Comments on: How to Easily Keep Your Family Connected in 20 Minutes a Day http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/ Life is better with the right words. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9664 Writer Dad Wed, 27 May 2009 16:53:46 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9664 Barbara: Hi Barbara, this was one of those spontaneous endings - it just sorta felt right. Mimi: 3 is the most marvelous age! I would love to relive 3, three times in a row with each of my children. Kristin: It's so, so important. We rarely ate dinner as a family when I was little, but I always felt like I was missing something. Why can't we eat together like the families on TV? I actually asked my mom that once. Thanks, Kristin. GreenJello: I bet you lucky lady! The Stilleto Mom: Our Thursday's include Grammy. I'm sure it won't always be possible to maintain such consistency, but for now it is a dream come true. Out-Numbered: HIGH 5! Barbara: Hi Barbara, this was one of those spontaneous endings – it just sorta felt right.

Mimi: 3 is the most marvelous age! I would love to relive 3, three times in a row with each of my children.

Kristin: It’s so, so important. We rarely ate dinner as a family when I was little, but I always felt like I was missing something. Why can’t we eat together like the families on TV? I actually asked my mom that once. Thanks, Kristin.

GreenJello: I bet you lucky lady!

The Stilleto Mom: Our Thursday’s include Grammy. I’m sure it won’t always be possible to maintain such consistency, but for now it is a dream come true.

Out-Numbered: HIGH 5!

]]> By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-38555 Writer Dad Wed, 27 May 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-38555 Barbara: Hi Barbara, this was one of those spontaneous endings - it just sorta felt right. Mimi: 3 is the most marvelous age! I would love to relive 3, three times in a row with each of my children. Kristin: It's so, so important. We rarely ate dinner as a family when I was little, but I always felt like I was missing something. Why can't we eat together like the families on TV? I actually asked my mom that once. Thanks, Kristin. GreenJello: I bet you lucky lady! The Stilleto Mom: Our Thursday's include Grammy. I'm sure it won't always be possible to maintain such consistency, but for now it is a dream come true. Out-Numbered: HIGH 5! Barbara: Hi Barbara, this was one of those spontaneous endings – it just sorta felt right.

Mimi: 3 is the most marvelous age! I would love to relive 3, three times in a row with each of my children.

Kristin: It’s so, so important. We rarely ate dinner as a family when I was little, but I always felt like I was missing something. Why can’t we eat together like the families on TV? I actually asked my mom that once. Thanks, Kristin.

GreenJello: I bet you lucky lady!

The Stilleto Mom: Our Thursday’s include Grammy. I’m sure it won’t always be possible to maintain such consistency, but for now it is a dream come true.

Out-Numbered: HIGH 5!

]]> By: Out-Numbered http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9640 Out-Numbered Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:39 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9640 Right on brother! Right on brother!

]]> By: Out-Numbered http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-38554 Out-Numbered Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-38554 Right on brother! Right on brother!

]]> By: The Stiletto Mom http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9628 The Stiletto Mom Tue, 26 May 2009 22:24:49 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9628 Great tradition...we aren't able to eat together every night because of crazy practice schedules for the kids sports but I love your idea. Going to have to use it when we finally have time to sit down together Thursday. Great tradition…we aren’t able to eat together every night because of crazy practice schedules for the kids sports but I love your idea. Going to have to use it when we finally have time to sit down together Thursday.

]]> By: The Stiletto Mom http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-38553 The Stiletto Mom Tue, 26 May 2009 22:24:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-38553 Great tradition...we aren't able to eat together every night because of crazy practice schedules for the kids sports but I love your idea. Going to have to use it when we finally have time to sit down together Thursday. Great tradition…we aren’t able to eat together every night because of crazy practice schedules for the kids sports but I love your idea. Going to have to use it when we finally have time to sit down together Thursday.

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9623 GreenJello Tue, 26 May 2009 20:09:10 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9623 One of the best things about homeschooling was that we could spend ALL our meals together around the table. I miss those times. One of the best things about homeschooling was that we could spend ALL our meals together around the table. I miss those times.

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-38552 GreenJello Tue, 26 May 2009 20:09:00 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-38552 One of the best things about homeschooling was that we could spend ALL our meals together around the table. I miss those times. One of the best things about homeschooling was that we could spend ALL our meals together around the table. I miss those times.

]]> By: Kristin T. (@kt_writes) http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9621 Kristin T. (@kt_writes) Tue, 26 May 2009 19:19:33 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9621 A sigh indeed. So heartwarming! And I fully believe in this method of family connectedness. As a teenager, the very first writing I ever did in the "personal essay" style was about the ritual of eating and talking together as a family each evening. When my brother left for college and only three of us sat around the table, sharing stories about our day, there was a big gaping hole—physically and emotionally. Now, with three kids of my own, I can see even more clearly how important this time around the table together is to each of us. I love your point about modeling honesty, too. Thanks for the post. Now A sigh indeed. So heartwarming!

And I fully believe in this method of family connectedness. As a teenager, the very first writing I ever did in the “personal essay” style was about the ritual of eating and talking together as a family each evening. When my brother left for college and only three of us sat around the table, sharing stories about our day, there was a big gaping hole—physically and emotionally.

Now, with three kids of my own, I can see even more clearly how important this time around the table together is to each of us. I love your point about modeling honesty, too. Thanks for the post.
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]]> By: Mindful Mimi http://writerdad.com/family/how-to-keep-your-family-connected/comment-page-1/#comment-9620 Mindful Mimi Tue, 26 May 2009 19:19:29 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=3067#comment-9620 Sean, I have two boys (3 and 17 months) and we try of course to instill some similar routine. Unfortunately we are seldom all home together for dinner but I love the idea of it. 3 is when they get really smart and my jaw sometimes just drops to the floor when I hear the wisdom, curiosity and truth coming out of his tiny mouth. I want to keep that flow going :-) Sean,
I have two boys (3 and 17 months) and we try of course to instill some similar routine. Unfortunately we are seldom all home together for dinner but I love the idea of it. 3 is when they get really smart and my jaw sometimes just drops to the floor when I hear the wisdom, curiosity and truth coming out of his tiny mouth. I want to keep that flow going :-)

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