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To expect to eat together and have manners?

54 replies

sharond101 · 08/02/2016 22:25

DH and ds (3) were at mil visiting yesterday morning. I made lunch in advance and put it on the table as ds often insists on eating as soon as he gets home from anywhere. They don't usually return until 12.30 or so and I went upstairs to breastfeed dd when they came home early at 11.45. They then both had lunch without me. I said I was upset about this and was told I was being ridiculous. Tonight at dinner we had a buffet style meal and there was a plate put aside with cookies ds and I had baked. As soon as he was finished, well before me or ds, dh took a cookie and began eating it. I suggested he wait on us and he lost the plot asking why and disagreeing it was bad manners. Opinions, although it sounds petty now I have to admit!

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BoboChic · 09/02/2016 13:09

No, I'm not. Though tbh the DC are fairly academic and wouldn't compromise their academic stuff for highly involved sport.

BertrandRussell · 09/02/2016 13:41

Bobochic has managed to remove the dance/drama/sport/music gene from her children. If she could only market the technique many of our lives would be much easier!

Katenka · 09/02/2016 14:29

Though tbh the DC are fairly academic and wouldn't compromise their academic stuff for highly involved sport.

That doesn't make sense.

My dd is academic. She also takes part in sport and the school choir, drama and music.

Her education isn't compromised because she does extra curricular activities.

I am not sure why you would assume otherwise.

I get that dinner at 8pm is important to you(not sure how you enforce everyone to have lunch at 1pm, unless they are all at home all day everyday) but kids whoop not have a schedule for dinner are not missing out on family time or on school.

BoboChic · 09/02/2016 14:43

Indeed, Bertrand, DD does conservatoire (on Saturdays), piano and lots of shows. And what are the holidays for? Ski-ing the week after next...

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