The Importance of Outings and Eating Together with All Family Members

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Hello everyone
How are you today ? I hope and pray, we are all always given health and also happiness in living this life. I also want to say an introductory greeting, to all members of the Family & Friends Community, because this post is my first participation in this community. I also ask for advice and help from all my friends.

Anyway, what do friends do when hanging out with family or friends? play ? study ? watching movies ? or eat together in a restaurant? it seems that these activities are very fun to do and being together with the people we love makes these activities more special and meaningful.

When I was a child, I lived in a house full of my family. Apart from me and my parents, my grandparents, my uncle, my younger brother, my cousins, and even some of my siblings who are currently studying in Medan City or living in the house because they are looking for work in the city live in that house. My father and mother come from overseas families so when a family comes to town, they definitely stop by my house.

In those busy moments, with dozens of people in one house. We are very used to eating together, at breakfast or dinner. The moment of eating together was very special, even though I only ate a simple menu, the togetherness between family members and everyone's strange behavior made that moment special for me.

When I grow up, I rarely ever get to experience that moment again. I went to college out of town, worked out of town, got married and bought a house away from my childhood home. Moreover, in this modern era, eating together is no longer a mandatory activity. City people are more individual, and socialize less with their own families.

I feel that way too, ever since I finished college and got married. I rarely get together with my family, especially when the Covid-19 moment prevented everyone from meeting so that routine gatherings and vacations with family members could not be carried out. Armed with that longing, I invited my family to go out on an excursion and have a meal together, especially since the moment was not far from my father's and my nephew's birthdays.

Actually, our family is not a very intense and harmonious family. My sister and I haven't interacted for a long time, I'm busy with my work and my family. My younger sister is also busy with her job as a teacher and managing the household with her husband. However, since my younger sister gave birth to a cute baby girl, communication between my family, my sister and my parents has become more intertwined.

I haven't been given the chance to have a child. My wife and I have had three miscarriages, and when we saw our niece, Chayra. We feel and regard them as our own children. Chayra is also very cute and adorable, it looks like our eating together event is looking for the first experience of this baby eating together with all of her family members, on her birthday.

Eating with family is an activity that has many mental and psychological benefits. Going with the family and enjoying a delicious meal will create a special memory of being together between families. Moreover, when the moment of eating together is complemented by being positive about positive things without having to justify one another about life. Instead of being busy bragging, it's better to tell stories and chat about positive things.

In addition, eating with family in restaurants or places far from our homes can give a harmonious impression both what we feel and what others feel. Maintaining harmony with every member of the family is very important, because it is based on my life experience. Family is our first support when facing problems.

Okay, that's all my story this time. How about you? when was the last time, you ate with all family members?

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