A Family that eats together, stays together and Bonds Deeper

Hello Learners.

There are some days in our lives that we will never get back. The present, which means nothing to us now, will become memories that mean a lot to us in the future.

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I can't remember the last time I had dinner with every one of my family members present because being the last born, my siblings were much older than me, and before I grew enough to know right from wrong, some of them already left home, so that family dinner with every member of the family never happened.

Even though I was not opportuned to have dinner with all of my siblings, I was opportuned to eat dinner with some of them who were still around while I was growing up, and those moments we counted as nothing back then now serve as memories.

Once the food is ready, my mum would dish it out in different plates, including my dad's own, which I take to his room while she calls on my siblings to come and carry their own, and sometimes I take it to them in the parlour.

I, my siblings, and mum always eat together in the parlour while dad eats alone in his room.

I remember how I used to pour part of my food into my immediate elder brother's plate and still end up giving him the rest when I am satisfied. I was not a lover of food while growing up; I preferred junk than the main meal.

20 children can not be friends for 20 years; the same applies to family, 6 siblings can not be together forever. At some point in life, we are going to leave our parents and siblings to create our own family, and such is what happened to my family, too.

Before I finished secondary school, 4 out of six had already left home, so it was just me, my brother, and my parents left, and immediately after I was done with school, I left too.

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The only time it could have been possible to have a family dinner was during the festive or New Year period when the whole family comes together, but the women can't because they have a new family as well, and they have to spend the new year with their husband and kids. so the dinner was done with some members of the family and not all.

I do not have the power to make an all-family members dinner happen anymore because we are no longer complete, Mum is gone, and her place will always be void, but it is in my power to make it a tradition with my new family.

I long to witness the day when I, my wife, and our children will have dinner together, and it will be like that until they are old enough to start their families, too.

Little things like this are what make the family bonds deeper., This is what makes me close to my family, even though we are far from each other, we are close by heart. Credit goes to our parents; we were raised together with love, and I plan to continue the legacy.

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