Did/do you have meal time house rules?

At our table we had to eat whatever was put in front of us. Leave nothing uneaten or there would be no dessert.
Many a time I would still be sitting at the table well after everyone had finished and left the table. Pushing the food around the plate.
When my Grandmother had washed all the the dishes she would say to me, " Get out of my sight"
No dessert for me and off I would go.

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4meAndyou · F

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. 😉