Family rituals

[pegkerr]

Tell me about one family ritual that you do that means a lot to you. I'm asking about everyday rituals, not holiday or special occasion ones. It could be from the family you grew up with or the family you're in now--or even somebody else's family, if it is a ritual you like and admire. I'm looking for a list of the little things that families do that build together memories, cohesion, trust and love.

When Rob and the girls and I eat dinner together, we go around the table and each person says one good thing that happened that day.

Whenever I'm driving with the girls and we see crows, we recite the rhyme:

One crow sorrow
Two crows joy
Three crows a girl
Four crows a boy
Five crows silver
Six crows gold
Seven crows a secret never to be told

And you?

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[morganmalfoy.livejournal.com]

I thought of something else!

In my extended family, we always eat lunch together during the holidays at my grandmothers. The days after Christmas and Thanksgiving are the only days of the year that I eat cranberry sauce and turkey sandwiches on pumpernickel with Miracle Whip (which I usually hate). My grandmother makes them, and we all sort of picked it up.

I don't know how much this will continue because my grandfather died a month ago, but my grandparents also have 'happy hour' everyday on the patio around 5, and then watch the news at 6. If we're all in town we always have lunch together, decide what we're going to do for the day, and meet back up for happy hour.

-Morgan