There are some silver linings for me in our current coronavirus cloud. One is dinnertime.

Both of my children are under my roof. We haven’t had this much time together in longer than I can remember. It’s actually kind of nice and we have dinner together around the table every single night.

A few nights ago, my phone buzzed during dinner. Of course, my phone is always buzzing but I picked it up to see what was new.

My daughter turned to me and in full voice said, “I thought there were no phones at the table.”

Well, she got me. That is my rule. My kids have heard it for years. But there I was breaking my own rules at my own kitchen table.

I put my phone down. Sometimes it’s a good thing for your kids smack you in the forehead.