What is the"Life-Dinner Priniciple"?
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The rabbit is running for its life, but the fox is only running for its dinner, so the fox won't put in the maximal effort.
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if either yourself, or one of your family, belongs to a church, that could be a nice wide open area. Most churches have an area for social gatherings. If you explain your situation, I'm sure something could be arranged for no, or a small fee. certainly less than chucky cheese type prices. then all you need is a couple packs of 99cent kool-aid for drinks, and ask all your family that's comes to bring a covered dish for food purposes. I hope this helps, me, my wife, and my mother all had a good ten min discussion on this question hoping to help a 7 yr old have a great birthday!!
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Hmm...\n\nYou can bring a nice bottle of wine or sparkling cider, a nice centerpiece, or a bouquet of flowers. Or, you can bring some gourmet coffee for after dinner (with either liqueur or flavored syrup!) to go with the pie. \n\nYou can also offer to make part of the dinner (if you're comfortable with that!).\n\nDon't forget to offer to help wash dishes after dinner. :) :) \n\nGood luck!
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just say wanna have lunch/dinner!! dnt go to your house first time do, always meet ppl in busy places!! have fun & enjoy!!
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You can make his favorite meal from scratch.  Do everything homemade.  Have a quite candlelight dinner just the two of you. Eat your top layer from your wedding cake if you had one (or go get a small wedding cake if you didn't).  Enjoy a quite romatic night together.  Tell him how you have treasured the year together recalling certain memories.  The wonderful homecooked meal is your gift to him; as well as letting him know that you have treasured the memories this year.
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what religion is that? besides, once you are an adult, you can do what ever you want. even eat dinner naked.
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if he cares about your future, i'm sure he's willing to push back the dinner reservations, or even move them to a different day. maybe the night before, or the day after. the restaurant, as well as the beach will always be there. i know it's his birthday, but he should be gracious about it. if he throws a hissy-fit about it, that tells you how much he cares about your future.
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Sunday night is our family night (actually we reserve all of Sunday afternoon and night).  Nobody is allowed to make other plans then.  My husband and I try not to have "chores" to do for ourselves or the kids.  Sometimes we go to the lake and swim/cook out/hike.  Sometimes we order in and watch movies/play board games/read books.  Sometimes we work on a family project like a fun craft, experiment or plan our next vacation.  Sometimes we go out and eat and then see a movie, play or concert or go bowling or sometimes we head outside and play soccer or whatever else the kids want.  Sometimes we do nothing "formal" at all and just spend all day lounging around together talking and watching TV. To us it's not about doing "one thing" unless that one thing is being together.  Everyone in the family puts ideas into a jar that sits on the kitchen counter.  We do this whenever we get an idea that we think would be fun to do with the entire family.  Every Saturday night we pull out three and then we (mom and dad) pick one of those three (the other two get put back in so they eventually all get done...within reason of course) to do the next afternoon/evening.  For us the important thing about family night is just having time together.  Our lives are so busy that we crave the time to just be together and enjoy each others company.
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Meals.com is a great sight for dinner ideas\nalso just research the net you can fiund tons of stuff on line\nI have two adults and one child in my house and i spend only around one hundred a week on food
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It is a simple courtesy to bring a salad or buns or other dish when invited to dinner.  Also to offer to help.  I experienced the same thing with my inlaws.  Five grown children refused to help their mom with dinner or dishes, and it was always and only me the daughterinlaw who helped with cooking and did the dishes, at all Family gatherings for 30 years.  Yes I was pissed but now she is dead and I am glad that I was the one to help her.  The lazy children were sorry and cried and moaned and carried on but I held my head up high and had no negative feelings because I did my very best.    You should continue to be helpful, but don't think you have to do it all or contribute $ just because your mom wants to.
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As I learned it, you show up with a loaf of bread, a box of salt, and a bottle of wine, and you offer them to the homeowner one at a time, saying:\n\n"Bread -- that this house may never know hunger.\n\n"Salt -- that life here may always have flavor.\n\n"And wine -- that there will always be joy."\n\nThe tradition is documented visually in Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic, "It's A Wonderful Life," when George Bailey (James Stewart) performs this ritual for Mr. Martini, the Italian immigrant who is able to afford his own home through the good-heartedness of the Bailey Building and Loan.
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Try getting a sampler plate of traditional greek and turkish food (both are fairly similar with key differences)  Ask the resteraunt if you can order a little of everything.  They should be able to cut you a deal.  Particularly cool if you want to do it in traditional greek style and rather then have it plated for you you have it all laid in serving dishes on the table and pass it around thanksgiving style.  This encourages communication and socialization in a time that, in American tradition, is normally kinda quiet.
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►They must know that you are doing it from the heart not the pocket.\n\nGet a nice card and attach an invitation to cook them  dinner at their house ( you will provide the groceries) ask to give you a couple of days advance notice to coordinate. Put choices such as:\n\n♥Romantic Dinner ( you cook decorate and leave)\n☺Family BBQ \n║I need your help dinner\n\nAlso the mess you make you clean.
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dinner.\npeople like food, and everyone gotta eat.\ndo some sly research and surprise her with a favorite dish.\nnice.
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I dont know what its b4 the dinner drink ...\n\nbut i know thats APERITIVE for the drink you have b4 any meal
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No! I would see that as a slap in face saying "I want presents, but I don't want to pay for your meal or trust you to behave like an adult on my special day." The only time i would do it is if the friend is really close to me but cannot make the wedding due to a major plan, like moving or taking a big vacation. Unless you want this to be the last time you see the person, it would be better to just have a little event, like seeing a movie or having dinner to celebrate, since such things don't oblige presents.
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The Egg:\nEggs for breakfast\nchicken for dinner