Family dinner won’t always be a thing. Be at the table while there’s a table.

Arrangements that feel permanent are usually just currently ongoing. A regular table has an ending nobody announces, and most people only see it from the far side. Missing one meal is nothing; losing the habit means the whole thing quietly finishes while you assume it will keep happening. Being there is the only part of this in your hands.

Go this week even when something else looks better. Leave the phone in another room for the length of the meal. Ask one question you do not already know the answer to.