25 Things That Boomers and Gen X Used to Do That Confuse Millennials

It seems like the concept of having the entire family sit together around a dining table every night and have a homecooked meal has pretty much disappeared from the world. Well, it hasn’t disappeared—some families still practice that tradition—but it’s not as common as it once was.

Sure, some families today make an effort to have dinner together at least a couple of nights a week, but it was the standard when Boomers were growing up. You had to have a family dinner every night where you sit around a table and have a nice meal and conversation with your parents and siblings, with no cell phones or other distractions.