kids don't care about grand meal

I think that can be applied to the real life, too. What fun is sitting behind the table and eating anyway? Children want to play and teens want to do their own things. As a child I didn't want to sit in the grand meals because I was (and still am) a picky eater. I didn't eat anything and if there were something to eat, I didn't have fun and wanted it to end as soon as possible. When I heard that there is going to be a grand meal, I was ready to do anything to not go there. Now I'm glad my country doesn't have Thanksgiving. Grand meals were usually in family reunions, older person's birthdays, weddings and funerals.