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Anyone else eat their supper on the sofa in front of the TV?

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aggie Wed 10-Apr-24 09:09:16

My table is usually covered in craft stuff or seedling being in transit from the window sill to the greenhouse , I do clear it when there are visitors , I eat at the coffee table on a tray which sits on a lap tray to bring it up to a better height
I couldn’t eat at the table on my own

Witzend Wed 10-Apr-24 09:06:44

We do, the evening meal, when it’s just us. We don’t have a kitchen table as such, though there’s space for one to eat - and the dining table is very often my ‘office’ or craft space. So it’s very often trays, and it suits us just fine. The TV won’t often have been on until we sit down to eat, though.

Any guests, of course, and it’s a different matter - I will even get the white linen napkins out. Though if it’s just family with Gdcs, it’ll be paper ones or kitchen roll.

Redhead56 Wed 10-Apr-24 09:05:31

We call it tea too and supper for us is a piece of toast and cup of tea.

tanith Wed 10-Apr-24 09:04:58

Yes I usually have it on my lap while watching House of Games. OH and I always sat at the table to eat but since I’ve been on my own for 5yrs I just find it sad to sit there with ‘his’ empty chair opposite me. If I’ve got company I’m happy to sit at the table.

Redhead56 Wed 10-Apr-24 09:03:18

When my DS and DD were young we ate at the table then they did their homework etc. Since they left home our habits have changed we don’t always eat at the same time. We often do eat at the dining table but sometimes we eat a snack with a tray it depends.

We have been having our house renovated our DD came for dinner and I told her she was eating off a tray. The house was in chaos but she wasn’t happy at the thought of not eating at the table. She kept saying I had drummed it into them as children to eat properly as a family at the table!

keepingquiet Wed 10-Apr-24 08:58:37

I did until my son came back to live with me and now we sit and share our evening meal together and discuss our day. We don't call it supper though, I'm from the north and supper is a snack you have before bed.
We call it tea.

sodapop Wed 10-Apr-24 08:52:24

Exactly the same for us Cossy we can do as we like now after years of work and child rearing.

Joseann Wed 10-Apr-24 08:51:44

No, too much dog interference.

nanna8 Wed 10-Apr-24 08:50:05

Hell,no. I used to tell the children off for that. We do have a late night snack in front of the tv sometimes, however. Must admit we usually eat during newstime so we can hear it in the background.

Cossy Wed 10-Apr-24 08:47:46

We have a two person fold up table in our living room and yes we eat our evening meals often “slobbing” (as my mother would have put it) in front of the TV!

It’s our home, our retirement and frankly we do what we like!! Would never dream of doing this though with guests or family roast.

Sago Wed 10-Apr-24 08:40:52

NO!
We had a rule when the children were at home no food to be eaten in bedrooms, no television to be on whilst eating and meals at a dining table.
Occasionally we would have a film night, we would all get bathed and put our PJ’s on, I would make a picnic tea put it all on the coffee table, we would eat and watch the film ( hired from blockbusters ).
I wouldn’t enjoy food on a tray on my knee.

Visgir1 Wed 10-Apr-24 08:37:43

Just once a week on our Curry take out night.

Freya5 Wed 10-Apr-24 08:33:33

No , tried it once, uncomfortable, and indigestion making. My kitchen makes it easy to watch TV if wanted. But usually listen to music whilst eating.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 10-Apr-24 08:31:55

No I do not like eating on my lap/tray. I just about manage tea/coffee/drinks on the sofa 🤣

We either eat at the dining room table or in the kitchen at the island. Always with placemats, napkins etc.

vegansrock Wed 10-Apr-24 08:20:05

My DD was horrified when she discovered us eating our evening meal on the sofa whilst watching telly. “You always insisted we eat at the table! “ she said. Well we eat our breakfast and lunch at the table, but in the evening after a a day of childcare , gardening or general being out and about we just want to relax in front of the telly for a couple of hours. If we had company of course we wouldn’t do it, but we enjoy our relaxing evening - anyone else or are we just becoming slobs as we age?