On Oct 28, 11:42*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:04:12 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
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> >On Oct 27, 5:00 pm, merryb > wrote:
> >> On Oct 27, 2:41 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:11:08 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
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> >> > >When I was a kid, we always had dinner as a family, and I still think
> >> > >it's important- my dad insisted on dinner at 6:30! I recently heard
> >> > >that most families do not eat dinner together, and I find that rather
> >> > >sad. I do understand that with conflicting schedules that is not an
> >> > >option, but if it's possible, it's a good time to catch up on the day.
> >> > >How about you- is it important to you to dine as a family?
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> >> > Growing up we did whenever possible but we were all involved with
> >> > activities so the older we got the less it happened. There's just two
> >> > of us now and we usually do. Louise get hungry earlier than me
> >> > sometimes so I'll sit and chat while she eats and eat myself later.
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> >> > Lou
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> >> I know that will happen as soon as the kid gets his driver's license,
> >> job, girlfriend, etc. It's still nice that you sit and chat with
> >> Louise even if you're not eating!
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> >My son wants to follow in my footsteps by not getting a car until he's
> >well past 16. *He likes the idea of skateboard+public transit, though
> >he said he might get a scooter.
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> Tell the truth... you're just to cheap to buy him one. LOL

I am telling the truth, AND I wouldn't buy him one. I never asked my
parents for a car, and I drove my mother's car exactly one time, to
take my driver's test, because I didn't think the examiner would even
get into my $75 1969 Javelin.

--Bryan

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:42:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> > On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:14:45 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> >> candle club...
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> > What's candle club?
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> A bunch of people who get together and make candles!
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Fun!

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:38:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> There were no kids for my daughter to play with here. Either they went
> straight to daycare after school or to someone's house to be babysat. In
> all cases both parents worked. And in many cases the parents were divorced.
> Sometimes the kid would have to go to the other parent's house, not close to
> here. There was one girl who was being babysat by her grandfather. He's a
> very nice guy but he has some health problems and gets overwhelmed when too
> many kids come over. He was watching one other kid presumably for pay.
> Moot point really because my daughter and this other girl really have
> nothing in common. I got them together for a couple of playdates and they
> went to each other's birthday parties. They don't really dislike each
> other, but just aren't really friends. My daughter is no old enough to be
> left alone as is that other girl, but her grandfather still watches her
> after school. She and the other girl that he still watches are really the
> only kids home during the week. On the weekends, most of the kids go to the
> other parent's house.

I understand. Different stories, but there were hardly any kids
around when mine were growing up and the few that were didn't have the
commonality of attending the same school.

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

Kalmia wrote:

> Geez, even the Beev, Ward, Wally and June didn't light the CANDLES.
> But I think they WERE on the table. Man, you know what gracious living
> is.

LOL...actually, traditionally its not proper to light the candles if the
sun is still out.

On Oct 28, 10:14*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> > "gloria.p" > wrote in message
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> >> On 10/27/2011 2:11 PM, merryb wrote:
> >>> When I was a kid, we always had dinner as a family, and I still
> >>> think it's important- my dad insisted on dinner at 6:30! I recently
> >>> heard that most families do not eat dinner together, and I find
> >>> that rather sad. I do understand that with conflicting schedules
> >>> that is not an option, but if it's possible, it's a good time to
> >>> catch up on the day. How about you- is it important to you to dine
> >>> as a family?
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> >> Most families with kids are so over-scheduled, that sports, lessons,
> >> religious ed, practices and games cut into dinner times. *Often these
> >> people exist on drive-through fast food not because they can't cook
> >> but because they are caught up between delivering 2-3 kids to
> >> scheduled activities.
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> >> gloria p
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> > I don't get all this scheduled activity stuff. *I'm not a parent but
> > I was a kid. *I would have hated "scheduled" activities. *My
> > activities involved playing outside with other kids in the
> > neighborhood until it got dark. *We made our own fun. *We rode bikes.
> > We skated. *We played games like tag or hide and seek or swing the
> > statue. *Why on earth do kids have to have all these schedules? Can't kids
> > just be kids anymore?
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> I had all sorts of activities as a child. *Dance, choir, violin, scouts,
> drama, bowling, tennis, pep club, candle club...

So that's how you became a pathetic old ****?

On Oct 29, 12:33*am, Miche > wrote:
> In article >,
> *ruth griffiths > wrote:
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> > Yes, I think it's really good to sit down and eat together as a family.
> > Not always easy, though, to get everyone together at the same time and
> > then to have good conversation rather than snapping at each other!
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> > And actually it inspired me to start a new enterprise -- to get people
> > talking round the dinner table (and as a neat by-product to learn lots
> > of stuff, too!)
> > Check us out at
>
> Go away, spammer.
>
> Miche
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> --
> Electricians do it in three phases

Munch my meat stick sweetpea.

On Oct 29, 3:38*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:30:32 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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> >> *don't get all this scheduled activity stuff. *I'm not a parent but I was
> >> a
> >> kid. *I would have hated "scheduled" activities. *My activities involved
> >> playing outside with other kids in the neighborhood until it got dark.
> >> We
> >> made our own fun. *We rode bikes. *We skated. *We played games like tag
> >> or
> >> hide and seek or swing the statue. *Why on earth do kids have to have all
> >> these schedules? *Can't kids just be kids anymore?
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> > Because there are often no other kids their age in the neighborhood
> > and parents have been scared to death with all the kidnappings on the
> > news. *They don't let their children play on the sidewalk for the same
> > reasons others (and we have plenty of them here) buy guns.
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> There were no kids for my daughter to play with here. *Either they went
> straight to daycare after school or to someone's house to be babysat. *In
> all cases both parents worked. *And in many cases the parents were divorced.
> Sometimes the kid would have to go to the other parent's house, not close to
> here. *There was one girl who was being babysat by her grandfather. *He's a
> very nice guy but he has some health problems and gets overwhelmed when too
> many kids come over. *He was watching one other kid presumably for pay.
> Moot point really because my daughter and this other girl really have
> nothing in common. *I got them together for a couple of playdates and they
> went to each other's birthday parties. *They don't really dislike each
> other, but just aren't really friends. *My daughter is no old enough to be
> left alone as is that other girl, but her grandfather still watches her
> after school. *She and the other girl that he still watches are really the
> only kids home during the week. *On the weekends, most of the kids go to the
> other parent's house.

That's a lot of words to say "people avoid us".

On 10/29/2011 2:57 PM, Goomba wrote:
> Kalmia wrote:
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>> Geez, even the Beev, Ward, Wally and June didn't light the CANDLES.
>> But I think they WERE on the table. Man, you know what gracious living
>> is.
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> LOL...actually, traditionally its not proper to light the candles if the
> sun is still out.


But... but... June was in pearls! And high heels!! Every day!!!

In article >,
"gloria.p" > wrote:

> Most families with kids are so over-scheduled, that sports, lessons,
> religious ed, practices and games cut into dinner times. Often these
> people exist on drive-through fast food not because they can't cook but
> because they are caught up between delivering 2-3 kids to scheduled
> activities.
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> gloria p

My church schedules a lot of activities for Wednesday after school and
evening: choirs, confirmation classes ‹ and serves supper from 5:15-6:30
for $5 for an adult and $4 for a kid. The food's not the greatest,
necessarily but fills the bill and families often do eat together before
or after their activity. Anywhere from 75-120 participate. The menus
are pretty standard and interest in any one meal is fairly predictable
(Oktoberfest brats are popular).
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011

Goomba wrote:

> Kalmia wrote:
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>> Geez, even the Beev, Ward, Wally and June didn't light the CANDLES.
>> But I think they WERE on the table. Man, you know what gracious living
>> is.
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> LOL...actually, traditionally its not proper to light the candles if the
> sun is still out.

Unless your home has 6 foot thick walls and very small windows, and
hopefully this time you have laid on electric light
--
JL

On Oct 29, 4:18*pm, BillyZoom > wrote:
> On Oct 28, 10:14*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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> > jmcquown wrote:
> > > "gloria.p" > wrote in message
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> > >> On 10/27/2011 2:11 PM, merryb wrote:
> > >>> When I was a kid, we always had dinner as a family, and I still
> > >>> think it's important- my dad insisted on dinner at 6:30! I recently
> > >>> heard that most families do not eat dinner together, and I find
> > >>> that rather sad. I do understand that with conflicting schedules
> > >>> that is not an option, but if it's possible, it's a good time to
> > >>> catch up on the day. How about you- is it important to you to dine
> > >>> as a family?
>
> > >> Most families with kids are so over-scheduled, that sports, lessons,
> > >> religious ed, practices and games cut into dinner times. *Often these
> > >> people exist on drive-through fast food not because they can't cook
> > >> but because they are caught up between delivering 2-3 kids to
> > >> scheduled activities.
>
> > >> gloria p
>
> > > I don't get all this scheduled activity stuff. *I'm not a parent but
> > > I was a kid. *I would have hated "scheduled" activities. *My
> > > activities involved playing outside with other kids in the
> > > neighborhood until it got dark. *We made our own fun. *We rode bikes.
> > > We skated. *We played games like tag or hide and seek or swing the
> > > statue. *Why on earth do kids have to have all these schedules? Can't kids
> > > just be kids anymore?
>
> > I had all sorts of activities as a child. *Dance, choir, violin, scouts,
> > drama, bowling, tennis, pep club, candle club...
>
> So that's how you became a pathetic old ****?

Apparently.

--Bryan

BillyZoom wrote:

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> So that's how you became a ....

*Chuckle* no wasting time on this one ..... i suppose a certain amount
of praise should be given to this "Billy Zoom" for making it so really
apparent the only place i want to see him in, is in my mail filters
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JL

"BillyZoom" > wrote in message
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On Oct 29, 12:33 am, Miche > wrote:
> In article >,
> ruth griffiths > wrote:
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> > Yes, I think it's really good to sit down and eat together as a family.
> > Not always easy, though, to get everyone together at the same time and
> > then to have good conversation rather than snapping at each other!
>
> > And actually it inspired me to start a new enterprise -- to get people
> > talking round the dinner table (and as a neat by-product to learn lots
> > of stuff, too!)
> > Check us out at
>
> Go away, spammer.
>
> Miche
>
> --
> Electricians do it in three phases

Munch my meat stick sweetpea.

What kind of toppings are on your hot dog?