The dieing conversation

• Guest 674

  • Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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  16 June 2009     15:2523710
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  More and more these days we see families not together, not sitting around the dinner table, no conversation, until the kids reach them dreaded teenage years and its like they suddenly turn into monsters, just as tho possessed.
  
  With latch door kids out there, young parents unable to cope,
  bills coming out of our ears(3 ears if its me lol)
  jobs being cut everywhere
  
  now axa asking its staff to work for a week for nowt or face redundancies
  
  
  
  blimey oh riley !!!!
• Guest 645

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 June 2009     16:5723718
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  Blimey I feel like I have an opinion on just about everything I have read on the DF today ..most of it stems from recent personal experiences. Every evening Natascha and I plus Mum if not working sit down for an evening meal together in the dining room..no TV. On Sunday we sat down to a late lunch with 16 of our family it was fantastic fun as we chatted took the mickey out of each other and generally had a super time. My sisters kids are 18,25,30 and 32 and they all turned up with their other halves.My brother and his son arrived(his wife was visiting family in Eire).It was mad but something I had been missing out on for years . I supose its up to us as parents to set aside some time in our busy lives and to spend it with our loved ones before its too late. Lead from the front MacDuff or whoever...
  Marek
  I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 June 2009     19:3223738
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  it still amazes me that there are people that eat their main meal of the day off of their lap in front of the tv.
  
  there are not many chances for a family to get together and chat about things.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  16 June 2009     20:4023744
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  Meals for us: family times, no TV, on plates on tables, no mobiles. Plenty of chat, plenty of fresh food freshly cooked, plenty of time. Yes!!
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 June 2009     20:5923746
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  that is civilisation, in a 24 hour period we should find half an hour for quality time.
  
  
  
  brian
  how was your fish and chips tonight?
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  17 June 2009     08:0123788
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  howrd,
  they where great,
  cooked to perfection.