Did/do you have meal time house rules?

We were required to eat all the food on our plates, also. However, we never had desserts unless it was a holiday or a birthday, or summertime when my mother would dust off the old crank style ice cream maker.

My father's scowl was usually punishment enough.

We were also required to say Grace before eating, could not put our elbows on the table, and had to put our paper napkins in our laps. 😉

The only rule was table manners.

Times then were different. I lived a similar lifestyle with my gran. Clean plate club or if get a stern scolding. But i ate a lot. So i usually finished everything.

No phones at the table, you have to stay until everyone has finished. Meal times have always been family time

My mom made whatever dish I wanted and still I didn't wanna eat. I had an eating disorder that started when I was 2.
She never forced me to eat.


However the school teacher in elementary school could sit past the lunch break to force me to eat up everything on the plate. I got late to class several times.

My dad used to make us drink a glass of milk before or with dinner. And we had to eat it all too though dinner was chinesev syle you just take what you want off of the serving dishes. Of course when we were young my mom would do that for us.

1. Eat what you were served
2. Help do the dishes afterward