My dear readers it is a pleasure for me to greet you again, today I want to share with you the most important instrument in my house, the dining room or table, many will wonder why I consider a simple table something so important. This is the place where I share daily with my family the food, anecdotes, stories, laughter and thanks to God for all that He gives us; at mealtime we try to sit all together to enjoy a pleasant family time, in this space there is no room for phones, TV or tablets, it is a moment full of tranquility.
Les confieso que en mi casa materna no me acostumbraron a sentarnos a comer en la mesa, tampoco en familia, ya que cada quien iba llegando y se servía su comida, muchas veces comíamos solos, de pie, sentados en el piso o salíamos al patio; ya que vivíamos en el campo y cada quien tenia tareas diarias con las cuales debía cumplir y cuando se desocupada se iba a casa, pocas veces coincidíamos todos, somos una familia numerosa y era algo difícil de lograr jajaja.
I confess that in my mother's house I was not used to sit down to eat at the table, neither as a family, since each one of us would arrive and serve ourselves our food, many times we would eat alone, standing up, sitting on the floor or going out to the patio; since we lived in the country and each one of us had daily tasks to accomplish and when we were free we would go home, rarely we all coincided, we are a large family and it was something difficult to achieve hahaha.
Cuando forme mi propia familia y nos mudamos a nuestro hogar una de las primeras cosas que compramos fue una mesa para comedor, esto fue porque mi esposa me comenta que para ella es importante sentarnos a comer en familia, en este momento no le tome mucha importancia pero igual la complací; para aquel entonces no teníamos mucho dinero ya que estábamos con los gastos de la construcción de nuestra casa, así que la mesa que compramos fue algo sencilla pero que cumplía la función.
When I formed my own family and we moved to our home one of the first things we bought was a dining table, this was because my wife told me that for her it is important to sit down to eat as a family, at this time I did not take much importance but I still pleased her; at that time we did not have much money since we were with the expenses of the construction of our house, so the table we bought was something simple but it fulfilled the function.
Otra de las cosas que me ha llamado la atención sobre este tema, fue cuando comenzamos a introducir en la dieta de mi hijo mayor los alimentos, ya que la pediatra nos hizo mucho hincapié de que el niño debía comer junto a nosotros, esto con la finalidad de copiar patrones y crear horarios, algo que nos funciono muy bien. Cuando Matthias veía que le servíamos una comida diferente a la de nosotros el no la quería comer, había que tener cuidado en esto porque al principio no tenia nuestra misma dieta, pero esto ayudo a que el solo quisiera comer ensaladas, aliños, carnes, pescado o cualquier comida, al día de hoy mi hijo mayor come de todo sin sacar nada a las comidas, algo que es poco común en los niños de su edad.
Another thing that caught my attention on this subject was when we started to introduce food in my oldest son's diet, since the pediatrician emphasized that the child should eat together with us, this with the purpose of copying patterns and creating schedules, something that worked very well for us. When Matthias saw that we served him a food different from ours he did not want to eat it, we had to be careful with this because at the beginning he did not have our same diet, but this helped him to only want to eat salads, dressings, meats, fish or any food, today my oldest son eats everything without taking anything out of his meals, something that is uncommon in children of his age.
Luego de la pandemia en casa cambiaron un poco los horarios, ya que mi esposa ahora trabaja en horario corrido y a la hora del almuerzo solo estamos mis hijos y yo, otras veces estoy solo con Matthias ya que Juan Andrés esta en casa de mis hermanas, quienes lo cuidan hasta la tarde; esto ultimo ha hecho que la dieta de Juan sea diferente a la forma en que criamos a Matthias, ha sido mas difícil el adaptar a Juan, pero poco a poco hemos tratado de recuperar el tiempo, ahora por lo menos compartimos dos comidas al día los cuatro juntos, el desayuno y la cena, los fines de semana, si estamos en familia en todos los horarios.
After the pandemic at home the schedules changed a little, since my wife now works a full time schedule and at lunch time there are only my children and me, at other times I am alone with Matthias since Juan Andres is at my sisters' house, who take care of him until the afternoon; This has made Juan's diet different from the way we raised Matthias, it has been more difficult to adapt to Juan, but little by little we have tried to recover the time, now we share at least two meals a day the four of us together, breakfast and dinner, on weekends, if we are in family at all times.
Es bien conocido que los niños aprenden y se adaptan rápido a los cambios, luego de un par de semanas Juan se acostumbro a sentarse a la mesa, el mismo busca su silla y pide que todos nos sentemos con el, hemos ido introduciendo nuevos alimentos y los ha aceptado muy bien, pero primero observa el plato de su hermano mayor, si son los mismos alimentos se los come sin ningún problema en caso contrario pide que se cambie su comida.
It is well known that children learn and adapt quickly to changes, after a couple of weeks Juan got used to sit at the table, he looks for his own chair and asks us all to sit with him, we have been introducing new foods and he has accepted them very well, but first he looks at his older brother's plate, if they are the same foods he eats them without any problem otherwise he asks to change his food.
Con el pasar del tiempo y viendo las experiencias positivas de sentarnos a la mesa en familia, he recomendado a muchos de mis pacientes que hagan esto con sus pequeños; por otra parte creo que esta rutina refuerza los lazos entre los miembros de la familia, ya que en este momento hablamos sobre el día de cada uno, permitiendo tener un espacio dedicado a la comunicación.
With the passing of time and seeing the positive experiences of sitting at the table as a family, I have recommended many of my patients to do this with their little ones; on the other hand I believe that this routine strengthens the bonds between family members, since at this time we talk about each other's day, allowing to have a space dedicated to communication.
Siendo este un momento tan importante para todos, mi esposa y yo siempre hemos tratado de llevar a la mesa platos apetecibles para nuestros pequeños o cualquier invitado, en varias oportunidades les he dicho que soy de las personas que come con la vista, esto permite incorporar alimentos a la dieta de nuestros familiares, ya que al verlos deliciosos se animan a probarlos y se dan una grata sorpresa; en caso de verse mal muchas personas prefieren apartarlos sin darse la oportunidad de descubrir nuevos sabores.
Being this such an important moment for everyone, my wife and I have always tried to bring to the table appetizing dishes for our little ones or any guest, on several occasions I have told you that I am one of the people who eats with sight, this allows us to incorporate food to the diet of our relatives, since when they see them delicious they are encouraged to try them and are pleasantly surprised; in case of looking bad many people prefer to put them aside without giving themselves the opportunity to discover new flavors.
Mis queridos lectores he disfrutado al compartir con ustedes mis vivencias y la importancia de la mesa en mi hogar, somos una familia unida por el sabor; hasta una nueva oportunidad se despide su amigo el Drhueso.
My dear readers, I have enjoyed sharing with you my experiences and the importance of the table in my home, we are a family united by the flavor; until a new opportunity, your friend Drhueso bids you farewell.
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