Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Do you sit together as a family

29 replies

Frigginfreezing · 15/12/2024 21:22

Often?
As in, how often do you all sit on the sofa together to watch tv and how long for?
I feel like Dh only sits with us briefly, then he’s off

OP posts:
RegulatorsMountUp · 15/12/2024 21:29

Me and DH sit together watching TV and chatting for at least 2 hours every night after the gym/kids activities etc.

xyzandabc · 15/12/2024 21:28

On the sofa watching TV, never. There are very few programmes or films that would interest both dh and I as we like very different things. Add in 3 teens, I'm not sure I can think of more than about 2 things that all 5 of us would like to watch.

But we do eat dinner together almost every day.

BarbieKew · 15/12/2024 21:28

Never watch tv together now they are teenagers, I think wanting everyone to all watch the same thing is a bit odd. We do eat together most nights though.

Icanttakethisanymore · 15/12/2024 21:25

We don’t watch tv at all as a family but we have young kids. We eat dinner together every day and lunch most days though. Does he dislike the things you watch? This personally wouldn’t bother me. Watching tv doesn’t feel like quality time anyway.