http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/familydinner Questions tagged with 'familydinner' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:17:56 -0800 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:17:56 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/60767/Sit%2Ddown%2Dand%2Dshut%2Dup What is the proper seating arrangement for at home family dinners? I assume the father sits at the head of the table and the mother sits at the other end, across from father. Eldest son to father's right?<br> <br> What about the eldest daughter? Younger siblings? What if father isn't in the picture? What if Grandpa lives with you? What if Great-Aunt Gertrude is a guest or the whole gang is over for Thanksgiving dinner?<br> <br> We purchased a new dining table and our kids broke into an argument/debate about who would get to sit where at the new table. I'd like to end the bickering with a nice firm etiquette rule.<br> <br> Currently in our family (at least previous to the new table) father sits at the head, mother at the other end closest to the kitchen, eldest child to father's right, youngest child to father's left so Dad can glare and growl when he won't eat his peas, and middle child to mother's left and next to oldest chlid, so he can't easily escape every 3 minutes. No one sits to moms right. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.60767 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:17:56 -0800 etiquette familydinner seating tablemanners LadyBonita