2. Passionate Post

Based on past experiences, growing up I was raised by my grandmother and dinner was severed around the same time daily. Everyone would come and sit at the table and prepare to bless the food in prayer. I felt this made our family household stronger. We would sit and talk about each other day, the ups and down, and make one another laugh and smile. I always looked forward to this time of the day to be in the same room with everyone in the house.

As I grew older and had a child of my own, I honestly thought that the same tradition would carry over into my own life. When I entered the working world and became a mom, I have no time for structured dinners and family time. I often feel that my time with my child is mainly after school for few hours in the car while traveling to take her to her dance activity. We both have busy lives so majority of the time by time we get home in the evening we are both tired and exhausted and just want to eat, shower, and hit the bed.

I feel that setting time aside for family time is very important to each person in the family. I feel it gives young children that willingness to know that when I have a issue or problem in my life I can go to mommy, daddy, sister, or brother to let them know what I'm going through. Some days when I pick my child up from school, she has a ear full to tell me. She tells me about what happened in school, how much homework she has, what she would like to do for the weekend.

Family time is just the best time, you find out things about your kids as they grow. Some kids parents get so wrapped up in work life and stress that kids are afraid to talk to their parents in fear of being yelled at or being ignored. I feel that as a family we should try and just set times in our schedule for our family. You don't want to be known to your family as the parents that all they did was work. I feel it effects not only the children but also marriages, if one doing more than the other in the house with the kids.