Throughout my entire life, and still today, my family sits around the table at dinner and shares about how each other's days went. We make sure to take time out of our day to all be together at some point. Many times I have been invited to go places, but I have family dinner that I have to go to beforehand. While this may seem silly to people who do not sit around the table at dinner with their family, it is actually very important.

In today's society, everyone is always in a rush and always doing something. Children would rather spend time with their friends than with their family members and parents let their children do as they please. In my opinion, this should not be happening. We need to take out time to spend with our families because one day, we won't get the opportunity to sit down for dinner and tell them about our days. There will always be a lot going on, but that doesn't mean that family dinner should never happen. If you can't eat together every single day of the week, which is very hard to do, attests plan a few days a week where everyone will be home no matter the circumstances.

Now that I have been away from my family during my first year in college, I know how much I miss sitting around the dinner table while chatting with them. I also really missed the home cooked food. However, though I feel like this now, I remember when I was in high school I was always annoyed when I could't do something with my friends until later because we had to eat dinner together. Even my friends were annoyed because sometimes that dinner wouldn't be until close to eight at night. But it truly is one of the most important parts of being in a family. Spending time with each other is one thing, but having a conversation and sharing about what's going on in your life is how families stay close. I now understand that eating dinner with my parents and sisters is a privilege. Not everyone's families do it anymore.

I have a very close family and I want to remain close for as long as I can. I can tell you know that when I have a family of my own, we will be sitting down for a family dinner as much as possible.

While it may seem like a burden to have to take out time to eat a meal with your family just know how much your parents appreciate it and how much closer it will make your family.