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Post by hopemax on Aug 22, 2022 2:25:19 GMT
It depends on the type of meal. Cereal, soup, messy stuff or things that need "extras" like waffles with butter & syrup, I eat at the kitchen table. Sandwich, restaurant leftovers, easy to eat stuff, I bring to the family room.
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 22, 2022 2:35:51 GMT
I eat in a couple different places - at a table on the screen porch, sitting in my chair in the living room, and at the kitchen peninsula if what I’m eating is really messy.
When my husband was alive he almost always ate in the family room while watching TV and I ate at the kitchen peninsula.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Aug 22, 2022 2:46:22 GMT
If just me I eat on the sofa in front of the tv.
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Post by buddysmom on Aug 22, 2022 3:14:11 GMT
When I'm alone I eat at the kitchen table or at my desktop computer. When I worked from home I would eat standing up at the kitchen (like 1000 calories in five minutes). Never ate on the sofa, too much competition from the sweet pups.
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Post by gottapeanow on Aug 22, 2022 3:22:47 GMT
If my kids are here, I try to eat with them. It doesn't always happen.
But if I'm by myself, I just eat popcorn. Usually. LOL.
Otherwise, I go out to eat or just watch TV while I'm eating.
Lisa
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Post by Neisey on Aug 22, 2022 3:29:33 GMT
I’m all over the place…the island, patio table, couch in the family room, front porch. In good weather I am pretty much always outside.
When the kids were young we always ate at either the kitchen table or dining room table as a family, if exDH was away we’d go slightly more casual and eat at the island.
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Post by teddyw on Aug 22, 2022 3:31:21 GMT
I’ll eat sitting at the kitchen or patio table or standing at the kitchen island.
I can see the tv from the kitchen if I want to watch it while eating.
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Post by hannahruth on Aug 22, 2022 3:50:04 GMT
With DH we usually eat on the couch in front of the TV. When I am alone I like to eat at the table - it is more like a meal then imho.
When DD and DS were home we always sat at the table.
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Post by used2scrap on Aug 22, 2022 4:21:09 GMT
Table or couch in front of tv. Back deck, patio table or occasionally in bed. 🤷♀️ Wherever the mood strikes me at the time lol.
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 22, 2022 4:24:41 GMT
I don't usually eat anything on the couch because of the dog/cats. If I'm not eating at the kitchen table, I'm usually at the bar watching TV.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 22, 2022 5:08:20 GMT
We eat in the living room with the TV on. The kids (11 & 6) sit at the coffee table on floor pillows and DH and I sit on the BarcaLounger with end tables.
The “dining table” in a craft mess from DS and DD and is in a room where we can’t see the TV. It’s family time, I guess. We’re usually watching Bob’s Burgers.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Aug 22, 2022 6:08:39 GMT
Couch, even if the tv is off. It’s just more comfortable. Unless it’s soup, or something I’m afraid I might spill.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 22, 2022 6:41:03 GMT
Just me?
On the couch watching tv OR at the table reading a book. It’s just the best.
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Post by gar on Aug 22, 2022 7:26:49 GMT
Lunch - breakfast bar, dinner - couch. I don't really think it's a bad habit. Eating at the table as a family is a good habit but it doesn't mean the opposite is necessarily true
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 22, 2022 8:53:22 GMT
When the kids were young and living at home, we ALWAYS ate at the table, with no TV.
Now that it’s just DH and I, we usually eat dinner in front of the TV. We eat pretty late and like to watch something before bed.
When it’s just me, I tend to eat at the counter or at the computer. It depends on if I’m reading a book or online.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 22, 2022 8:57:52 GMT
I live alone and often eat in front of the tv.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 22, 2022 10:03:14 GMT
Off a tray on my lap in front of the TV.
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Post by anaterra on Aug 22, 2022 10:13:29 GMT
I always eat at the table... i don't really like eating on the sofa.. sometimes i have my phone or tablet to watch something or read... dh almost never sits at the table.. he is always watching tv and eating off a tv tray table...
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Post by hop2 on Aug 22, 2022 10:57:51 GMT
Where ever I want to. At the kitchen table, at the dining rm table, on my couch, at my desk, Wherever. I have no k e to set an example for any more.
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Post by artbabe on Aug 22, 2022 11:44:04 GMT
I've lived alone for 32 years. I always eat in front of the computer or in front of the tv. It just seems weird and lonely to eat at the dining table. I think I did it when I was younger but not anymore.
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Post by lisae on Aug 22, 2022 11:58:50 GMT
I eat breakfast and lunch which is usually the main meal at the table. I have my laptop in front of me if it is just me.
Dinner is usually in front of my laptop streaming something either in my craft room or in the living room in a recliner.
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 22, 2022 12:10:19 GMT
When I'm alone, I love to eat a meal while reading my book. It's easier to do that at the kitchen table. Or my new kitchen peninsula, once my counter stools get here.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 22, 2022 12:32:51 GMT
When we had children at home, we ate every evening at the table. There was absolutely no TV watching during dinner. Now that it's just the two of us, we eat every evening in front of the TV. We have our favorite shows we watch! That was what we did, too. Now that it's just me, I still sit on the couch and watch tv.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 22, 2022 12:56:48 GMT
Mostly on the couch watching the TV. If I don't want to deal with Cujo (his name yesterday as he was a pill all day) I will eat at the kitchen table. (It is usually just me) DS is usually not home from work. DH is on the road and DD is doing homework and eating in her room.
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Post by rainangel on Aug 22, 2022 13:10:52 GMT
I don't think eating in front of the tv is a bad habit. It's a I-can-do-whatever-makes-me-happy habit. If that's eating while watching your favorite show on the couch, or if that's making a full candlelight dinner with your finest china for dinner, GO FOR IT! Eat dinner in the bathtub, sit in your backyard.
My personal favorite is probably on the couch though. But I do avoid eating in bed. The bed is for sleeping, reading and sex. Not food. But if dinner in bed makes you happy, why not?
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Post by KelleeM on Aug 22, 2022 13:28:35 GMT
At the kitchen table with my iPad, usually watching a video. I don’t have a couch and I don’t use the big tv at all.
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Post by jenb72 on Aug 22, 2022 13:43:42 GMT
It depends on the day and meal. Like you, when we're all together, we generally eat at the kitchen table as a family for both lunch and dinner. But when it's just me, I've been known to take my lunch to the park and eat after a walk. For dinner, if it's just me, I'll still eat at the kitchen table sometimes, or if I'm involved in watching a movie or something I'll eat in the living room. But that's rare because I don't really watch a whole lot of TV. I'm more apt to watch a movie or YouTube videos or something on my laptop in my office/craft room, so sometimes I'll eat in there. But I do like to be really careful in there not to spill anything. I don't really have a "standard" place.
It can be a little lonesome eating at the kitchen table by myself, it's true. But I find if I put on music and maybe bring my tablet in and read a book while I'm eating it's not quite as bad.
Jen
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Post by lizacreates on Aug 22, 2022 14:34:06 GMT
If by myself, I’m perfectly content sitting in the kitchen island eating while streaming something on my tablet. Sometimes I plop myself in front of the TV. I never thought of either as being a bad habit. You get to a point in life when you just do what makes you happy or comfortable as long as no one is getting hurt or inconvenienced.
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Post by Fidget on Aug 22, 2022 16:31:53 GMT
It's just me so I eat on the couch while watching TV. When DH was alive we ate together at the table with no TV or Radio on, it was our time to talk about our day. I miss that.
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Post by joelise on Aug 22, 2022 16:47:59 GMT
I generally sit on the sofa watching TV. Occasionally I will lay the table in the dining room and we will eat there, it depends how I’m feeling.
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