Instead of us parents dictating what we would all eat every Sunday, we would take it in turns to decide. Each Sunday would be one person’s Choice, the only proviso being that whoever’s Choice it was, they would have to take part in shopping for the food and cooking the meal. Subject to that, the children would have free reign- if they wanted to choose something as mundane as hamburger and chips they could have it. This idea was hugely popular. The children loved it and couldn’t wait for their turn to come round. There was an unwritten rule that however outlandish the choice we would all welcome it with enthusiasm. Dinner on a Sunday became fun for the first time, and because we parents had our turn as well we could still have Sunday roast if we wanted it. Just not every week.
Thank you Stephen. You lived the Slow Life and helped us to, too.
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