Family breakfast

[BigPapa]

With my wife working outside of the home 5 days a week, we like to have breakfast as a family on the weekends. Generally we have pancakes or waffles but sometimes we go all out with bacon, eggs, hashbrowns and toast. It just gives us time to reconnect as a family after a busy week of running around. Do you do this type of thing with your family?

 

[Lorenzo]

Just like you, we can only eat breakfast together as a family on weekends. On weekdays, I have to work really early (I am now back to working a regular offline job), when the kids and the wife are still asleep. I like to cook, and on my days off, I prepare something really tasty for our family breakfast. The kids look forward to it, so it makes eating breakfast more than special.

 

[JoshTheBoss]

Family meal time is very important. Time and time again various studies come out linking the important of food meal time conversation and higher rates in children succeeding.

 

[jason]

I try to make breakfast on sundays. It does not always work out, but it is nice when it does.

 

[R. Paradon]

My kids are grown now but when they were young I would always make breakfast for them. I was usually in a managerial position and could pretty much make my own hours. For the most part is was just a simple breakfast but when I knew I would be off all day I'd ask them what they wanted for breakfast the next morning and then they would go crazy with the "ordering"! Daddy was a great cook and there is not much I could not prepare for them. Years later, even thought he had a family, sometimes my son would pop over early in the morning and say, "Hey Pops! What's for breakfast?"

 

[Don]

We usually eat breakfast as a family at a restaurant after church on Sunday. During the weekdays and on Saturday, it is just too hard to get everyone to the table at the same time. Sometimes, I just skip breakfast altogether.

 

[Kyp]

I can not even tell you the last time our family has all sat down and ate breakfast together. It doesn't happen very often. During the week I eat breakfast around 7. No one else is up. And, of course, during the weekends everyone sleeps in & wakes up at different times. It's nearly impossible to have a family breakfast in my household.

 

[Foster]

I think it is a fantastic idea, unfortunately not one we are able to do often. I work as a chef and sometimes do not get home until after 1am, this means that I then sleep in longer than everyone else. We do try and sit down for a meal at least once or twice a week.

 

[dreyz]

Yes, we often do these kind of things. Having a family of grown up children in their mid 20s, it's hard to have a full family having a meal together.

 

[FrankSinatra]

I love going out for a weekend breakfast. No one has to take time away for cooking and we can always find some really good stuff around here.

 

[mollew3]

Yes my family does this on Sundays. We all gather around the table for a big breakfast and just take the time to enjoy each others presence. I look forward to spending those mornings with my family.

 

[ProForums777]

I don't always eat breakfast with the family, but my wife does cook me breakfast whenever she can or when I tell her too. I don't go crazy about it, we are both two workaholics. I don't put pressure on the little things, but I have to say, nothing beats a nice home meal.