tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184312.post114433316073553946..comments2013-06-02T22:48:43.025-04:00Comments on Family Dinner: Times on My SideDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393966900434011827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184312.post-1144371504375948992006-04-06T20:58:00.000-04:002006-04-06T20:58:00.000-04:00SF Mom: I'm with you. Correlations can lead to slo...SF Mom: I'm with you. Correlations can lead to sloppy thinking. Maybe there's a correlation between eating dinner together and corporal punishment? Or maybe family dinner and wearing underwear that's too small?<BR/><BR/>My big complaint about the article is that they didn't really seem to take a very cross-cultural or cross-economic perspective. I wrote a letter to the editor saying that I know of families that have a lot more to worry about than Tae Kwon Do lessons interfering with Lacrosse practice, and that the article could have been richer with a broader perspective.<BR/><BR/>I think the question you raise is good. And I think we have to figure out what works in our family. I know sometimes when E. and I go out to dinner we have a nice little bonding time without me being busy with the food. On the other hand, sometimes when the two of us go out she just wants the waitress to hand over the crayons or the glow in the dark bracelet (her favorite restaurants have these accoutrements) and is completely disinterested in the food let alone any kind of coversation.<BR/><BR/>Some drive-thru experiences <I>are</I> memorable!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393966900434011827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184312.post-1144365819899190052006-04-06T19:23:00.000-04:002006-04-06T19:23:00.000-04:00PSNot surprised you are riding the crest of the tr...PS<BR/>Not surprised you are riding the crest of the trend, though. :)SF Mom of Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054286576747874201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184312.post-1144365755486513062006-04-06T19:22:00.000-04:002006-04-06T19:22:00.000-04:00OK I read the article.As someone who very very rar...OK I read the article.<BR/>As someone who very very rarely manages a family dinner at home, I just have to wonder:<BR/>1.What kind of data do they have on the less dinner/more drugs correlation?<BR/>2. Dinner at 9 pm? Aren't they all going to get some really bad indigestion in bed? <BR/><BR/>Oops, I forgot, it's NY, you eat dinner late. <BR/><BR/>Does going through a drive through together count as family dinner?<BR/><BR/>Your devoted fan,<BR/>SF MomSF Mom of Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054286576747874201noreply@blogger.com