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It used to be that when the man of the house got home from work, the lady of the house would have dinner ready and waiting on the table. The children would have already finished any homework they had, and the mother would call them in from playing in the backyard. They would all sit down to dinner at the dining room table, and while they ate, they would talk about the day.
The pace at which technology has grown in the United States has affected many facets of society. It has caused many people to live an on-the-go lifestyle. Because of this hectic lifestyle, families spend less time together doing everyday activities, such as sitting down to dinner together, that were at one time a part of their daily routines. As a result, family members have gradually drifted apart and become a disconnected group of people living under the same roof.
Until recently, the “bread winner” of many households was the man of the house. The typical American household used to consist of the man who went out and earned a living and the woman who stayed at home to take care of the children and be a “domestic engineer.” Now, however, in many American households, both the man and the woman work for a living, in addition to the woman taking care of the house and children. For many families, it is difficult to find a time when all members can sit down to a meal together. Because of this, many families now have an “eat what you can, when you can” mindset when it comes to eating meals.
Kids today have become involved in so many different activities. Because parents are having to take this child to soccer practice, and pick this child up from band practice, and another is running in from football practice, there may be very few times when the whole family is home at the same time. And even if there is a time they are all home together, the kids may be occupied working on homework and the parents may even have work to do at home.
Fast food restaurants have made driving through on the way from one practice to another very convenient. Because it is so much easier to do this, many families eat on the go and do not sit down together to eat. Driving through also saves mom precious time that she would otherwise spend cleaning up after dinner. Because fast food has evolved to include many choices and is of higher quality, it almost seems a waste of time to make a home-cooked meal. Because of this, many families may drive through multiple restaurants whenever they have time to eat during their busy schedules.
Today, many families eat dinner whenever is convenient for each individual person. It is rare that a family now sits down to dinner together at the kitchen table on a regular basis. Living an on-the-go lifestyle, having children who are very involved, having two working parents in a household, and the ease of picking up fast food are just a few examples of why families don’t eat together as much as they used to.