Wednesday Wondering.....
Find a Conversation
Wednesday Wondering.....
| Wed, 04-04-2007 - 8:23am |
I am Wednesday Wondering if, when growing up, your family did traditional big Sunday family dinners?
This seemed to be the routine in the past.
What about your family today?

Pages
I wouldn't have grown up with this type of tradition - when I was very young, we would have my grandfather over on Friday nights for Sabbath/Shabbat dinner.
<CENTER><A href="http://www.youngsurvival.org/"><IMG src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/jennt1111/mindy2.jpg"></A>
Good Morning everyone!!!!!!!!!
When I was growing up Sunday dinner was the most important dinner, not saying that the rest of the week was not important.
Well, we didn't live near family and we only occasionally went to church, but YES we did have the traditional large sunday dinner! I was adopted by my grandparents so maybe this was something they were accustomed to. My mom's thing was to make a large meal for a late lunch, then after clean-up she would loudly declare that the kitchen was CLOSED and that we were on our own the rest of the day!
Some of my fondest memories were the wierd creations I came up with for my sunday evening experimentations! Ramen noodles with cream of mushroom soup anyone? I made some WIERD stuff! LOL!
I still like the idea but we usually spend all day saturday cleaning house and cars and doing yardwork then sunday we usually head to the outdoors to play all day (kayaking, hiking, biking) with the kids. My biggest meal on sundays is probably BREAKFAST! LOL! We are picnicing for lunch and dinner is usually scraping up leftovers or grilling outside!
Denise
Growing up Sunday dinner was a big deal. My siblings would all come over with their spouses and kids and there would be everyone around the table. Generations,aunts, uncles etc.. That all stopped after my mom got ill one year and wasn't able to manage it anymore.
With my family it's just the three of us so I don't do a big Sunday dinner but I do, do a special one. I will bake a desert and plan a meal a really nice sit down meal.
stacy
Growing up, I remember going to my grandma and grandpa's quite frequently but I don't know if it was something we did on a certain day or if it was just because my mom was too lazy to cook!
Powered by CGISpy.com
Once I hit 3rd grade we lived in the same town both my mom & dad's parents did. I remember going to church with my dad on Sunday morning, coming home and changing clothes, and heading to my grandparents (mom's parents) for the Packer game and then dinner. We even had a family football pool every week. Sometimes my mom's brother and sister and their families would be there but not very often. During the summer, my dad and his brother participated in sailboat races every Sunday (I got to be part of the crew if it was really windy and they needed a little extra weight) and after the race we'd hang out his parents lake house for lunch and swimming. My dad had 5 brothers and sisters and any number of them and their families were there. I enjoyed it for the most part but I'm not biologically related to them and they treated my differently because of it. They weren't down right mean but I always knew I wasn't quite one of them. My grandmother's hugs and words just weren't quite as sincere with me as they were with everyone else. I wasn't included in activities and get-togethers like the others and my mom tried to protect me from this by trying to put some distance between me and my father's family. The older I get, the more I understand why.
I tried to do the big family dinner thing for the 4 of us but just didn't quite get it off the ground. The only family we've got super close is my dad's sister and her husband and one of their daughters, her husband and their kids. My dad's sister has all kinds of environmental allergies and couldn't be in our house very long. My cousin's kids (7 and 3) are just maniacs and control freaks and she totally ignores them when she's around other adults so I won't have them in my house.
Sorry this turned out to be such a downer post. Call it therapy and thanks for indulging me. Now I'm motivated to try a special Sunday dinner every week. :)
Not specifically. I grew up on a farm and we had big family dinners every night. LOL I don't remember my Grandmother making anything out of the ordinary on Sunday. We might have a big roast beef dinner and pie on Wednesday or Saturday or Sunday. Farmers work everyday and we were not religious so it was normal although often my aunt and uncle were there with my cousins (I swear we fed them more than they fed themselves) so it was sometimes a bigger than usual group.
When I moved to the city we often went to my parents for Sunday dinner, something a bit fancier than a normal work-day meal, but it depended on our schedules. For me its the same. Sometimes nicer, sometimes less so. I find I'm trying to get myself organized for the week so I don't have alot of time to spend in the kitchen. I tend to do something Saturday when I have more time to spend on preparations.
At my moms everynight is a big family dinner always has been.
Pages