There are now more people to talk to and their own schedules too. Sometimes the family eats at the same time, but not together. For example, my mom started dating this guy, Dave, and shortly after, he moved in with her son, Thomas. Dave didn't work, so he stayed home all day; he never made an effort to separate himself from my sister or my life or even bothered to help around the house. Because of the way Dave was, we always stayed away from each other. My mom went to work while Skylar, Thomas and I went to school. When my mother came home from work, it was the same schedule. She cooked dinner, Thomas and I sat in the dining room to eat dinner, and my mother served Dave his dinner in the living room. Then she would feed Skylar through her G-tube and then sit and eat in the living room as well. These are just a few reasons why families don't eat meals together. There are many other reasons that could be given, such as the grandparents living in the house, the parent(s) caring for you, or the family traveling a lot and never settling down. As you can see, there may only be one factor. inconvenience, like schedules or two or more, like my family has a single mother and a sister with special needs, then add to the