[dinner] done like a

Since the time my two little.ones were big enough to sit up at a table and eat, I have been feeding them early dinner.

[ohlordy! This could be the most boring start to a blog post in history. Stay with me, lovely people. It’s going somewhere. I hope.]

But in the last couple of months, I have found myself feeling really uncomfortable about feeding them that way. I knew I wasn’t nourishing them as best I could [they don’t eat it anyway, so why put effort in?!] and I knew we were missing out on a great opportunity for family.time.  I knew that I would much prefer to be eating all together but I was resisting it, because it just seemed too hard.

Last week though, everything seemed to fall into place, magically. It no longer seemed a massive challenge. I made a beautiful meal, we all sat at the table together, we ate, we talked [and babbled]. It was so good. My kids ate more than they usually do and seemed to enjoy it much more. They were calmer and happier. And I felt incredible.

Weird [I hear you say]. Incredible after eating dinner at 6pm with two crazy toddlers? [I know!]

But [of course], it had nothing to do with the dinner. It was because I was behaving in a way that aligned with values of mine: health and family and connection.

When something feels heavy and itchy and yuk, it is often because it is conflicting with what is most important to you.

Tags: baby love, choices, family, happiness, values