I have a four person family: two parents and an 18-year old and a 6-year old. At about 8:20 PM, I had the father start making a meal. He proceeded to cook it and set the table, but as soon as he was done, he cleaned it up! No one had a chance to eat anything. The mother called the kids to dinner, but only the little one made it to the table, where he sat down for awhile (at an empty kitchen table) and then left. The older kid stopped coming to the table part way there (he had farther to go to get there).

Sometimes their actions don't always make sense, especially where meals are concerned. We're still looking at these things.