The table not only provides food, but conversations, smiles and a chance to re-connect. We learn to get along with each other at the kitchen table. Taking a seat at the table are the children, the open minds hanging on Mom and Dad's every word to show them the way. The guidelines of the family are discussed everyday between the lines at the kitchen table. Everybody shares their point of view, whether they say it or not.
Actions sometimes do speak louder than words.
Silence, too, has meaning. We're all supposed to be viewed equally at the kitchen table, but at times it doesn't turn out that way. We are all members of the family, equally important to its health, but sometimes the best of parents can let that slip by. The rules and regulations of the table differ from family to family, but they are implemented. I being a parent am fully aware of the impact of the kitchen table.