Posted by
MJB on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:07:21 PM
My brother, sister and I grew up with many a family dinner held at our dining room table, seasoned with wonderful conversations. Our parents, and particularly our father, helped us learn to think more deeply about issues...practice good conversation skills...and learn patience with the other diners around the table.
We explored politics, religion, education, careers and culture...along with events of the day and a wide range of interesting topics. If the Internet had been around in the 70's, I'm sure it would have provided fertile ground for our conversations, but we managed to do just fine with television and the newspaper...not to mention our own experiences...as the jumping off points.