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Friday, July 26, 2019

Family Business

   As I was scrolling through YouTube one late night I came across a TedTalk by Laurie David titled "Dinner Makes A Difference". In this talk she mentions how families are losing their connectedness due to technology. This video automatically made me think of "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman since both the speaker and the author mentioned how technology is taking over our world. This was a topic that continues to surprise me since eating together as a family is a normal action in my household. I enjoy eating dinner together as a family because I get the opportunity to have a conversation with them although we all live such busy lives. It is truly a beautiful feeling knowing that no matter what is going on in our lives, we all make sure to set time aside so we can talk to one another. Once we hear my mom yell "Food's Ready!" we all head to the table and converse about our day. I never realized how much of a privilege this actually is. When watching a different TedTalk on the same topic, the speaker mentions how she met a girl that had never ate at the dinner table with her family in the nineteen years of her living. She said dinner in her house was in front of the television set. I understand we all have hectic lives therefor we have also made eating together as a family lose it's value. Back in the day, eating together was a given but it seems like over the years this tradition has vanished in families across the world. Today with technology, people are more resevered or comsumed in their own lives to make time for others. I'm going to take a wild guess and say most of us spend our days in our rooms using some sort of electronic and so do the other members in your family. This ritual doesn't even have to be a long time, just taking ten minutes out of your day everyday will make a change. Do you think eating dinner together would make a difference in your household? I just believe that this is an important tradition that many of us have lost. If this actions of eating separately from your family continues, families will be even less connected in the future and parents will have no idea what is going on in their child's life. I'm interested to hear your outlook on this tradition. Do you think eating together at a table with your family is important?

3 comments:

  1. I believe eating dinner together as a family is a very important thing whether it is in front of the television or not. Many households do not eat together and one of the reasons being, as you stated, because of technology. We also need to keep in mind that some households simply have other family issues such as the parents not being on good terms or the siblings do not get along with each other or they do not get along with their parents. So yes, technology has played a big part in this issue but there may be other factors that no one sees. Nonetheless these reasons don't change the importance eating together as a family holds.

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  2. I also believe that eating as a family is important. I recently remodeled my room and found myself spending much more time away from my family than I have previously. As you mentioned, it did result in my family being less connected. I find myself being confused with my family’s schedule since we haven’t had as much time to discuss what’s going on with each other recently. I will definitely try start eating as a family again now that I am able to realize the consequences that it has on my family’s interaction and connection.

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  3. I totally agree that eating dinner together as a family is important. Many people don't have families to do that with, so if you do have that privilege take advantage of it. There was a time in my life where I didn't get to eat dinner with my family and now that I am able to again, I realized how much I took it for granted back in the day. It gives you an opportunity to talk and bond with your loved ones everyday. It also brings the household together and allows time to be spent with one another. Not everyday is promised so enjoy the time you get with family, even if it takes place at the dinner table.

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