want to eat. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Ours take place in the bathroom, the car, and at bedtime. Never once at the dinner table. Same here! Usually in the car or bedtime. There was one particularly memorable dinner table conversation about the facts of life, memorable because we had friends who had very young children over for dinner. I think they are still recovering from the shock :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 My kids are on a kick where they'll only tell really bad knock-knock or elephant jokes at dinner. It's like eating with the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse. We can't have any sane conversations at dinner time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springmama Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 but my kids always seem to have urgent things to say to me while I am in shower.:glare:Joy Me too! In fact, the whole family seems to think it's perfectly fine to walk in and ask me whatever they feel like asking. We have a glass shower so I can't even hide behind a curtain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah, family dinners are the least likely place for serious discussions in my house. Usually we play word games or telephone or something. The only place I will not hold discussions is when I am in the shower as I can not hear them very well or when hubby and I are otherwise occupied. For some reason car trips will almost always get them talking. Most of the time, if my children want to talk, I drop what I am doing and talk and thank my lucky stars that they want to talk to me. I also email and chat with them. I am not very good with the phone with people who don't live with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here is a vote for either After Midnight Conversations with the Teen. If I am not posting that means he is talking my blooming ears off....or the Bathroom is the Alarm system in my house that says Everyone To Mom's Bathroom: All Are Welcome Talk Her Ears Off. Even the dog follows me in there. I just recently found the lock. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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